June 1, 2006
There are now a million reasons to keep Sunday afternoons free, urges a Party Poker.com press release this week, announcing the start of the weekly Sunday Million Guaranteed Tournament on 4th June. Every Sunday at 4:30pm ET players online will be able to win a share of at least $1 million. To buy-in directly costs […]
May 27, 2006
For a company that has yet to formally launch its definitive site, PKR.com (see previous reports) has been exceptionally active in making its presence known, and this proactive attitude extended to achieving respected jurisdictional licensing this week. The innovative online poker site Pkr.com was granted an interactive gaming licence from the Alderney Gambling Control Commission […]
May 27, 2006
Recording star Ja Rule is the latest in a series of celebrities who have entered the online poker market, this week announcing the launch of a new poker room branded Stars On Poker.com. The site opened its doors with a $500,000 Freeroll, offering a top prize of $200 000. The cardroom offers popular multiplayer poker […]
May 27, 2006
PokerShare.com, the online gambling company that offers players shares, and their newly launched CasinoShare.com gave away over 8 thousand gallons of gasoline this week to hundreds of New Yorkers in the know. The promotion resulted in what traffic officers reportedly called the longest gas line in New York City this decade, spanning over ten blocks […]
May 25, 2006
What is probably the biggest poker prize in Russian gambling history was paid out this week to a 27 year old Moscow-based professional player who won the first Party Poker.com St. Petersburg Open poker tournament in Russia. The media were describing Peter Vlasenko as Russia’s Poker Tsar after the young professional hit an $84,000 jackpot […]
May 25, 2006
Game Show Network’s (GSN) television show “High Stakes Poker” with its innovative approach attracted a lot of praise…and viewers, last year and this has spurred the producers into taking another run at this exciting form of entertainment, starting June 5. It is understood that the 2006 season of “High Stakes Poker” will closely follow the […]
May 24, 2006
Bluff Magazine head honcho Eric Morris has announced that his company has teamed up with Mansion Poker.net to bring Bubble Insurance back bigger and better for the 2006 World Series of Poker Main Event. In 2005, Bluff Magazine introduced Bubble Insurance at the World Series of Poker Main Event, and had over 350 people participate […]
May 23, 2006
An ambitious $60 million poker tournament (see previous reports) scheduled for July 12th has been cancelled according to planners FSN and Mansion Poker.net, but a $1 million first prize alternative at the same Dome venue in Las Vegas is shaping up to be a major attraction. Details for an upcoming TV series branded The Mansion […]
May 16, 2006
888.com’s Pacific Poker has announced plans to launch a newer version of its interactive software that will allow users to play at more than one table or tournament simultaneously, with real-time play at up to 3 ring games and 2 tournaments. The multi-hand capability will present several windows on the screen, each representing a different […]
May 14, 2006
Security, speed and convenience are the three things that every online poker player wants from a poker website, and using technology to achieve this has been the main objective of the management at a new online poker site, says a press release this week announcing the arrival of Costa Rican based Rica Poker.com, a Flash […]