Card Player Magazine joins the fight against prohibition

April 5, 2006

Card Player Magazine in the USA has come out strongly against attempts by American politicians to prohibit online poker, and this week the publication launched an initiative to assist US players to have their say with their political representatives. Card Player chairman Barry Shulman says that the re-introduction of the “Internet Gambling Prohibition Act” by […]

Safer online poker play from latest eCOGRA certifications

April 4, 2006

Poker players across the world will now find the familiar eCOGRA “Play It Safe” seal on 7 more Internet poker sites belonging to some of the most successful and reliable online gaming groups in the business. Bringing to 76 the number of online casinos and poker rooms committed to the international standards of eCommerce and […]

High Roller Radio moves in on the poker media sector

April 4, 2006

High Roller Radio and Catch the River.com announced the debut of a new radio poker show this week entitled, “Catch The River with Eric & Michele.” Claimed as the first online reality radio show created specifically for poker players, the show is available on demand exclusively from the HighRollerRadio.com site. With a sports talk radio […]

Strong customer growth at Empire Online reported

April 4, 2006

It seems that its divorce from Party Gaming has done little to slow Internet gaming firm Empire Online Ltd down. The company has posted a 57 percent rise in 2005 net profit and reports strong customer growth that will enable it to meet ambitious targets this year. Empire Online owns Club Dice and other online […]

Upgraded online poker from Cryptologic

April 2, 2006

Online poker players, especially those with a penchant for tournaments will be evaluating the latest version of Wagerlogic / Cryptologic’s poker software this weekend following its release at the end of March. The new upgrade mainly addresses the tournament side of poker, with perhaps one of the most exciting new features being the Super-Satellite genre […]

Ladbrokes Poker in Swedish challenge

April 2, 2006

The Swedish government’s launch through Svenska Spel of the first government owned online poker site has been followed by an application from the UK betting group Ladbrokes for a licence to operate its online poker service in Sweden as it looks to challenge a government monopoly on betting. Ladbrokes said its application follows the Swedish […]

5000000 and counting at Pokerstars

April 2, 2006

March 29 was a red letter day for leading online poker site Poker Stars.com – the popular venue signed up its 5 millionth player. It was a lucky occasion for the player, too – 35 year old chef George Draper of Las Vegas is new to online poker but chance has awarded him the sort […]

Relatively unknown player beats out hundreds of contestants to take home over a million dollars

April 2, 2006

A relatively unknown poker tournament player took the title and the money at this week’s Reno Hilton World Poker Tour (WPT) World Poker Challenge Championship. Mike Simon, outplayed 592 players, including a number of top pros, to take first place and its prize of over $1 million in the $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em Championship. Prior to […]

Hot competition on the arctic ice

April 2, 2006

First we had an underwater poker final table beneath the Caribbean Sea; we have just seen the current competition in the Arctic where finalists faced each other across a table on the ice shelf, and the next event will be held in a sunken ship off the coast of St. Kitts. Watch out, too for […]

Las Vegas From Home on Frankfurt exchange

April 2, 2006

The U.S. based poker software developer Las Vegas From Home Entertainment (LVFH) made a bold move onto Germany’s Frankfurt Stock exchange this week The company commenced trading with a statement that it intends to increase it’s exposure to the European investment community as well as increasing the visibility of its products. LVFM owns the Antigua-based […]