March 31, 2006
Celebrity poker play on the theme “Women’s Poker” and “Showbiz Poker” will be aired on British TV in April, sponsored by 888.com through its Pacific Poker subsidiary. The shows, on the Challenge television network will run every night, with “Women’s Poker” starting at 10 p.m. for two weeks beginning on April 3. “Showbiz Poker” will […]
March 30, 2006
A deal reported earlier this year between Swedish Games Corp. and software developer Boss Media has come to fruition this week with the imminent launch of the first government-owned online poker site. The site was developed by Boss Media and is to be launched on March 30. In the wake of this successful project, it […]
March 30, 2006
Still popular film star Burt Reynolds has been signed to star with Bret Harrison in a new poker movie “Deal” for writer-director Gil Cates Jr. The movie revolves around an ex-gambler who teaches a hot-shot college student how to “play the player” vs. just the cards. But after the two have a bitter falling out, […]
March 30, 2006
Pokershare’s tribulations with Excapsa are a thing of the past, with the profit participation site back online in a new partnership with the fast-growing Tain network, using poker software from the same company. After four months analysing new softwares, PokerShare.com, the online poker room that shares its cash with its players, has launched a new […]
March 29, 2006
Jonny Texas Productions has announced it will launch its new poker network from studios in Birmingham, UK this April. The network will air on Sky TV Channel 187 for two hours every weekday evening and will feature shows from the UK and European poker scene, including news, tournaments, live updates, and interviews with major poker […]
March 28, 2006
Sportingbet’s major challenger for the online poker business and its rewards, Paradise Poker.com is set to launch a series of major tournaments this Saturday (April 1st) The series has a serious twist for those used to playing in online tournament series on the web. The final table of the main event of the Paradise Masters […]
March 28, 2006
Press releases from a New York public relations agency this week heralded the arrival of a new U.S. poker oversight body headed by pro player Jesse Jones. The release announces the launch of World Poker Association (WPA), which “….joins the MLB, NFL, FIFA, NHL and PGA as the sports world’s latest and most needed governing […]
March 26, 2006
PokerStars.com was at the centre of intense speculation (see earlier reports) in January of this year when the world’s second largest online poker company hired a leading London broker, NM Rothschild to guide it in deciding whether to continue as is, sell or launch an IPO. Amid rumours of behind the scenes buying offers, the […]
March 26, 2006
Recent guidance notices from the new UK Gambling Commission have brought about the cancellation of a major poker tournament scheduled for 9 – 16 June….and the organisers are not happy about it. Scheduled to take place at the famed Old Trafford grounds in England, and hyped as the biggest poker festival in Europe the project […]
March 23, 2006
One of the leading skill gaming providers, the UK’s GameAccount group has officially launched their “3-Card Poker” product after extensive development (see previous reports) The production version of the game is a unique person-to-person (P2P) skill-based adaptation of an evergreen casino game. 3 Card Poker has been integrated into the GameAccount Network, making it available […]