July 21, 2005
These days it seems hardly a week goes by without Gaming Corporation appearing in the headlines with a new acquisition or expansion. This week it was the announcement that the company is moving into the lucrative online poker sector through a deal with Ongame, which recently joined the eCOGRA self-regulatory fold. Dynamic, London-based Gaming Corporation […]
July 21, 2005
CYOP Systems International Inc. and RDC Services Ltd. have inked an agreement whereby the former will license its poker software, developed by subsidiary Red Felt Software, to the latter. RDC is an experienced interactive marketing and management outfit, and will pay a set up fee and a percentage of the net rake to Red Felt […]
July 19, 2005
The major British gambling group William Hill announced plans this week to sponsor a major televised poker tournament between 17 and 25 October 2005 where the winner will receive GBP 150 000. The William Hill Grand Prix Poker Tournament is the group’s first move into the major table tournament sector, with a GBP 100 000 […]
July 19, 2005
With the World Series of Poker championships placing poker firmly in the media headlines earlier this month, the timing was thought by many industry observers to be right for poker news and announcements. One announcement that really grabbed everyone’s attention was a report that one of the best known poker legends, Doyle Brunson had offered […]
July 19, 2005
A key member of the Numis Securities professional team that guided Internet gambling marketing company Empire Online through its GBP 512 million London IPO last month has now joined the company as investor relations adviser. Andrew Burnett is a skilled leisure and gaming analyst and latterly corporate financier who will also play an important role […]
July 19, 2005
The World Poker Exchange published the results of its survey of US poker players recently, revealing some interesting facts. For example, 75 percent of US pokerheads play at least three times a month, while 39 percent play five times a month. And good news for Internet poker rooms and networks – 45 percent of poker […]
July 16, 2005
“Aussie, Aussie, Aussie. Oy, Oy, Oy” was the roar from Australian spectators early (Vegas time) on Saturday morning as their countryman Joseph Hachem was declared World Champion of the 36th (2005) WSOP, winning $7.5 million and fame in the world of poker. 9 players took their seats at the final table at Binions at 4.00pm […]
July 16, 2005
The remaining players in this titanic multi-million dollar fight resumed play at Binion’s Gambling Hall and Hotel, Friday, July 15. Chip counts as of 6:19 pm Vegas time – play started at 4.00pm – were as follows: 1. Aaron Kanter – $11,270,000 (seat 6) 2. Andrew Black – $10,550,000 (seat 2) 3. Tex Barch – […]
July 16, 2005
Dow Jones reports that Party Gaming, which recently enjoyed a successful IPO on the London Stock Exchange has been listed as a “buy” recommendation by UBS. The listing advises that PartyGaming is a global market-leading online poker group with an estimated 54 percent market share and is “…likely to be incorporated into the FTSE 100 […]
July 16, 2005
Poker Plex will be a tempting venue for bonus and prize hungry poker fans soon – the site is about to start running No Limit Hold’em daily guaranteed tournaments with a prize pool of $400,000. The tournaments are scheduled to take place four times every weekday, together with guaranteed Sunday Tournaments offering an additional prize […]