May 11, 2006
Business Britain, having extensively covered the development of the UK online gaming market over the last 18 months, has awarded its “Online Gaming Company of the Year 2005 – 2006” trophy to CelebPoker.com. Criteria used in the assessment, which was carried out by a team of investigative journalists was based on: . Ease of use […]
May 10, 2006
World Series of Poker fever has started escalating with the start of the main Circuit event this week at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. 209 players entered the WSOP event, going after a first place prize of $648 320, and as we went to press only 64 players had survived the first day of action. […]
May 10, 2006
Swedish software developer 3D Internet Games backs up its press coverage (see previous reports) with the real thing this week with the launch of its 3D poker and casino website in the UK. The 3D Poker.com features, it is claimed a true 3D casino world using revolutionary technology. The realistic graphics allow players to create […]
May 10, 2006
Paddy Power’s Open Irish Poker champion, Vincent Melinn showed real confidence in himself leading up to the finals – he put a Euro 250 each way bet on himself at 150 to 1….and it worked! In addition to his hefty winner’s cheque from the tournament, Melinn’s side bet with the sponsor earned him an additional […]
May 10, 2006
Building on the success of 2005’s top-selling World Series of Poker video game, Activision Publishing, Inc. is demonstrating its all-new title, World Series of Poker: Tournament of Champions, at the E3 Expo this week. The game takes high-stakes poker action to new heights with twice as many top pros, access to extensive poker tools that […]
May 10, 2006
When confident poker pro Erik Sagstrom taunted the formidable women poker ace Liz Lieu by calling her a fish (an easy target) during a recent online game he may have bitten off a little more than he could comfortably chew. Lieu immediately challenged him to a heads up clash, and the two poker pros developed […]
May 9, 2006
One of the largest poker publications in the world, Poker Pro magazine is launching a new title, “Poker Pro Europe,” which will be sold abroad and targeted on the healthy and growing European interest in the game. The publishers say they intend to use Poker Pro’s successful formula of profiles, advice and strategy tips from […]
May 9, 2006
Ex-World Gaming exec Patrick Smyth’s Gaming Transactions company is to make online poker available on its Keno.com site following a deal with RedFelt Software, a subsidiary of CYOP International. The software includes classic poker games of Texas Hold’em, Omaha and 7 Card Stud, as well as favourites such as Omaha Hi. Players will be able […]
May 9, 2006
Britain’s first live all-women poker championship is being held this summer with an estimated prize of GBP100 000 and a promise of “celebrity status in the poker world”. The tourney is backed by the well established Stanley Leisure group, and has received wide coverage in the UK media. The Telegraph News took the angle that […]
May 6, 2006
Relative newcomer to the industry, PKR.com has reeled in a sweet deal with the UK’s leading horseracing television channel, Racing UK, and will be sponsoring live evening racing on the channel over the summer flat season, accessing substantial sports mad audiences. The sponsorship deal includes three ad spots per hour on all Racing UK’s live […]