June 19, 2005
The Palm Beach Casino in London’s swanky Mayfair will be the scene of a gala celebrity Texas Hold ‘Em match in late July, organised with CelebPoker.com. The star studded tournament is to be held over the weekend of July 30/31st 2005 with a prize pool of $120,000 and will include Michael Greco the former Eastender […]
June 17, 2005
Authority of individual states should not be challenged The Interactive Gaming Council has shown its support to Attorney General Utah Mark Shurtleff, who denied the World Trade Organization’s ruling that allows foreign Internet gambling companies to trade in non-gambling states. The IGC agrees that gambling rules and regulations should be left for individual states to […]
June 17, 2005
Following our reports last week on this IPO, Empire Online Limited, provider of marketing services to the online gaming industry, has announced the admission to trading of its Ordinary Shares on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange. The Placing comprises a total of 70,555,556 shares at 175p per Ordinary Share (the “Placing Price”), […]
June 14, 2005
Following closely on the heels of eCOGRA’s recent approval and acceptance of poker software supplier Ongame as a member, the online gambling regulatory body has announced the award of the “Play It Safe” seal to PokerRoom.com. The international online poker giant boasts over 3.8 million global players from more than 140 countries and these will […]
June 9, 2005
It looks as if the long-proposed concept of getting the best of the best in online gambling to compete against each other may be gathering momentum. Announcements this week suggest it could be about to happen in the very near future and that several top sites like PartyPoker, UltimateBet, PokerRoom, Absolute Poker and Golden Palace […]
June 9, 2005
Binion’s Gambling Hall and Hotel has teamed with GamingClubPoker.com to give the ladies a hand in improving their poker play for the World Series of Poker through a $5000 freeroll tournament with special guest host and two-time WSOP bracelet winner, Susie Issacs. Branded the Ladies International Poker Tour (LIPS) the event is scheduled for Las […]
June 9, 2005
The top WSOP players were celebrating their skills and rewards this week. Pat Poels, a software developer turned pro player frpom Arizona beat a field of 699 to take the Omaha Hi-Low Eight or Better event, and playing in only his third land-based poker tournament, nightclub owner Issac Galazan won the 6-handed No Limit Hold’em […]
June 9, 2005
Poker World has launched one of the largest prize offerings yet seen in the many World Series of Poker promotions on offer In addition to its Ultimate WSOP Seat Giveaway, the network is putting up a very generous $5 Million Bonus promotion. During the month of June, PokerWorld is awarding daily chances to qualify for […]
June 4, 2005
Barely two months back Rising Star Gaming was in the news when it purchased for an undisclosed sum the notorious Portofino and Hampton online casinos. This week an affiliate program revealed that the group has also acquired Express Poker and Magic Gold, two casino/poker operations powered by RTG and operating out of Costa Rica. The […]
June 3, 2005
Analysts have been commenting on the positive impact that online poker has had on the Sportingbet business since the acquisition of Paradise Poker, and this week CEO Nigel Payne gave a timely reminder that the British gambling giant covers more than just poker interests. Speaking to the media, Payne played down the emerging dominance of […]