November 18, 2008
A Swedish online poker player has been at least partially successful in fighting off the local taxman to keep winnings achieved at an online gambling website operating from the Isle of Man, although he is required to pay tax on winnings in Monaco. The Swedish newspaper Östgöta Correspondenten reports that the case turned on membership […]
November 16, 2008
U.S. poker ace Cycalona “Clonie” Gowen and the major online poker website that she has long promoted, Full Tilt Poker are set to bump heads in court soon after Gowen was told that her services were no longer required, and that her image would be removed from company promotional material. According to court records in […]
November 15, 2008
Officials at Harrah’s and television network ESPN will feel vindicated in their decision to postpone the World Series of Poker final table in order to increase television interest. This week ESPN released its screening ratings for the two hour telecast of the final table played last Tuesday. The 2008 rating soared by 46 percent compared […]
November 15, 2008
Internet poker players and marketing affiliates alike were left in the dark this week when T.6 Poker.com suddenly went offline, leaving a cryptic notice that it would be back with new software soon. The only clue to the problem was a website notice which read: “Dear Players, “We have an important announcement to make. We […]
November 14, 2008
Ladbrokes Poker internet player James Sudworth aka James666 is putting to good use the GBP 25 000 he won in the recently completed LEOCOP series of poker competitions, where he finished top of the leader board. The 22-year-old from Kent, who has won over GBP 200 000 playing online poker and could win up to […]
November 14, 2008
In an interesting interview with the poker information publication CardPlayer.com this week, the executive director of the Poker Players Alliance, John Pappas explained the way forward for pending Internet gambling legislation not passed in the current session of the US Congress. The 110th session of Congress has only weeks left to run, and inevitably there […]
November 14, 2008
The latest Full Tilt Online Poker Series continued to produce plenty of action this week, with a well-named player nicknamed “Frankly Perfect” delivering a polished performance to take down Event 16, the $200+$22 NLHE 6-max with rebuys. The game attracted a field of 1 032 entrants with 2 047 rebuys and 688 add-ons, generating a […]
November 13, 2008
Barely a week after announcing a ban on players using the poker information database SharkScope (see previous reports) the management at PokerStars appears to have reconsidered its decision following appeals by its players. In a new statement this week, PokerStars noted: “We understand that players have expressed concerns regarding our recent detection methods, and we […]
November 13, 2008
Tokwiro Enterprises, the owner of controversial online poker sites Absolute Poker.com and UltimateBet.com, launched an innovative corporate communications exercise this week in the form of five inserts posted on the video-sharing website YouTube by one “KafkaCR.” The inserts consist of interviews with ex-Parlay Entertainment manager and now Tokwiro COO Paul Leggett, covering commercial operations and […]
November 13, 2008
The Poker Players Alliance has reacted to the news that Treasury officials have rammed home the controversial UIGEA regulations, with chairman Alphonse D’Amato advising its members: QUOTE: I have unfortunate news to report. Despite the efforts of the poker community, the opposition of the banks and the recent news exposing inappropriate influence by the White […]