April 13, 2006
Professional-Poker.com reports that a Los Angeles based reality TV company called BlueMoon Entertainment has lodged a case with the LA Superior Court in which it alleges that the upcoming Calvin Ayre-Bodog poker reality show “Wild Card Poker” is too close for comfort to its own show concept “Poker Showdown.” Coming on the heels of the […]
April 10, 2006
Competitive poker players, and is there any other type, will be signing up for a new series of online poker tournaments later this month at Hollywood Poker.com. The poker room has announced that, commencing April 24 it will be hosting a Grand Series of Poker featuring six events and $1,950,000 in guaranteed cash prizes. The […]
April 8, 2006
When the Virgin group entered the online gaming business executives hinted at the massive potential of cross-marketing presented by the airline and music companys wide interests, and they proved this with the successful use of a loyalty program for their online casino players. Virgin Poker has now followed suite and launched a new scheme which […]
April 8, 2006
The Orlando, Florida-based U.S. poker event and network company Showdown Poker League has joined up with the growing Swedish poker platform provider DQE (Design Quality Entertainment) and its 3D poker network. Using the branding Showdown Poker Online, SPL joins two other licencees, Arctic Star and Vegas 007 on the Swedish network, which currently boasts some […]
April 8, 2006
The new Apple poker room at Pacific Poker will allow Mac users to play online poker for free without the aid of specialised software that can cost as much as cost $250, says a spokesman for www.mac-Pacificpoker.com. Pacific’s latest Apple-friendly online poker software will run in the browser for quick play modes, and the company […]
April 8, 2006
The Nevada-based American gambling group Binyons has announced plans to broadcast poker tournaments over the Internet. The group’s director of poker, Jim Delorto says the webcasts are being designed to present opportunities for ordinary players to get on-air and will be a valuable marketing tool for the Binyon brand. “You’ve got so many young people […]
April 6, 2006
Paddy Power Poker.com plans on having a little fun later this year by going after the record for the world’s largest naked poker game. The Ireland-based site wants to break the record, which is currently held by the Naturist Society of Estonia where 104 poker players bared all last year. Adding to the entertainment, the […]
April 6, 2006
Party Poker.com players will get to improve their game following an agreement signed this week between Poker Academy, the Texas Holdem poker software developer and Party Poker.com. The deal is that Poker Academy will help train players to improve their game at all levels. As part of the agreement, Party Poker has launched a brand […]
April 5, 2006
Card Player Magazine in the USA has come out strongly against attempts by American politicians to prohibit online poker, and this week the publication launched an initiative to assist US players to have their say with their political representatives. Card Player chairman Barry Shulman says that the re-introduction of the “Internet Gambling Prohibition Act” by […]
April 5, 2006
The Poker Players Alliance, a non-profit, grassroots organisation of more than 20,000 American poker players, renewed its objection to online gambling prohibition this week, highlighting a new survey by ICR market research that finds nearly 75 percent of Americans oppose moves by Congress to ban Internet poker. “The new poll results are a clear illustration […]