October 30, 2006
Just on 400 pokerheads assembled to compete in the Heartland Poker Tour Grand Casino Mille Lacs tournament in Onamia, Minnesota last week, with a generous prize pool up for grabs for the skilled and fortunate. Shakopee, Minnesota player Mike Carlson finally bested the field to take home a $43 600 well earned paycheck. On his […]
October 30, 2006
Television programs of major poker tournaments frequently show poker stars “wired” to their iPods to enjoy relaxing music as they assess and play their hands, and a new dimension to this ‘ancillary’ entertainment is now available. AudioBooksForFree.com is providing mp3 novels and information books that have been created with the poker player specifically in mind. […]
October 28, 2006
Arizona online gamblers angered by Republican Senator Jon Kyl’s role in forcing the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act through the U.S. Congress recently are gearing up to vote for his opponents in the close-run race for the Senate seat. Poker playing voters are being told: “A vote for Kyl means you might never play poker […]
October 28, 2006
Ron Katz, director of business development at Futurebet, has responded to a request for comment on reports that Futurebet poker licensees will soon be departing the Ongame poker network. “Truly Ongame is working with Futurebet through a smooth transition, as Ongame is no longer accepting US bets,” Katz said. “Since Futurebet’s licensee players are mostly […]
October 28, 2006
The World Series of Poker organisers have not accepted third-party registrations for the $10 000 buy-in main event from online gambling companies with U.S. operations, but that hasn’t stopped it from attracting record fields. Tournament spokesman Gary Thompson said he remains confident that the US anti-online gambling legislation notwithstanding, 2007 will be another bumper year […]
October 28, 2006
Another business deal was sparked by the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act this week when Las Vegas From Home Inc. sold off the thriving Action Poker Network to a subsidiary of the publicly listed Norwegian group PlaySafe Holdings AS. It is understood that Playsafe Holdings Limited acquired the network for $2.35 million, and that the […]
October 27, 2006
According to the information site Poker Site Scout.com the online poker giant PokerStars.com continues to build increased market share following its decision to continue to offer its services to American players despite the UIGEA But despite leaving the US market, former world leader Party Poker continues to feature among the top five online poker sites. […]
October 27, 2006
Next month sees the annual return, this year for the fifteenth season, of the Master Classics of Poker. One of Europe’s largest international poker tournaments, the competition will run November 3 through 11 at the Holland Casino in Amsterdam. This year Holland casino is adding at least Euro 64 000 to its sponsorship, taking the […]
October 27, 2006
The Canadian gambling software developer and turnkey provider Cryptologic has followed the launch of its Hold ‘Em Blackjack product with innovative poker tournament leader board software that provides licensees new opportunities to create exciting events and gives online poker players new chances to win-and brag! “Our software now powers the world’s largest shared poker network […]
October 27, 2006
The National League of Poker (NLOP) expects its legal online poker business to grow as a result of the US Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, the company claims in a reverse merger announcement this week. As a result of the merger NLOP has attained publicly listed status on the OTC exchange. NLOP took over the […]