March 28, 2007
Hard on the heels of a similar police action in Ireland last week the Swedish police broke up a major poker tournament this week in Grebbestad. Some 700 poker fans had gathered over the weekend to play in a major tournament billed the Euopean Poker Challenge 2007, but like the Irish event the Challenge evaporated […]
March 28, 2007
The release of the 2006 financial results by Swedish government gambling monopoly Svenske Spel underlines one reason why a state dominated online gambling asset is a difficult thing to share. The government owned and licensed online gaming company posted record profits of $685 million for 2006, thanks mainly to online poker division operations and in […]
March 28, 2007
American poker ace Daniel Negreanu is counting rewards other than those from major global poker tournaments on the news that his book on poker’s most popular game “Daniel Negreanu’s Hold’em Wisdom for All Players” has not only been listed as the best-selling book in its category at Barnes & Noble, it is also going into […]
March 28, 2007
Players who get a kick out of the mobile action of the World Poker Tour Texas Hold ‘Em game have literally years of gambling capability stretching ahead following the extension of the licence agreement between WPT Enterprises and developer Hands-On Mobile Inc. for the game. “We’re excited to continue our relationship with the World Poker […]
March 27, 2007
Blackberry owners will soon be able to play Texas Hold ‘Em on their hand held communications devices following the release this week of a new version of the popular online poker game from software developer Gameloft. Poker is just one of a line of mobile games currently being released by Gameloft for the ubiquitous Blackberry, […]
March 27, 2007
There was a payday of note even by television actor standards this week for British actor Michael Greco, who won the Cardiff leg of the Grosvenor Poker Tour in the UK. One of Greco’s career roles was as Beppe di Marco on the long-running EastEnders television soapie. The Cardiff event was Greco’s first major poker […]
March 27, 2007
888.com subsidiary Pacific Poker.com is about to launch a newer and better version of its online poker software according to press material from the company. The new software version, which is to be launched soon will include more features that appeal to players such as personalised avatars, timezone choice and a customisable game base; add-ons […]
March 27, 2007
The weekend online poker tournament action has once again been impressive, with a note of regret at PokerStars as popular poker room manager Lee Jones supervised his last Sunday Millions before departing for new responsibilities with the European Poker Tour organisation. Sunday’s Pokerstars action included buy-ins at $ 1 000, but this did not deter […]
March 27, 2007
Fresh from installing its Openbet online gambling system at the Australian Internet casino Lasseters, which entailed testing by the Western Australian government, Orbis Openbet has announced that it has been chosen to power the new Skybet online and interactive television poker operation. Using the OpenBet Poker solution, Sky Bet can heighten its liquidity with the […]
March 26, 2007
The UK online gambling group Betfair has announced it is to sponsor an exclusive and televised poker tournament for the first time in its history. The Betfair.com Poker Masters of Europe is a 36-player invite-only event with a live audience, scheduled for the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith on the 11th-14th May and featuring players from […]