November 3, 2005
“This was a natural area of expansion for the Kiwi Gaming group, which is continually seeking to add to its impressive portfolio,” commented a spokesperson from Kiwi Gaming. “It also represents a clear response to player demand which had been crying out for an online poker room in the same successful Kiwi formula present in […]
November 3, 2005
Joe Hachem, the 2005 World Series of Poker champion, has signed an agreement with PokerStars.com, the world’s largest tournament poker site. Hachem, who won the record $7.5 million top prize at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Las Vegas in July, will represent PokerStars.com as a sponsored player and ambassador. The signing of Hachem […]
November 3, 2005
Chartwell Technology Inc, a provider of gaming software systems to the online and remote gaming industry has secured a contract to supply its multiplayer poker product to LuckyBall S.A., a licensing provider for Paradisebet UK Ltd. The site will join PokerNexus, Chartwell’s poker community. Partnering with Chartwell earlier this year through LuckyBall S.A., Paradisebet has […]
November 3, 2005
Pokershare, the online poker operation that promised to give players a share in its success and achieved wide publicity as a result appeared to be in trouble this week amid reports that Toronto based Excapsa, which controlled the network on which it operated had closed its accounts and was paying players out. Pokershare had only […]
November 2, 2005
A new college poker site, HoldEmRivals.com has taken the initiative to set up fan vs. fan online poker tournaments for major US college rivals. The tournaments will be held over the next year, giving fans the chance to win money from their most competitive rivals in poker tournaments scheduled just days before the opposing teams […]
November 1, 2005
Eric Morris’s Bluff Media scored a honey of a deal this week with the announcement that it is to provide a wide range of poker content and information to the ESPN Poker Club section of this leading sports site that boasts tens of thousands of unique visitors daily. The combined collection of content will join […]
November 1, 2005
British poker fans can look forward to some exciting World Poker Tour action this month when prime time TV screens series I and II of the popular poker tournament. ITV4 has licensed the series for prime time Friday night viewing, first airing on Friday 4 November 2005 at 10:00pm. World Poker Tour is a massive […]
November 1, 2005
Veteran Swedish gambling software provider Boss Media has signed up Virgin Poker, part of the Virgin Games Group to its platform, ending a long search by the latter to find the ideal partner for the relaunch of its Poker game. “Boss has everything we were looking for in terms of playing experience, site stability and, […]
October 28, 2005
The giant CIRSA leisure and entertainment empire will be helping spread the word, and the WSOP satellite tournaments action, in Latin America this year following an agreement signed this week with the World Series of Poker owners, Harrah’s Entertainment. The terms of the deal call for CIRSA (Compania Internacional de Recreativos SA) to organise the […]
October 27, 2005
Pokerzone is about to move to SKY Channel 843 to become part of the new Gaming and Dating section of the SKY programme guide. A company spokeswoman said the recent increase in the popularity of gaming and casino television has prompted Sky to add this new dedicated area to their existing platform. The changeover process […]