23 Jan 07
Bluff Names "Poker Power 20"
onlinecasinonews.com - With a following of hundreds of millions of players and enthusiasts world-wide, poker is a powerful force in the world of entertainment. Presidents, Kings, billionaires and leaders of industry play the game, yet within the poker fraternity, there are organizations and individuals whose influence overshadows them all.
The Poker Power 20 is more than a top earnings list for poker players, it recognizes and identifies who is shaping the game of poker today, and providing direction for the sport into the future.
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22 Jan 07
DoJ Targets Banks in Britain
cardplayer.com - The United States Department of Justice has expanded its war against online gambling across the Atlantic Ocean to the marbled floors of some of world’s largest financial institutions that have offices in Britain.
The Times of London reported Sunday that subpoenas have been issued against at least 16 banks to hand over information concerning their dealings with several online poker sites. It seems the DoJ is targeting online sites that trade their stock publicly on the London Stock Exchange. Online poker companies that floated on the LSE include PartyGaming, 888 Holdings, and Empire Online.
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22 Jan 07
Borgata Winter Poker Open Breaking Records
pokernews.com - Long known as a bastion of poker on the East Coast, the Borgata Hotel, Casino and Spa opened up action for the 2nd Annual Borgata Winter Poker Open on January 17th. The tournament, which was added last year as a World Poker Tour event, will be running until January 30th and, if initial numbers pan out through the event, could make the tournament the largest one east of the Mississippi.
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22 Jan 07
Welsh Amateur Poker Championship Announced
uk.pokernews.com - The Amateur Poker Association & Tour ("APAT") this week announced the details for it's third live event in it's tour. The Welsh Amateur Poker Championship will be held at the Grosvenor Casino in Cardiff, on February 24th & 25th, 2007.
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22 Jan 07
Everest Poker In French TV Deal
online-casinos.com - Everest Poker has made a bold move into French territory this week by signing a sponsorship deal with the new poker TV show Direct Poker. The show will be aired weekly on one of France's most popular free digital TV channels, Direct 8.
France has recently seen a wave of new poker television shows aired on both national and cable TV which have largely contributed to the poker phenomenon in France.
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19 Jan 07
Alternatives to Neteller
pokernews.com - While the shutdown of Neteller was greeted with a collective groan by the poker community, by no means does it signal the end of online poker. Although Neteller was by far the most popular method of deposit and withdrawal from online poker sites, there are and have existed for some time many other options or "ewallets" to choose from.
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19 Jan 07
Negreanu on Poker: Get on the defensive
nj.com - Defense wins championships.
You've probably heard that expression when referring to all types of sports, especially football. This is probably the first time, however, that you've ever heard it associated with playing on the World Poker Tour.
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19 Jan 07
Citadel Leaves US Market
pokerpages.com - Canadian-based Citadel Commerce, another popular e-Wallet payment processor used by poker players to fund their online accounts, announced Wednesday that effective immediately they "will no longer offer financial processing to non-domestic Internet Gaming merchants for USA consumers."
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19 Jan 07
Brosnan set for poker drama
virgin.net - Pierce Brosnan has signed up to star in the upcoming poker drama 'The Big Biazarro'.
According to Empire, the former Bond actor will produce and play the lead role in the big-screen adaptation of the 1987 Leonard Wise novel of the same name, which tells the story of an elusive veteran card player who mentors a headstrong but talented protege.
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19 Jan 07
Cryptologic to enter Chinese Market
hemscott.com - Internet gaming software developer CryptoLogic Inc said it has signed a three-way memorandum of understanding (MoU) to adapt and licence its online casino, poker and other skill-based games for the Chinese market.
The MoU with Brilliance Technology Co and 568 Network Inc, which both have strong links to the software and gaming industries in China, will see the three firms jointly establish a new company there.
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18 Jan 07
Reliance on NETeller Could Prove Costly
gambling911.com - With the late Wednesday night announcement that NETeller will be leaving the US market for good a number of online poker rooms have been left with their pants down .... Over the past few years many online poker rooms and gambling sites in general have become increasingly dependent on third party payment processor, NETeller.
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17 Jan 07
Report Finds Brits are 'Addicted'
uk.pokernews.com - Nielsen/NetRatings, a company which monitors British use of online applications, has reported a huge increase in "addictive" application usage. The widespread availability of broadband has been largely to blame, the company claims. ...
However, it was online poker software that stood out in the report. Users spent more time online using poker applications than any other.
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16 Jan 07
Poker boss loses landmark court case
itv.com - The boss of a London poker club has lost his battle to get the game recognised as immune from gambling legislation.
Derek Kelly, 46, argued poker was a game of skill and should be subject only to the same laws as chess and bridge.
He fought prosecution for running an unlicensed club but was convicted by a jury at Snaresbrook Crown Court in East London.
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16 Jan 07
Party Poker's Gentleman of Europe
uk.pokernews.com - At a time when the authorities continue to insist that poker is a game of chance, Ireland's wise and experienced Liam "The Gentleman" Flood proves there's no substitute for skill in the PartyPoker.com European Open!
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16 Jan 07
Absolute Making Poker Dreams Come True
cardplayer.com - An absolute dream for many poker players would have them be able to play in a handful of World Poker Tour and World Series of Poker events for free. AbsolutePoker.com is doing it.
The online poker site is now running The Absolute Dream Package, a series of tournaments in which the winner receives entry into 10 tournaments, including five WPT events and the WSOP main event.
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16 Jan 07
Poker Gang Used Hidden Cameras
uk.pokernews.com - Yesterday a gang of three London-based people (two men and a woman) were sentenced in a London Court for their involvement in a high-tech scam at several casinos involving the use of micro-cameras, hearing devices and a white van!
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15 Jan 07
Wyoming Supports Social Poker
pokerpages.com - The Wyoming Senate Travel, Recreation, Wildlife and Cultural Resource Committee committee unanimously endorsed a bill this past Thursday to permit the return of 'social' poker games to state bars and restaurants.
"If you just get some folks who decide to come down and play poker and they're also buying drinks from you, that's legal," Sen. Mike Massie, D-Albany, said. "It's called social gambling."
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15 Jan 07
PokerStars Sunday Million Tops $1.5M
pokernews.com - January's second full Sunday of online poker action saw a record-setting turnout in the PokerStars Sunday Million, where the prize pool of $1,526,400 set an all-time record for a non-WCOOP online event.
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15 Jan 07
Skill or chance? UK court will decide
reuters.com - A court in East London is expected to decide this week whether poker is a game of skill, chance or a combination of both.
A jury has been asked to weigh up the role played by Lady Luck in the world's most popular card game, after police accused a club owner of illegally hosting a poker session and levying winnings and stakes without a licence.
Britain's Gambling Act states that a licence is needed for hosting a game of chance but not those of skill, like chess.
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15 Jan 07
Accused Claims "Poker Is Skill"
casinotimes.co.uk - Derek Kelly, 46, denies two counts of contravening the Gaming Act by organising poker games at the Gutshot Club in Clerkenwell, central London.
The act says a licence is needed to host games of chance but not games of skill, like chess and quiz machines.
Snaresbrook Crown Court heard Mr Kelly said he could prove that poker is a game of skill.
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