November 17, 2007
The Gibraltar-based online gambling group Mansion has announced that it is the presenting sponsor for the 3rd Annual B.C. Poker Championships, to be held at the River Rock Casino Resort in British Columbia, between November 18 and 25, 2007. The company’s logo will be prominently displayed on the Main Event Final Table felt during the […]
November 16, 2007
When online poker provider Playtech recently warned its iPoker network sites against rakeback deals it meant business, it appears. This week the network announced the removal of Maestro Poker “….due to rakeback violations, which are against the iPoker network policy.” Tain and iPoker, which now claim to be the largest European based poker network, said […]
November 16, 2007
Online poker players at Ladbrokes will soon experience for themselves the latest in Internet poker technology as the website gears up for the launch of the company’s latest 3D virtual reality poker this week The new service integrates cutting edge video gaming software with its existing poker service and means that all Ladbrokespoker customers will […]
November 16, 2007
Speaking at the Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas today (Thursday) former Senator Alfonse D’Amato, chairman of the Poker Players’ Alliance pressure group, said he expects the legalisation of online poker in the United States within 18 months. Other panelists in today’s State of the Industry: Internet Gambling at the Crossroads keynote session at G2E […]
November 16, 2007
Playtech-powered Titan Poker will stage a $1 000 000 Guaranteed Prize tournament on December 9 as part of its European Championship of Online Poker (ECOOP) tournament series, and now guarantees $8 000 000 in monthly online poker tournaments, a company spokesman said this week. The guaranteed prize pools at Titan Poker, the largest of the […]
November 15, 2007
The Hendon Mob’s Joe Beevers is the winner of the first Great British Poker Tour, which concluded its inaugural season this week at the Bristol Harbourside Gala Casino. Besting over 100 players, Beevers prevailed against names like fellow Mob player Barny Boatman, Roland De Wolfe, Antonio Esfandiari, Phil Laak, Jennifer Tilly, Robert Williamson III, Ram […]
November 15, 2007
Following a closely fought heads up between Nick Schulman and Mike Vela, the latter was declared winner of this year’s World Poker Finals, taking the $1 704 986 top prize. Schulman had to be content with second placing and a still-generous $864 652 payday. First man ousted from the final table in the competition was […]
November 15, 2007
Could U.S. land gambling giant Harrah’s be an online gambling competitor in Europe soon? It appears to be a possibility according to CEO Gary Loveman who revealed this week that his company is taking a close look at entering the European online poker market, possibly to extend the reach of its global World Series of […]
November 14, 2007
On the eve of a House Judiciary Committee hearing on online gambling, the Poker Players’ Alliance has drawn attention to a recent independent survey which shows that Americans are unhappy with the US government’s anti-online gambling stance. According to the poll, conducted by RT Strategies National Omnibus Poll, Americans, by a two to one margin […]
November 14, 2007
Bwin Group subsidiary Ongame Network Ltd, a provider of online gaming platforms, has seen an increase in interest of over 200 percent in the Grand Tournament – the flagship event of the network – following the addition of the innovative feature Heats two months ago. With a player-friendly two-day structure, the $1 000 buy-in monthly […]