October 5, 2007
Following 35 knot winds over Sydney Harbour earlier this week, there were clear but blustery conditions for the big event as Sydney played host to the fourth International tournament of Extreme Poker (see previous reports) Suspended over the cliffs of North Head, Manly opposite the Harbour Bridge, and precariously perched on a platform, six players […]
October 5, 2007
A game-changing site is starting to make waves on the free online poker landscape. Zero Risk Poker, LLC has launched website, a sponsor-based online poker site that gives Texas Hold’em players the chance to win prizes without opening their wallets. “We’re taking the free online poker concept and turning it on its head,” said Adam […]
October 3, 2007
Swedish press reports this week present a sequel to an earlier InfoPowa story regarding the arrest of Swedish hosts at a poker tournament in March this year. Six people were arrested and charged in a police raid on the Grebbestad, Sweden tournament, billed as the European Poker Challenge ….and if convicted they could be sentenced […]
October 3, 2007
Using the European Interactive Gaming Congress and Expo (EiG) as a launchpad, online gambling software developer Microgaming today unveiled its new online poker lobby. The innovation is currently being rolled out across over 40 top poker rooms on the Microgaming Poker Network, with the goal of getting players to the right tables faster and easier. […]
October 1, 2007
Israeli poker player Ziv Bachar from Tel Aviv survived an initial starter field of 186 players in the Poker Stars Asia Pacific Poker Tour Seoul over the weekend to take down the final title and biggest $139 872 prize. It was clearly Bachar’s day when the final table convened, as he had the highest chip […]
September 30, 2007
Lebanese poker ace Joseph Mouawad made poker history for his country when he took down the Poker Stars European Poker Tour London final table this week to pick up a main prize winner’s check of GBP 611 520. Almost 400 players in all entered to pursue the big money and poker respect of the EPT […]
September 29, 2007
On 1st October 2007 the Boss Media network, the software provider to CelebPoker.com, will be changing its currency from US Dollars to Euros. With the US market closed and the majority of players on the network based across Europe, a change to Euros as the main playing currency is seen as a positive move that […]
September 28, 2007
Poker Room and Poker Stars veteran affiliate manager Edward Ihre has joined the UK online gambling group Ladbrokes as the first incumbent of the newly created managing director’s post for the poker interests of the group. Company statements said that Ihre will be reporting direct to Ladbroke’s remote betting and gaming managing director John O’Reilly. […]
September 28, 2007
24hPoker is in the process of clarifying its operational structure following questions raised by the Swedish Gaming Board on the extent of its operations within Swedish borders The Malta-licensed poker company has fully cooperated with the Swedish gaming authorities, who have sent questionnaires authorised by Swedish regulations to a number of companies in an effort […]
September 24, 2007
Starting the new week off on a negative note comes news from Swedish poker software provider 24hPoker that it is restructuring to cut costs….and that will mean job losses. The company, which has been the focus of some unwelcome attention from the Swedish Gaming Board in recent weeks (see previous reports) hopes to cut costs […]