02 Oct 06
Gaming Stocks Drop
As would be expected, gaming stocks have been hit hard by the news of the US legislation, and the subsequent fallout from the bill being attached to the Port Security Bill.
(from winneronline.com)
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02 Oct 06
No US Wagers Wanted
After evaluating Friday's US legislation, several large publicly traded companies in the gaming sector, including Wagerlogic licensees, Party Gaming and 888.com have made the decision to stop accepting wagers from US citizens.
(from winneronline.com)
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29 Sep 06
Asian Poker Classic Puts India On The Map
online-gambling-insider.com - The future of gambling in general and poker in particular will be closely linked to emerging markets, and at the forefront of this potential boom will undoubtedly be Asia. The Asian Poker Classic, a $1 million guaranteed no-limit Hold'em event, will be the first professional poker tournament ever held in India.
It's a natural progression for the game of poker, which has exploded in popularity throughout Europe, Australia, and South Africa in the past few years.
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29 Sep 06
Pacific Poker now accredited through eCOGRA
pokerlistings.com - Pacific Poker is the latest recipient of the eCommerce and Online Gambling Regulation and Assurance (eCOGRA) accreditation and "Play It Safe" seal, bringing the total number of eCOGRA approved sites to 111.
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29 Sep 06
Andy Bloch Wins Pro-Am Equalizer
cardplayer.com - Andy Bloch outlasted a table of superstars Thursday to win the Pro-Am Equalizer tournament and its $500,000 top prize. He had to beat Allen Cunningham, Phil Laak, Phil Ivey, Huck Seed and actor and the amateur of the group, Nick Gonzalez.
The match went well over six hours, and the blinds — which started at $1,500-$3,000 — hit $15,000-$30,000 before it was all over.
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28 Sep 06
Poker Giant is Mac-Friendly
Party Poker online casino has decided to take a certain risk, and has announced the availability of a Mac compatible download and a browser based application to empower Mac players.
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28 Sep 06
Italy to Legalize and Regulate Online Gambling
pokernews.com - Italy has taken the step that the U.K., and many other countries have taken, and is moving toward regulation of the industry. As of January 1, 2007, it will be legal for Italian citizens to gamble online. The new law also clears the way for things like public sports betting and bingo parlors.
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27 Sep 06
5th Annual Aruba Poker Classic is Under Way
cardplayer.com - Grab the tanning lotion, flip-flops, and, of course, the most universal poker accessory — your sunglasses — because the fifth annualPokerHo, Annie Duke, and MammaHo at the APC Ultimate Bet Aruba Poker Classic is under way at the Radisson Hotel Casino in Palm Beach, Aruba. And this year, UB has introduced the Ultimate Blackjack Tour to the mix of events for even more thrills during nine days of jam-packed action.
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27 Sep 06
Time Magazine Looks At Poker
One of the venerable journalistic institutions in America, Time Magazine, has recently come out with an article that fairly looked at the question of young people playing the game of poker.
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27 Sep 06
Student Builds Poker Networking Site
Provided you don’t live under a rock, you are aware of two of the hottest online trends today, MySpace and poker. A student at SUNY Fredonia University used this rationale to create CardsLife.com, a social networking site specifically for poker players. ...
Jeremy Miller, 18, of Fredonia, NY ... stated, "I’ve met many of my poker friends online, but never in person. Naturally, I’d like to get to know them better, and I assume many other people are in the same situation. My site lets that happen."
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27 Sep 06
William Hill: No Bets From U.S.
Bloomberg -- William Hill Plc, the second- largest U.K. bookmaker, said it has acted to stop taking online poker and casino bets from American customers until the scope of a U.S. crackdown on Internet gambling has become clearer.
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26 Sep 06
TV host and poker writer wins London Event
online-casinos.com - The weekend saw the exciting finish at The Grosvenor Victoria Casino in London of the European Poker Tour UK leg, with the final 12 survivors of a starting field of 400 top players coming together on Sunday afternoon.
With a GBP 500 000 grand prize at stake for the winner, the competitive tension was palpable as play commenced
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26 Sep 06
Ivey Wins First Pro-Am Equalizer
cardplayer.com - Phil Ivey outlasted a tough group of professionals during filming of the Pro-Am Equalizer today. He’s the first of six players to advance to the final where he has a chance to win the $500,000 first prize. ...
Negreanu was the first player eliminated not long after the match began at 11 a.m. this morning. The elimination hand also gave Ivey a fairly large chip stack early in the day.
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25 Sep 06
Dealers get their chance to play
When the time came to shuffle up and deal this weekend for a tournament at Binion's Horseshoe Gambling Hall and Hotel in Las Vegas, the dealers where dealing to a select group of their fellow dealers from around the world for the World Poker Dealer Championship.
All public card rooms worldwide were invited to send one of their dealers to represent them at the tournament. Participants are required to wear the uniform and name badges of their casino or card room.
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25 Sep 06
Straight Wins UK Writer £½ million
A Guardian columnist was £500,000 richer last night after becoming the first woman to win the London leg of the European Poker Tour, one of the three biggest poker tournaments in the world.
Victoria Coren, 33, who writes a weekly column, How to Play Poker for G2 and has presented TV poker shows, said she was stunned to win the top prize after producing a [3-7] straight to beat an Australian rival in the final hand.
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22 Sep 06
Harrah's wants WSOP.com
Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. has filed a lawsuit to try to gain possession of the domain name WSOP.com which is currently owned by Federico Schiavio. The company claims that it owns the trademark on the name "World Series of Poker" and has applied for a patent on the name "WSOP" so the site should be passed to them.
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22 Sep 06
Play the Pro's at Bodog
Interested in taking a shot at the pros? Try the Bodog Poker Leaderboard.
If you're good enough to win the monthly leaderboard you can sit down with Josh Arieh or David Williams in a $1,000 heads-up match.
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21 Sep 06
Poker sites target gay and transexuals
gambling911.com -- Poker sites are now targeting the gay population, which just happens to have more disposable income laying around than any other ethnic group. ... Those hunky boys at WickedChopsPoker.com report on the new phenomenon.
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21 Sep 06
Newhouse Wins 2006 Borgata Poker Open
allinmag.com -- Mark Newhouse is this year's WPT Borgata Poker Open champion. The student from Chapel Hill entered Tuesday’s final table with $7,025,000 of the $13,500,000 chips in play, more than doubling his next closest competitor. Newhouse was, in a word, unstoppable on Monday. Every break went his way, and every big pot seemed to get pushed toward him.
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20 Sep 06
Poker Pays Off for Indie Filmmakers
(PRWEB) September 20, 2006 -- It’s the kind of storyline you would see in a film – but one online poker win means that a new film will make it to the big screen.
"We’re pretty sure that ours is the first film to be entirely funded by online poker winnings," says film director Nick Scott, who turned to poker after being frustrated by the lack of official film funding. "It’s difficult for British filmmakers to fund their projects. We had a great script and just wanted to make the thing, but it was going to take us months to raise the cash ourselves."
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