March 15, 2005
The US mainstream media continued to follow the North Dakota attempts to legalise online poker last week, with some prominence given to reports that the US Department of Justice was showing it’s heavy hand. The US mainstream media continued to follow the North Dakota attempts to legalise online poker last week, with some prominence given […]
March 9, 2005
The Bismark Tribune carried good news for poker fans this week when it reported that state legislators wanting to legalize Internet poker in North Dakota had won another victory when the House voted 50-44 in favor of a resolution that would put the question to a vote in the June ballot. House Concurrent Resolution 3035 […]
March 9, 2005
Some high powered industry personalities were gathering in North Dakota this week to show their support for a proposal to legalise online poker. Associated Press reports that the 2004 World Series of Poker champ, Greg Raymer is among a contingent of poker industry officials visiting North Dakota who are lobbying for a bill that could […]
March 8, 2005
Fresh off a stunning victory in televised poker’s Battle of the Sexes Friday, Kathy Liebert–one of the all time leading female money winners in professional poker–has joined PartyPoker.com as its spokeswoman. With her decisive win Liebert has vaulted into the public eye. On a show that aired on March 4, she prevailed over 11 men […]
March 7, 2005
The Canadian Press bucked the trend on positive poker reportage this week with an article that claims that, according to a recent survey more than half of Canadians think playing Internet poker for cash is unacceptable. The poll, conducted by Decima Research found that in regard to the Internet poker questions 56 percent were against […]
March 7, 2005
The news that a key Bill seeking to legalise online poker in the state legislature of North Dakota is making good progress has been welcomed by the online gaming industry’s regulatory body eCommerce and Online Gaming Regulation and Assurance (www.eCOGRA.org). The CEO Andrew Beveridge commended Representative Jim Kasper for sponsoring the legislation, which now moves […]
March 5, 2005
PokerNetwork launched its tenth partner, Caribsports.com this week.The tenth member of growing poker network will have access to 4 million players Established in 1993, Carib was the first sportsbook to be founded in Antigua. In 1997, Carib took an ambitious step by launching its first website – Caribsports.com, which has since developed a formidable web […]
March 4, 2005
Another major Brit gambling group has entered the competitive but booming Internet poker market with the launch of Ukbetting plc’s new online poker room this week, heralded by predictions that the market could double in 2005. Shares in the British smallcap were up 4 percent after it announced that it had launched poker and an […]
March 2, 2005
Sportingbet group member ParadisePoker.com launched the first Paradise Masters Online Championships midweek in a six day celebration featuring a series of tournaments and events in which players compete for cash and prizes. The highlight of the series will be a No Limit Texas Hold’Em tournament with a prize pool valued at well over $1 million […]
March 2, 2005
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 28, 2005 – The Interactive Gaming Council strongly supports a bill passed by the North Dakota House of Representatives that would legalize online poker and establish a structure to regulate and tax this form of entertainment. The bill passed the House on Feb. 16 and will be the subject of a […]