UIGEA causing poker lay-offs

December 3, 2006

Writing in the news section of the online site Poker Player this week, Paul McGuire claims that the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act passed recently in the USA is starting to impact jobs in the poker publications sector. Citing recent but unspecified lay-offs at Card Player Magazine and World Poker Tour, Maguire says that the […]

VCPoker $10 million Grand Slam starts this week

December 2, 2006

In a scene reminiscent of the current James Bond film, Casino Royale, the Manchester United football star Teddy Sheringham was on hand this week to launch VCPoker.com’s massive $10 million Grand Slam tournament. The football hero flashed a winning smile and poker hand to announce the debut of the big event, which kicks off on […]

Celebrities to kick-off third European Open

November 30, 2006

The third annual European Open poker tournament scheduled for December 4 to 11 will have a celebrity kick-off in the pleasing shape of a former Miss Great Britain and her top professional football player partner. Danielle Lloyd and Teddy Sheringham have been contracted to play the initial hands by PartyPoker.com, hosting the tournament for the […]

Busy week at Hollywood Poker

November 29, 2006

Online gambling marketing affiliates are being offered a $5 000 incentive prize this week by Hollywood Poker.com, a large site operating on the Ongame network Combining with the top Casino Affiliate Programs website Hollywood Poker is giving one hard working affiliate the chance to walk away with a bank boosting $5 000. The top affiliate […]

Festive fun from Mansion Poker

November 29, 2006

Mansion Online fuels the festive spirit throughout the month of December with added dollars and extra value through the launch of its $250 000 Added Tournament Series, boosting the prize pools of regular tournaments by $250 000 from December 4 until the New Year. The added value series will start on Monday December 4th, and […]

Thanksgiving win for Full Tilt Poker ace

November 29, 2006

Six of the world’s best poker professionals and one online qualifier from Full Tilt Poker.net met at the poker table on Thanksgiving Day last week to compete for a $1 million prizepool in the Full Tilt Poker.Net Championship at Red Rock Resort and Casino. Team Full Tilt member and best selling author and television host, […]

Duplicate Poker: A New Hope for US Facing Online Poker Operators

November 28, 2006

GamingPublic.com, the centre for investment information on internet gambling, highlighted the positive aspects of a version of online poker called, “Duplicate Poker” this week, claiming that it could be the workaround for the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act. Setting the scene for its pitch, the company reviews the reversal of fortunes of major listed companies […]

Poker Stars continues to shine in weekend tourneys

November 28, 2006

Another new record – this one for the Sunday Millions prizepool was set by PokerStars over the weekend, with attendance up across the board at all the big-prize events. Overall, the weekend’s action again illustrated that online poker remains an immensely popular activity with players everywhere despite the efforts of ill-informed politicians to kill the […]

Royal Vegas now available in Swedish

November 28, 2006

Online Poker players whose native tongue is Swedish can now throw out their American dictionaries and grab a seat in front of their computers because Royal Vegas Poker is giving them the whole online poker experience in their own native tongue. When players next visit Royal Vegas Poker on the Microgaming Poker Network they’ll find […]

Feminine cooperation at Ultimate Poker Challenge

November 27, 2006

The organisers of the Ultimate Poker Challenge made a shrewd move this week in allying themselves with the growing womens poker demographic through a partnership with Women Poker Player Magazine. The idea behind the association is to add a women’s event to the third season of the Ultimate Poker Challenge scheduled to begin on February […]