July 30, 2005
The World Poker Exchange announced today the first round of professional poker players who will be joining celebrities Willie Garson, Nicholas Gonzalez, Mimi Rogers and Jennifer Tilly for the $2 million London Open Tournament 2005 this August 3-6. World Poker Exchange-sponsored player Max “The Italian Pirate” Pescatori will be joined at the first-ever lifestyle poker […]
July 29, 2005
British and Irish bookie group ubet2win could be moving into the online casino and poker sector once it has completed next week’s debut on the London AIM stock market. The company has raised around GBP 239 000 via a public offer at 3.5p a share, more than double the original GBP 100 000 expected, valuing […]
July 28, 2005
Littlewoodspoker.com scored a solid coup this week with the announcement that it is to exclusively sponsor a new ITV Celebrity show in the UK titled All Star Poker Challenge. The sponsorship extends to the show’s related website ITV.com/poker and includes extensive promotional mentions and links. Littlewoods Game On will also be providing ancillary betting and […]
July 27, 2005
One-time online poker industry leader Paradise Poker seemed intent on a higher profile this week as it publicised a free-entry online poker tournament with a first prize of a million dollars. Places two through ten won’t do too badly either – each will receive $10 000 and a free trip for two to an as […]
July 27, 2005
There was a clear message in a press release from WPT Enterprises, Inc. this week – the company will continue to successfully defend its intellectual property against all comers. The creator of the World Poker Tour television show has scored a number of intellectual property litigation victories in recent months, reflecting an aggressive and determined […]
July 25, 2005
Speculation is rife that Ultimate Bet is warming up for a GBP 200 million flotation in the near future, hoping to emulate the positive effects of a London listing experienced by Party Gaming and Empire Online. Operator Excapsa has engaged Canadian brokerage experts Canaccord Capital to consult on a possible listing, hoping to raise at […]
July 25, 2005
With an estimated 50 million or more online and land poker players in the United States alone, and the phenomenal popularity of the game on a global scale, it is not surprising that the need for a unifying body for poker players is being discussed. This week Poker News interviewed the latest manifestation of that […]
July 25, 2005
It looked like the end of the road this week for the Prima network site Lucky Nugget poker room. Belle Rock Gaming was advising affiliates that traffic would be re-directed to their flagship poker room at The Gaming Club.com, another member of the network. The advisory said that “Belle Rock Gaming is consolidating all its […]
July 21, 2005
One of the more interesting views on online gambling relationships surfaced this week in an opinion expressed by a respected analyst in a review of online gaming Discussing the relationship between Noam Lanir’s growing Empire Online marketing group and the (online poker) market leading Party Poker with which it does business, along with other major […]
July 21, 2005
Several big, poker-related shows are in the works from the popular American TV network GSN, formerly known as the Game Show Network. The shows are an extension of the current fad for broadcasting live poker events, and will air in the U.S. Fall. GSN will begin taping its first show, “The James Woods Gang Vs […]