October 27, 2005
Significant numbers of new online Mac poker players are entering the online poker world at Pacific Poker’s Mac-compatible online casino. According to media reports, interest in the World Series of Poker has been instrumental in bringing in “hundreds” of new players. Pacific Poker recently upgraded its software to become fully Mac compatible with a full […]
October 27, 2005
Pokerzone is about to move to SKY Channel 843 to become part of the new Gaming and Dating section of the SKY programme guide. A company spokeswoman said the recent increase in the popularity of gaming and casino television has prompted Sky to add this new dedicated area to their existing platform. The changeover process […]
October 26, 2005
Players can expect more publicity buildup ahead following this week’s announcement from Harrah’s Entertainment on the details for the 2006 World Series of Poker event. Harrah’s will stage the world’s richest poker tournament at its Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino. The finals will be supported by the Second Annual World Series of Poker Lifestyle Show […]
October 25, 2005
Further to our report on Betfair’s decision to extend its poker software license with Cryptologic, the latter company has commented on the arrangement. The Canadian Press reports that Betfair provides as much as a tenth of the Toronto software companys revenue but that, “It is expected there will be no material effect on CryptoLogic’s 2005 […]
October 25, 2005
CelebPoker.com says that when the current World Series of Poker replays have ended the world will look to Australia in January 2006 for the most exciting poker event to ever take place outside the US. The Aussie Millions is a tournament where players from all over the world will compete for a prize pool worth […]
October 22, 2005
Harrah’s Entertainment has announced that the National Heads-Up Poker Championship, which brings together 64 of the world’s best players competing in a unique one-on-one, single-elimination, bracket-style format, will move to Caesars Palace starting in 2006. NBC will broadcast 10 hours of tournament action over six shows next April and May. The first run of the […]
October 21, 2005
“Namaste! Let’s show them how Indians play poker,” is the welcome on a new poker site designed by patta enthusiasts to bring online poker to the Indian market. TeenPatti.com, has a definite but not overdone Indian theme and has teamed with LoboGaming Corporation for both software and facilities to become Lobo’s first licensee. Lobo will […]
October 21, 2005
Introduced earlier this month, the new turbo poker tables at Pacific Poker.com are proving popular, judging by posts on several fora and general player comments. The turbo tables were introduced for poker players seeking fast-paced and speedier games, and Mike Herea, promotions department manager for Pacific Poker is very excited by the new feature. “We […]
October 18, 2005
The internet casino and magazine group Gaming VC plans to commercially launch its new online poker operation in the near future following a soft launch in August and Beta testing through the European holidays. Powered by Boss Media the poker room will add to Gaming VC’s already healthy Casino Club.com revenue streams from a mainly […]
October 18, 2005
US gambling whale Harrahs Entertainment joined forces this week with AOL to build a co-branded cyberspace home for the popular World Series of Poker tournament and its associated interest groups. The new site will include free-play poker rooms, event updates and other content in an effort to widen the tournament’s audience. The relationship between Harrah’s […]