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In a ruling handed down by Pennsylvania Judge Thomas A. James Jr. in Columbia County on Friday, it was ruled that Texas Hold'em is a game of skill and therefore not gambling under state law. The ruling sets an "excellent bar" for future poker litigation, according to Poker Players Alliance (PPA) Executive Director John Pappas. Read more »
After a two week run that has seen over one million dollars in cash handed out to its players, Ultimate Bet will wrap up the Third Annual Ultimate Bet Online Championships with a battle for the $1 Million Guaranteed Championship starting this Sunday. Read more »
In November, the Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association (iMEGA) filed its response brief in a legal challenge to declare the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) unconstitutional. On Thursday, the organization announced that it had been contacted by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals about its availability in April. Read more »
According to a customer service e-mail received on Wednesday, Playboy Gaming, the parent company of Playboy Poker, will shut its doors on January 29th. Poker News Daily has also confirmed the news with CryptoLogic, the network Playboy Poker belongs to. Read more »
The New Jersey Casino Control Commission released revenue figures for the state for December of 2008 as well as full year to date numbers. The result: casino revenues plummeted by 7.6% in 2008 and 18.7% in December of 2008 in comparison to December of 2007. Still, casino win was $4.5 billion during the 2008 calendar year. Read more »
Titan Poker has revealed the winners of its Titan Poker Team promotion for 2009. The twelve members will be representing the online poker site at live tournaments around the world. Read more »
The outlying islands of Taiwan will now be open to legal land-based gambling, according to Bloomberg. However, its mainland will remain inaccessible to companies such as MGM Grand and the Las Vegas Sands Corporation. Previously, gambling anywhere in Taiwan was not permitted. Read more »
A record-setting 1,347 players entered the 2009 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA), the largest field ever assembled for a live poker tournament held outside of Las Vegas. At the end of the day, Canadian poker player Poorya Nazari grabbed $3 million and the title of PCA Champion. Read more »
The world of Google AdWords is about to change, as the site recently announced a modification of its policy towards gambling. Affiliates of internet gambling sites can now bid on popular industry terms, such as "online poker," according to a press release distributed Friday by Income Access. Read more »
Up and coming poker star Tom Dwan recently issued a Million Dollar Challenge, offering the sum of money to anyone who could defeat him. Recently, two prominent poker stars announced they will take part, David Benyamine and Phil Ivey. When the Challenge will take place is unknown. Read more »
Poker players around the world can rejoice in knowing that the Full Tilt Online Poker Series, or FTOPS as it's commonly known, will return for an eleventh installment. The wait won't be long, either, as FTOPS XI debuts less than one month from now on February 4th. Read more »
According to Michael Corfman, Executive Director of the Gambling Portal Webmasters Association (GPWA) and Chief Executive Officer of Casino City, the owners of Casino Affiliate Programs (CAP) are also the men behind CardSpike. Read more »
According to the Salt Lake Tribune newspaper, Utah State Representative Sheryl Allen (R-Bountiful) is seeking to introduce House Resolution 1, which asserts that the decision whether or not to adopt gambling should belong solely to the states. While Utah has managed to stunt land-based forms of gambling, Allen told the Tribune, "Computers made it much easier to gamble." Read more »
On Sunday night, the seventh season of the World Poker Tour (WPT) kicked off. Part one of Bellagio Cup IV aired, which featured a final table that included Mike Watson, David Benyamine, Luke Staudenmaier, Ralph Perry, John Phan, and Gabriel Thaler. Read more »
John Phan, affectionately named "The Razor" in the world of poker, was recently named Bluff Magazine's 2008 Player of the Year, with $2.1 million in earnings translating into 1,214.1 points according to its rating system. He edged out Michael Binger, who hauled in $1.1 million for 1,183.7 points. Read more »
In threads that have ballooned on Poker Affiliate Program's website as well as TwoPlusTwo, numerous affiliates have reported issues with payments from CardSpike, a skin of the Cake Poker Network. Read more »
In an opinion piece that appeared in the Wall Street Journal newspaper on Tuesday, Dale Buss authored "Will Gambling Continue to Grow? All Bets Are Off." In it, he described the apparent downfall of gambling and quoted Annenberg Public Policy Center Director Dan Romer, who labeled poker as a "fad." Read more »
In Kentucky, a case involving the seizure and potential forfeiture of 141 internet gambling domain names has the potential to set a precedent hundreds of miles east as well as around the world. The way that the State of New York may handle disputes with online retailer Amazon as well as iTunes distributor Apple could hinge on the outcome of the case in the Bluegrass State. Read more »
The PartyPoker Irish Poker Championship (IPC) will kick off on January 2nd from the Radisson SAS Hotel in Galway, Ireland. On top of the intense play at the tables, event organizers have also added a "Main Event" of different sorts this time around in the form of a singing contest. Read more »
Recently, World Record Week was held on PokerStars. Already the Web's largest poker site, PokerStars sought to expand its player base and notoriety by attempting to shatter two key industry records: The Largest Online Poker Tournament and the Most Players to Simultaneously Play Poker Online. Read more »
In his latest blog posted on DoylesRoom.com, the online poker room's namesake lashed out at Party Gaming Co-Founder Anurag Dikshit, who recently struck a $300 million agreement with the United States Federal Government, admitting breaking the law in the process. Read more »
On Sunday, PokerStars will be dishing out 30 seats to its annual Caribbean Adventure (PCA), which takes place next month from the Atlantis Hotel and Casino on Paradise Island in The Bahamas. The luxurious hotel and its world-famous bridge suite set the stage for the $10,000 buy-in Main Event of the PCA, which begins on Monday, January 5th. Read more »
On Monday, December 29th, the fifth season of NBC's "Poker After Dark" will kick off. The very first episode is called "Close But No Cigar" and will play host to those who have reached past World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event final tables, but have yet to take down a title. Read more »
This week, owners of up and coming poker staking site Pro Poker Exchange made the decision to cease operations, citing a potential violation of the Securities Act of 1933. Just a few days removed from signing World Poker Tour (WPT) Host Mike Sexton and NeverWinPoker.com owner Bryan Micon, Pro Poker Exchange made the call. Read more »
On Sunday, December 28th at 4:30pm Eastern Time (16:30 ET), PokerStars, the world's largest online poker room, will bump up the prize pool of its weekly Sunday Million to $2.5 million. The marquee tournament regularly boasts a $1.5 million guarantee, making it the largest weekly event held. Read more »
