September 5, 2007
Swedish media reports this week indicate that government bodies remain determined to maintain the monopoly on gambling enjoyed by the state, currently calling for tougher action against private poker clubs. The Swedish gaming board Lotteriinspektionen has issued a report in which it claims that “….illegal poker playing in the country is getting out of hand.” […]
September 4, 2007
Poker-mad online players at the fast-growing Norwegian online poker site Berserk Poker.com will have a significantly bigger and more international field to play following an agreement to join the Microgaming Poker Network this week. The agreement gives Berserkers access to over 40 other quality poker rooms on the network and thousands of globally distributed other […]
September 2, 2007
The PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona Championship reached its climax in that Spanish coastal city this weekend with Danish player Sander Lylloff taking home a giant winner’s cheque for Euro 1 170 000. The Copenhagen-based player started the final day action only third in chip count in a final field of 13 players – all […]
September 2, 2007
The major online poker company still servicing US players, PokerStars.com has announced that it is about to return the eCheck service to at least some of its American clientele. The exclusive instant deposit service became popular with US players after the Neteller exit from the US market. “Instant eChecks are now available to a limited […]
September 1, 2007
The fourth stop of Season 6 of the World Poker Tour, and the first major tournament since the 2007 World Series of Poker, took place at the Bicycle Casino in California last week, with a healthy turnout of experienced poker players ready to give battle for the big money and kudos attached to the top […]
September 1, 2007
In a move that is interpreted widely as a growing ambition to corner more of the European market, Full Tilt Poker is currently launching multilingual versions of its poker offering. Full Tilt is one of the few sites daring enough to continue servicing US online poker players from its offshore base, and has reaped significant […]
September 1, 2007
FTOPS V guaranteed $7 million in prize money over 14 tournaments, but the series’ popularity overwhelmed expectations, drawing huge fields for each event and swelling the total combined prize pool to more than $10.5 million. Every pro-hosted FTOPS V event bested its original guarantee, with four events growing to over $1 million in total prize […]
August 31, 2007
The latest marketing move by Absolute Poker – the availability of interest bearing gambling accounts for Veep players – is currently making waves in the online poker sector as a service long advocated by regular players. Starting September 1st, Elite VIP members at Absolute will earn 9 percent interest per annum on their account balances […]
August 31, 2007
The Gibraltar-based 32Red.com subsidiary Betdirect.com launched its recently revamped new website this week, along with new poker facilities powered by Microgaming. The software comes with a host of new features and a new look designed to ease the way in which users navigate through the site’s pages and selection of games. The site has long […]
August 30, 2007
Absolute Poker.com’s record breaking badbeat jackpot of $821 670 and change was won by an Australian player and other players in a Texas Hold ‘Em hand Wednesday – a payout worthy of a major progressive slot. Previous bad beat jackpots – for example the $739 621 bonanza paid out by Party Poker – have been […]