December 24, 2007
The Kahnawake Gaming Commission has issued a brief update, advising that Gaming Associates has completed its investigation and has submitted a report on the Absolute Poker scandal that rocked the online poker world in September. The Commission, which licenses Absolute, is now reviewing the report and “….expects to make a decision in this matter within […]
December 22, 2007
Action Gaming Network welcomed new online poker room Gear Poker.com to its ranks on December 6. The new site is focused on the young, up and coming online poker players who are dominating online poker at present, with most of its clientele coming from Europe and North America. The game inventory offers standard favourites like […]
December 22, 2007
Pokerheads with a Christmas wish list may want to consider a new video coaching product featuring greats like Doyle Brunson and Mike Caro. The two experts have teamed up with iAmplifyVegas.com to provide information aimed at honing a player’s skills, passing on decades of experience. Doyle “Texas Dolly” Brunson is a 10-time World Series of […]
December 22, 2007
The use of drugs by professional poker players, academics, classical musicians, corporate executives and students to clarify minds, improve concentration or control emotions was explored in an article in the Los Angeles Times this week. “There isn’t any question about it; they made me a much better [poker] player,” Paul Phillips (35) told the authors, […]
December 20, 2007
A Pokerstars.net advert screened on New Zealand’s TV3 television channel has sparked a row in the country, resulting in an investigation being launched by the Internal Affairs Department, reports the New Zealand Herald. Among other biewers, the ad was spotted by the nine year old daughter of Problem Gambling Foundation chief executive John Stansfield, who […]
December 19, 2007
The massive popularity and success of “YouTube” shows that video sharing has become an important element in the Web 2.0 marketing concept of increased online community interactivity, and the publication Poker News.com has entered the field with its own poker video project. The publication has entered into a joint venture with poker-video sharing site PokerTube.Com […]
December 17, 2007
The shareholders of 24hPoker Holding AB have decided to change the name of the company to Entraction Holding AB. The name change is a consequence of the company’s decision to separate the supplier organisation from the gaming site operation. Earlier this year the 24hPoker Group separated its business into a B2B operation and a B2C […]
December 17, 2007
Luke Cahill, who hails from Manchester, England, captured first place and a $220 000 prize last week at the European Championship of Online Poker’s $1 000 000 GP Main Event (ECOOP) staged by Titan Poker on Playtech’s iPoker Network. Cahill defeated a field of 992 players competing in the $1000+$60 Texas Hold’em No Limit Freezeout […]
December 17, 2007
The Pokerstars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour Grand Final at Sydney’s Star City Hotel and Casino packed ’em in this weekend as the Grand Final was played out and won by local pro Grant Levy, earning him a million Australian dollars and ensuring that the trophy remained in the country. Levy eventually prevailed in a tough […]
December 16, 2007
The British Broadcasting Corporation has joined the poker skill vs. luck debate with a piece which examines the topic from the perspectives of a professional poker player, a statistician and a regulatory authority spokesperson. Risk management analyst and expert poker player Graham Newman, who recently won $230 000 in an online poker tournament, supported the […]