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At the beginning of Day 2 of the ongoing World Poker Tour (WPT) Championship, a moment of silence was held for PokerRoad producer and poker player Justin Shronk, who passed away tragically last weekend at age 27. Read more »
The World Poker Congress has announced the dates for its 2009 meeting and revealed some of the prominent members of the poker community who will speak during the event. Read more »
The Nevada Gaming Control Board continued its onslaught of sub-par performance results for the state's casinos this month. In recent figures released, it announced that statewide casino "win," or revenue, dove by 18% in February year over year. Read more »
In a change that took effect this week, PRWeb, a major press release distributor, announced that it would no longer accept news from "online gambling or related websites." Read more »
Eric Lynch, better known as "Rizen" in the online poker world, recently lent his name to Gunnar Optiks, which provides high-end digital performance eyewear for computer users. The company's products, which can be found in 300 retail stores nationwide, have recently caught on with online poker players. Read more »
On Sunday, the London Times sent shockwaves through the land based casino industry as well as the internet gaming world with a small article regarding the recent actions of one of the largest casino operations in the world and a former online gaming CEO. Read more »
The son of the late Chip Reese, Casey Reese, has passed away from an overdose of prescription drugs, according to comments by Daniel Negreanu and Doyle Brunson on Full Contact Poker and Doyle's Room. He was 20 years old. Read more »
In the upcoming release of X-Men Origins: Wolverine, poker players may be able to catch a glimpse of one of the game's top stars. According to various sources that have viewed a pirated copy of the movie, there is a scene involving a game of Texas Hold'em featuring Wolverine, Gambit, and Daniel Negreanu. Read more »
A blacklist authored by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) aiming to censor various "indecent" websites, including online poker sites, leaked last month with the help of anonymous sources. Read more »
Poker players who want to learn how to transition successfully from No Limit Texas Hold'em to Pot Limit Omaha should look no further than "The Pot Limit Omaha Book," a product of Tri Nguyen. The newest poker publication is available for pre-order at DailyVariance.com. Read more »
In breaking news out of St. Louis, former BetOnSports CEO David Carruthers has pled guilty to "federal racketeering conspiracy charges," according to the Associated Press. He faces up to 33 months in prison and sentencing is scheduled for October 2nd. Read more »
On Friday, June 5th, the Women in Poker Hall of Fame will grow a little bigger. June Field, Jan Fisher, and Cyndy Violette will join an esteemed class of poker pros that already includes Poker News Daily Guest Columnist Linda Johnson, Marsha Waggoner, Susie Isaacs and Barbara Enright. Read more »
ProPlayLive, which recently launched as a poker training site, features some of the world's top instructors, including 2004 WSOP Main Event winner Greg Raymer, Poker News Daily contributor Annie Duke, and eight-time bracelet winner and Full Tilt Poker pro Erik Seidel. Read more »
If you've ever wanted to learn from the pros, now may be your chance. Poker News Daily columnist Annie Duke, 2004 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event champion Greg Raymer, and eight-time bracelet winner Erik Seidel have teamed up to launch ProPlayLive. Read more »
The UFC may be ousting Full Tilt Poker as a sponsor, according to multiple sources. In its place, according to MMAFix.com, could be Absolute Poker, which is owned by Tokwiro, also the parent company of Ultimate Bet. Full Tilt continues to have affiliate banners in place on the UFC's website. Read more »
Lisa Wheeler is the President of GreasieWheels, which specializes in putting on some of the world's most successful fundraising events. Media coordination, video production, advertising, talent coordination, and photography are just some of the aspects that Wheeler and her team take care of at charity poker tournaments with the industry's biggest names. Read more »
On Monday, Team PokerStars Pro member Vanesa Rousso, the runner up in the 2009 National Heads-Up Poker Championship, will compete in the Pompano Beach's Isle Casino "Battle at the Beach." The stop is a prelude to Rousso's "Art of Poker" seminar series, which kicks off on April 5th. Read more »
In the United States, individual income taxes are due on April 15th, which is now less than one month away. For live and online poker players, filing taxes means facing a unique set of challenges. Poker News Daily enlisted the help of Certified Public Accountant Ann-Margaret Johnston to learn more. Read more »
Bluefire Poker, which recently made waves by challenging U.S. President Barack Obama or any member of Congress to a charity heads-up poker match, inked an agreement with PKR this week. As part of the terms of the deal, PKR will become Bluefire Poker's exclusive partner in Europe. Read more »
This week, the New Jersey Casino Control Commission (CCC) released its "win," or revenue totals for February. In the shortest month of the year, gambling revenues in Atlantic City dove 19.2% in comparison to February of 2008 to $310.3 million. A total of 11 casinos make up the Atlantic City market. Read more »
According to the Nevada Gaming Control Board, which released its January "win" figures this week, statewide revenue slipped 14.62% in January of 2009 in comparison to January of 2008. It marks the 13th straight month of declining revenues. Read more »
In breaking news from the National Heads-Up Poker Championship in Las Vegas, Team PokerStars Pro member Vanessa Rousso was named the newest Go Daddy girl. The news comes on the eve of Day 1 of the popular NBC poker tournament, which begins on Friday at Caesars Palace. Read more »
It may be thought that the United States has the market cornered when it comes to poker on television, but one thing that it does not have is a dedicated channel for the game. For this, you have to look to Europe and The Poker Channel, which began broadcasting in 2005. Read more »
In a recent blog posted on the online poker site Betfair, Sorel "Imper1um" Mizzi, a sponsored player of the online poker room, outlined an Iron Man Challenge against Team PokerStars Pro member Bertrand "Elky" Grospellier. A total of 17 events will make up the competition, with at least $10,000 per event on the line. Read more »
In the current day of professional poker, players look to find ways to alleviate the pressures faced by everyone who works for a living. Many times this is done by being the spokesperson or sponsored player for one of the multitude of online poker sites that crave a vibrant face to place on their product. Read more »
