August 2, 2006
Over the past month, starting with a viral rumour mill campaign, and graduating to editorial publicity the PokerShare marketing folks have skilfully heightened the profile of their company through Mikey the Poker Playing Chimp. This innovative scheme presented a poker playing chimpanzee called Mikey as a World Series of Poker contestant with a buildup on […]
August 2, 2006
Total entries for the Main Event in this year’s World Series of Poker Championships (see previous reports) currently ongoing in Last Vegas have not only broke all records, but have exceeded the expectations of the organisers. That’s official. The final numbers on the total field and first place cash prize for the 2006 World Series […]
August 1, 2006
Playboy Enterprises Inc. will use poker software from CryptoLogic Inc. to run its Internet poker website, the companies announced this week. The move builds on a relationship between the two companies that began in May with the announcement (see previous report) that CryptoLogic would launch a Playboy-branded Internet casino, providing electronic cash management, marketing support […]
August 1, 2006
When Joe Sebok lost a bet to his friend and fellow poker pro Gavin Smith he had to arrange several unusual costume changes for his appearances in the four opening days of Main Event matches at the World Series of Poker this week. Four opening days were needed just to get through the record 8 […]
August 1, 2006
Money Casino in association with PokerEon.com has launched a new poker room and joined the Ongame Network, one of the leading internet poker networks with approximately 8.6 million registered players, guaranteeing non-stop tournament and ring game action and maintaining the highest standards of security, reliability, and technical excellence. Employing a single login and wallet system, […]
July 30, 2006
The start of the eagerly anticipated main event at the World Series of Poker in Vegas was briefly delayed Friday when officials from the tournament directorate enforced a ban on players wearing .com sponsored advertising on caps and shirts. The $10 000 buy-in No-Limit Texas Hold ‘Em event that will pay the winner a $10 […]
July 30, 2006
The $10 000 buy-in No-Limit Texas Hold ‘Em main event in this year’s 37th World Series of Poker started Friday afternoon in Vegas at the Amazon Convention Center at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino with a giant prize pool reported to be in excess of $72 million. Up to 8 000 entrants – a […]
July 30, 2006
Hollywood Poker.com was in shock this week following the sudden death from a heart attack of Michael Woods, the brother of actor James Woods who helped manage the online poker site. The 49 year old died Wednesday after going to the local hospital complaining that he was not feeling well and had a sore throat. […]
July 30, 2006
Chartwell Technology, the Canadian gambling software developer and turnkey provider has released a new version of its multiplayer poker product. Chartwell’s version 2.1 on the PokerNexus site, includes new features such as “favourites” areas for players, colour coded player plaques, and a mini-view, allowing visitors to see as many as four tables at any one […]
July 30, 2006
The major online Scandinavian betting group Unibet is planning to leave the B2B – 24Hr poker network and move completely to the Microgaming Poker Network by September 2006, a company spokesman revealed this week. Since the acquisition of French-language MrBookmaker in August 2005, Unibet had been running two poker platforms, B2B and Microgaming. The move […]