09 Oct 07
2008 WSOP Dates Announced
cardplayer.com - After much criticism from the participants of this summer’s World Series of Poker, Harrah’s Entertainment seems already to be taking steps to rectify some previous mistakes for the upcoming 2008 WSOP. The 39th-Annual WSOP will be taking place at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino for the fourth year in a row, and the official dates are May 30 through July 17 — with scheduled opportunities to pre-register — which once again increases the length of the Series.
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08 Oct 07
EU: First Major Tournament of 2008 Announced
cardplayer.com - Pokerevents.ie in conjunction with sponsor PartyPoker.com has announced details of the Irish Poker Championship 2008, to be held at the Radisson Hotel & Spa, Galway, Ireland, from Jan 3 to Jan 6, 2008. This is the first major tournament sponsorship in Ireland by PartyPoker.com and is Europe’s first major tournament of 2008.
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08 Oct 07
PAD Ready To Air With Big Name Professionals
casinogamblingweb.com - Of the six players in the event, five of them are holders of World Series of Poker bracelets.
The line up from seat one to seat six is, David Benyamine, Allen Cunningham, Jennifer Harmon, Phil Ivey, Barry Greenstein, and Eli Elezra.
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08 Oct 07
Study Reveals Highest Risk For Online Poker Players
casinogamblingweb.com- 16,500 adults were monitored in a study by The Swedish National Institute of Public Health to determine the effects of online poker, and the results are that the game of poker online, is indeed, creating more problem gamblers than other gaming outlets.
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08 Oct 07
UIGEA Repeal - No Poker Exception
4flush.com- The UIGEA currently exempts the use of the internet to bet on horses, fantasy sports games and the lottery. Barney Frank said he has been “unpersuaded” to do the same for online poker.
“I am not going to draw a distinction between poker and blackjack,” Frank said.
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05 Oct 07
Swedish Online Gambling Study Released
The study of 16,500 adults was carried out during 2006 with three objectives; to identify the size of the online poker market in Sweden, to build a profile of online poker players and their level of problem gambling, and to gauge the effect of the launch of Svenska Spel’s poker site in March 2006.
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05 Oct 07
Sites Protect the Privacy of Cheaters, Why?
If someone was caught cheating in a major online event, and I write to the support department of the poker room to get an explanation (when I played in the event), why am I told that the names of the offending parties can't be released to me?
Why is protecting their privacy so important?
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05 Oct 07
Frank Questions Study's Value
Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., though he is a co-sponsor of Nevada-backed legislation to study Internet gambling, on Tuesday questioned its value.
"Studies don't do much," said Frank, who is chairman of the House Financial Services Committee.
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04 Oct 07
Tournament Winners Get Time To Pay Uncle Sam
Rather than forcing casinos to withhold players' winnings, the IRS will require casinos to report winnings on a W-2G form. Players will continue to be responsible for paying taxes on their winnings at tax time. The policy will take effect March 4.
The American Gaming Association, which has butted heads with the IRS regarding the rate of casino worker tip taxes, is cheering the new rule.
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04 Oct 07
Extreme Poker Sydney: a Real Cliff Hanger
onlinecasinonews.com - Situated opposite Sydney’s Harbour Bridge, six players battled it out on the precariously positioned platform - not only to claim the title, but also escape the 295 foot drop that awaited the 5 losing finalists.
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04 Oct 07
U.S. Takes Final Steps To Ban Online Gambling
[M]any banks and credit card companies have not taken any action to stop making payments to illegal sites, awaiting the rules to determine what procedures they need to have in place.
Yesterday's announcement details those rules, calling on all banks, credit card companies and automated payment system companies to have "policies and procedures that are reasonably designed to prevent payments being made to gambling businesses."
SOURCE: www.telegraph.co.uk
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03 Oct 07
PPA asks players to comment
parttimepoker.com - The Poker Players Alliance is staying on message with a recent press release on the “misguided path” of the UIGEA. Emphasizing poker as a “game of skill,” the PPA is calling on all those affected to familliarize themselves with the proposed regulations and respond during the public comment process, which continues until December 12, 2007.
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03 Oct 07
European Championship of Online Poker
pokernews.com - The end of November is going to be an exciting time for the UK's online poker players. Titan Poker, iPoker's largest room, is hosting the European Championship of Online Poker (ECOOP). The ten-day online poker event offers a guaranteed $2,500,000 prizes!
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02 Oct 07
Book Review: Ghosts at the Table
pokernews.com - Des Wilson returns to the world of poker literacy this month with the follow up to the hugely successful Swimming with the Devilfish with another offering to further teach us the story of poker. This time round, Ghosts at the Table tells us the history of poker around the world, and looks to uncover and expose some of the great poker myths.
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02 Oct 07
Real estate agent tops Asian poker
manilastandardtoday.com - The Asia Pacific Poker Tour produced yet another young champion—Ziv Bachar of Israel—prompting the organizers to expect a rush of young participants in the tour’s final stop in Sydney, Australia late this year.
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02 Oct 07
Matusow to Develop Poker Content with iAmplify
cardplayer.com - Mike “The Mouth” Matusow has officially signed with iAmplifyVegas to develop poker content. The new video series will bring Matusow’s unique perspective on poker play to the masses and will be offered through iAmplifyVegas.com.
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01 Oct 07
Negreanu: Online games can be a great training tool
chron.com - You can play online for free — or for money — to sharpen your skills. That's exactly what many of the world's top players do on a regular basis.
If you're considering online play as a form of practice, there are a few key adjustments you'll need to make to your game. Because as much as playing online poker is a good training tool, it's simply not the same as playing live poker.
Therefore, online poker must be approached in a different way. ...
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01 Oct 07
Lebanese wins Poker Stars EPT London
online-casinos.com - Lebanese poker ace Joseph Mouawad made poker history for his country when he took down the Poker Stars European Poker Tour London final table this week to pick up a main prize winner's check of GBP 611,520.
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01 Oct 07
Poker Diehards Unsure About PPA
gambling911.com - The Poker Players Alliance (PPA), which claims close to 800,000 members heading into October, is rallying the troops for an October 22 thru 24 Washington, DC "fly-in". But not all poker players believe the PPA is acting in their best interest.
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01 Oct 07
Software Gives Players a Full View of Their Game
cardplayer.com - Poker Academy Prospector is a fantastic piece of software that is a must-have for any online player who is trying to get better. The many different features packed into this easy-to-use suite help give players a better understanding of their game by taking the player’s actual hand histories from online sites they use to generate reports about the player’s game.
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