September 14, 2006
Further indicators are emerging that this week’s “Phone March on Washington” protest against the banning of online gambling has had some impact. The grass roots initiative, organised by the Poker Players’ Alliance urged players to use an 800 number which routed them through to their political representatives. The message: Do not ban online poker in […]
September 13, 2006
Poker Academy’s mission to provide new and innovative ways to improve the public’s Texas Hold’em poker experience and the chances of winning more often produced a useful tool this week in “The Poker Calculator” The Canadian company’s software developer Graham McEvoy authored the new online gadget, which has been made available for free via the […]
September 13, 2006
The recently launched latest version of Xbox’s “World Series of Poker: Tournament of Champions” is getting solidly positive reviews from video gaming fans who seem to appreciate the new features added to an already popular game. In the new edition, the game takes a story-based approach that virtually positions players in the World Series of […]
September 13, 2006
Early indications are that the player “Phone March To Capitol Hill” protest organised by the Poker Player’s Association yesterday (Tuesday) has had a significant impact on U.S. politicians. The PPA, aided by prominent poker portals widely publicised the protest initiative against current political attempts to ban online gambling (see previous reports). US players were urged […]
September 13, 2006
Two more online poker sites, Purple Lounge and Dream Poker have decided that the game is not worth the risk as far as American online poker players are concerned, and have consequently barred U.S. players. Members of the sites resident in the USA were this week receiving the following communication from management: “As you will […]
September 12, 2006
American gamblers who want to express their frustration and anger at attempts by United States legislators to ban online gambling in general and poker in particular were mustered by the Poker Player’s Alliance this week for an innovative and definitely ear-catching protest initiative. Energetic president Michael Bolcerek, with the aid of leading poker blogs and […]
September 7, 2006
Canadian online gambling software developer CryptoLogic Inc. has announced the completion of a major upgrade to its poker platform. The company’s new “Distributed Poker” system provides licensees seamless mobility to locate their shared online poker room in markets that offer the best growth opportunities, without any interruption to games or players. The enhancements have also […]
September 7, 2006
Voting in the inaugural Bluff Magazine’s Annual Readers Choice Awards has been open for some months now but will close on October 20, and readers are being urged to make their choices count whilst there is still time. Categories for the 2006 Bluff Reader’s Choice Awards include: Most Entertaining Player to Watch, Best All-Around Online […]
September 7, 2006
Asian poker fans will get to see the World Poker Tour action following a deal signed this week between World Poker Tour Enterprises and Macau Cable in Macau and MediaCorp in Singapore. World Poker Tour shows now air in 154 territories across the globe. Macau is one of the highest volume gaming regions in the […]
September 7, 2006
There are now only days left before the start of the inaugural European Poker Masters poker tour, which is set to launch September 9 and is being marketed as the largest pan-European poker tour yet. The organisers, All In Sport promise that the tour will feature some of poker’s top pros battling for a GBP […]