29 Mar 07
Club Owner Fined Over `Game of Chance'
bloomberg.com - The former co-owner of a private London poker club was fined 10,000 pounds ($19,500) today after a jury found him guilty of profiting from a game of chance in violation of Britain's gambling laws.
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29 Mar 07
Tran Captures WPT Title, Leads "Player of the Year"
businesswire.com - After making five World Poker Tour® (WPT) final tables in his career—with three in the past two months—professional poker player J.C. Tran won his first WPT Champion title yesterday at the World Poker Challenge at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nev. Beating out a field of 475 pros and amateurs, the 30-year-old Sacramento, Calif., native will take home a first place prize of $683,473 and a $25,000 seat in the WPT World Championship at the Bellagio in April.
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28 Mar 07
UK House of Lords rejects govt casino proposals
forbes.com - The government's plan for 17 casinos to be set up across the country lay in tatters tonight as members of the House of Lords rejected it by 123 votes to 120.
This means that Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell's gamble on an 'all or nothing' approach has failed spectacularly, even though the House of Commons passed the package by a narrow margin of 24 votes, 274 to 250.
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28 Mar 07
Gambling News From Poland: Thumbs Up
online-casinos.com - The Warsaw Voice had some good news for online gamblers in the Eastern European nation of Poland this week, advising them that following the European Court of Justice in the Placanica case (see previous Online-Casinos.com/InfoPowa reports) the government is preparing to license online gambling.
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28 Mar 07
WPT Finals: David Pham Leads
cardplayer.com - David Pham, who has more than $4.5 million in lifetime tournament winnings, is the chip leader with $1.655 million. He’s playing excellent poker, with two first-place finishes since March 14, when he won two events at the Winnin O’ the Green for a total of $106,400.
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28 Mar 07
2nd Go For Negreanu Poker Book
online-casinos.com - American poker ace Daniel Negreanu is counting rewards other than those from major global poker tournaments on the news that his book on poker's most popular game "Daniel Negreanu's Hold'em Wisdom for All Players" has not only been listed as the best-selling book in its category at Barnes & Noble, it is also going into a second printing less than three months following launch.
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27 Mar 07
US Pros Headed for Irish Poker Open
launchpoker.com - It is the second longest running poker series in the world, coming in behind the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, but the Irish Poker Open hasn't always drawn the bigger names in American poker to make the trip. This year that won't be the case as a number of leading names in the poker world have been confirmed for the event, playing for the lion's share of the Euro 2 million guaranteed prize pool. Mike Sexton, Jennifer Tilly, Phil Laak, and Antonio Esfandiari, among others, will be there Easter Weekend to play for the big bucks at the Burlington Hotel, Dublin.
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27 Mar 07
Blackberry Based Online Poker
online-casinos.com - Blackberry owners will soon be able to play Texas Hold 'Em on their hand held communications devices following the release this week of a new version of the popular online poker game from software developer Gameloft.
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27 Mar 07
Gov't-Owned Poker a Mega Success
onlinecasino.org - Svenska Spel AB, a Swedish government-owned and -licensed online gaming company, has posted record profits of $685 million for 2006, thanks to its online poker division.
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27 Mar 07
Poker Stars' Team Canada
cardplayer.com - Poker Stars is looking for 10 Canadian players to make up Team Canada to represent it at this year’s World Series of Poker main event. ...
The team will be made of players who win freerolls. The freerolls are open to new and existing Canadian players. ...
The promotion began March 3, and will run until May 12.
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26 Mar 07
Ex-soapstar scoops £100,000 poker win
rte.ie - A former 'EastEnders' actor turned professional gambler is in the money today after winning the regional leg of a British national poker competition.
Michael Greco walked away with £100,000 following the climax of the third round of the Grosvenor Poker Tour in Cardiff during the early hours of the morning.
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26 Mar 07
Poll: Top Ten Online Poker Sites
online-casinos.com - According to the latest statistically based chart positions at Poker Scout.com, Poker Stars.com remains the top of the pops with poker players around the world, fighting off a strong challenge from a resurgent Party Poker.com.
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26 Mar 07
Planet Poker Shuts Down
online-casinos.com - The owners of Planet Poker have decided to call it a day, citing the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act as their reason for closing the virtual doors of a pioneer in online poker. From March 31 a site which claims to be the first to offer poker online will cease to offer real money games.
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26 Mar 07
BC hosts first Johnny Chan Poker Classic
businessportal24.com - Do you have what it takes to compete with the poker master? British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) is proud to present the inaugural Johnny Chan Poker Classic, May 6-13, 2007. With an estimated 2,300 players and $2.8 million prize pool, the Johnny Chan Poker Classic promises to be the largest poker tournament held to date in British Columbia.
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23 Mar 07
Reno World Poker Challenge Starts Sunday
cardplayer.com - The World Poker Tour’s World Poker Challenge is scheduled to start Sunday at the Grand Sierra Resort and Casino in Reno, and if this year is anything like last year, the winner will walk away from the event with more than $1 million for his or her $5,000 buy-in.
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23 Mar 07
Poker Amateur Pockets $1 Million
casinotimes.co.uk - Poker amateur Rodel Tuazon from Iowa has emerged $1 Million richer following his winner-takes-all triumph in the Mansion Poker Dome Challenge.
Tuazon outlasted five tough competitors in the battle for the Mansion Poker Dome's first prize, proving himself the best man on the day ...
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23 Mar 07
EU warns Germany over betting ban
news.bbc.co.uk - The European Commission has warned Germany that it faces legal action if it goes ahead with plans to ban online betting and internet-based lotteries.
Guenter Verheugen, the European Union's industry commissioner, wrote to German states telling them they had a month to rework their draft legislation.
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22 Mar 07
US players can Still Play Online
The 2006 US UIGEAnlawful Internet Gambling Act looked to have ended poker for anyone based in the US, as many poker rooms stopped accepting US players. However a blog has been set up to show US players where and how they can continue playing poker online
UnitedStatesOfPoker.blogspot.com is updating every week and has full details of all US player accepting poker rooms. You would be surprised to know that at the last count the site listed over 30 rooms that are still open for US custom.
It also has a full guide on how to fund your account, using a safe, and secure eWallet. This is the option most Americans are using to fund their accounts, now that they cannot use their credit cards.
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22 Mar 07
Teresa Sanchez Wins First LPPT Event
cardplayer.com - The first Ladies Professional Poker Tour event took place this weekend at the Bicycle Casino’s Winnin’ O’ the Green series.
The $550 buy-in no-limit ladies-only tournament attracted 91 players, making the prize pool $45,000. The tournament began at 2:15 p.m. on Sunday. The final table was suppose to be played Monday night and air live through the Live At The Bike website, but one of the players could not stay the extra day so the women played through the night.
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21 Mar 07
WTO Expected To Rule Against US
onlinecasino.org - More and more rumors are now coming out, that the World Trade Organization (WTO) has ruled against the US in an online gambling dispute with the Caribbean island of Antigua and Barbuda.
Although the ruling has not yet come out and is still private, it's been reported that the WTO has found the US guilty of not complying.
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