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The Nevada Gaming Control Board released its August monthly "win" figures this week. Of note was that statewide gambling win declined by 8% in August, 2008 in comparison to the same period in 2007. Read more »
In a statement released to the London Stock Exchange on Thursday, NETELLER Plc announced that it will officially change its name to NEOVIA Financial Plc. The parent company owns and will retain the brands NETELLER, NETBANX and Net+. NETELLER Plc is currently traded on the London Stock Exchange under the symbol "NLR." Read more »
On October 29th, leaders of both land based and online poker rooms will gather in Budapest, Hungary at the Budapest Marriott Hotel for the beginning of the Third Annual World Poker Congress. Read more »
"Club WPT," the new poker combination of World Poker Tour Enterprises and Fox Sports Network, premiered this Sunday afternoon. Read more »
North Carolina has been a hotbed of poker for some time. Many popular professional players including Greg Raymer, Mike Sexton, Michael Gracz, and Chris Bell have all called it home presently or at one time. It also has been a hotbed for poker raids, as evidenced by the latest police activity in Fayetteville. Read more »
Fresh off its event in Barcelona, Spain, the Casino Affiliate Programs (CAP) announced that the industry conference will travel to Sydney, Australia for the first annual "CAP Down Under." The event will occur from November 25th through 28th at the Shangri-La Hotel. Read more »
Dutch Professor used his retirement speech to drop a bomb, stating that according to his studies poker should be classified as a game of skill in the Netherlands. Read more »
In July, poker pro Bernard Lee, who finished 13th in the 2005 World Series of Poker Main Event, announced that he would be releasing his first book, "The Final Table." It has since become an instant classic. Poker News Daily has learned that Lee is planning to release a follow up to the popular book before Christmas. Read more »
The European Poker Tour London event kicked off on Wednesday from the Grosvenor Victoria Casino on Edgeware Road. The starting field was just under 300 players and, at the end of the day, 77 remained. Read more »
In addition to the buzz around the seizure of 141 internet gambling domains by the Governor of Kentucky, an upcoming story by CBS' "60 Minutes" has also been the center of discussion at the CAP Euro Barcelona event. Poker News Daily has learned that the story by "60 Minutes" should air on Sunday, October 26th. Read more »
Monday is no longer poker night on GSN. Beginning this weekend, Sunday night will become the new home for poker programming on the cable network. GSN has extended its marquee poker show, "High Stakes Poker," through Season V, and it will now move episodes to Sundays. Read more »
Popular industry magazine eGaming Review gave out its annual awards, pinpointing 19 companies as the best in online gaming for this year. Read more »
On Friday, it's expected that many avid poker players and fans will gather at the Casino at the Empire in Leicester Square in London. Doyle Brunson will take on online poker prodigy and 2007 WSOPE Main Event winner Annette "Annette_15" Obrestad in a heads-up match. Read more »
Aside from four bracelets and millions of dollars on the line, there is something else to look forward to at this week's World Series of Poker Europe festivities. Ultimate Bet personality Phil Hellmuth will be hosting a special lookalike contest. Read more »
Imagine playing poker with all your losses covered, but keeping only 50% of your winnings. This is the modus operandi of BadBeat, an experiment in prop trading. Read more »
Rumors swirled all over the internet on Thursday that Jennifer "Jennicide" Leigh, the first pro signed to IronDuke.com, a popular online poker room, was dating the founder of Napster, Shawn Fanning. Poker News Daily has confirmed that the two are indeed together. Read more »
MSNBC published a lengthy article on Thursday outlining the history of the cheating scandal that erupted on Ultimate Bet this year. The highlight was word of an $85 million claim filed by Blast-Off Ltd. Read more »
Canadian poker players have reason to rejoice, as popular brands Canadian Poker Tour and Canadian Poker Player Magazine are about to return to the Internet. Read more »
The Nevada Gaming Control Board released its monthly revenue report, which showed a drop in Las Vegas Strip gambling revenues of 14.67% in July, 2008 in comparison to July, 2007. Read more »
Debuting at The Venetian Resort, Hotel, and Casino in Las Vegas on October 22nd will be the newest show offering on the Strip: The Real Deal. It's hosted by comedian Paul Rodriguez. Read more »
Popular poker training site CardRunners merged with rival StoxPoker this week. At the helm of CardRunners is Taylor Caby, a 24 year-old graduate of the University of Illinois. Read more »
The 2008 eGaming Review Industry Awards are taking place in London in two weeks, and a list of the nominees has just been released. Read more »
Former Director of the Poker Players Alliance Michael Bolcerek has returned to the internet gambling industry. The man responsible for putting the PPA on the map is a new Senior VP for Aristotle International. Read more »
On Thursday, Ultimate Bet announced that Season Two of the Best Damn Poker Show will debut on Fox Sports Net on Monday, October 27th. The show enters its last day of filming today. Read more »
Following its recently-completed Macau tournament, the Asian Poker Tour (APT) has signed three top-name pros to serve as ambassadors: Poker pros J.C. Tran, Quinn Do, and Nam Le. Read more »
