March 18, 2008
To further leverage its nationwide reach, the Poker Players Alliance (PPA), a poker grassroots advocacy group, tapped 50 members to serve as PPA directors for their respective states this week. The State Directors program is part of the organisation’s comprehensive strategy to become a player in both national and state-level policy debates. “With close to […]
March 18, 2008
The businssness relationship between online gambling software provider Cryptologic and the American poker group World Poker Tournament Enterprises seems to be working well, with an announcement this week that the two companies are to extend their online activities. WPT Enterprises Inc. is now to expand its Internet casino offering, adding Spanish and German language Internet […]
March 14, 2008
New rules coming into effect in this year’s World Series of Poker at Harrah’s in Las Vegas perhaps reflect some of the at times eccentric behaviour seen at the world’s greatest poker spectacular. Among the innovations: “Excessive celebration through extended theatrics, inappropriate behavior, or physical actions, gestures, or conduct may be subject to penalty. Any […]
March 12, 2008
Online poker’s biggest website, PokerStars, has launched its inaugural Latin American land poker competition, the Latin American Poker Tour. With stops in Brazil, Costa Rica and Uruguay, the tour is set to bring world-class poker action to some of the most beautiful destinations in the world. The LAPT starts its journey in the beautiful beach […]
March 12, 2008
Playtech-powered online poker room, Titan Poker, will sponsor the first of many land based tournaments this May in Madrid, Spain, using its online presence to offer satellites and promote the new series. Qualifying satellites for the Eurocity Poker Tour (ECPT) Madrid Open are already taking place. The ECPT will be held at the luxurious Casino […]
March 11, 2008
Allegations of suspicious and cheating play that surfaced in January this year at Ultimate Bet.com and were initially denied, have been confirmed this week. Owned (like its sister poker room Absolute Poker.com) by former Mohawk chief Joe Norton’s Tokwiro Enterprises enrg., Ultimate has confirmed to the gambling information site Gambling Compliance.com that it has found […]
March 11, 2008
Taiwan-based online gaming software firm GigaMedia Ltd posted fourth-quarter results that beat Wall Street expectations this week, driven by continued growth in its online poker software business in continental Europe and Internet games business in Asia. Revenue in the core gaming software segment rose 73 percent to $34.2 million from the year-ago quarter. The company’s […]
March 11, 2008
In an article in Tech Radar this week, Mikko Hyppönen the chief research officer at security software company, F-Secure cautions online poker players to take care when using the Internet as security scams are taking place. In his work as a consultant with European security agencies on cyber crime Hyppönen frequently comes into contact with […]
March 11, 2008
The members of Team CardRunners, who have collectively earned a reputation as the hottest young players and instructors in European online poker now play exclusively at Full Tilt Poker, the site announced this week. Comprised of Taylor Caby, Andrew Wiggins, Brain Townsend, Brian Hastings, Eric Liu, Mike Schneider and Cole South, Team CardRunners regularly share […]
March 10, 2008
Drew Lesofski, formerly a senior federal policy adviser from Washington DC, has joined the Poker Players Alliance as director of Grassroots and External Affairs, the pressure group’s executive director John Pappas announced this week. Lesofski was previously employed in Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons’ team and dealt with a variety of issues, such as immigration, health […]