The Poker Channel, Europe's dedicated poker television channel, re-launched their online site, pokerchanneleurope.com, on October 13th in cooperation with the online video site Brightcove.com. Read more »
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Jeff Hwang to Publish Two Omaha Books
Dimat Enterprises announced that poker player and author Jeff Hwang will release two new books on Pot Limit Omaha strategy. Both books are expected to be released next year, with the first coming out in the Spring. Read more »
PKR.com Launches Online TV Channel
PKR.com enters the next phase in poker television with an interactive internet TV channel dedicated to broadcasting episodes of their popular PKR TV series. Read more »
Nevada Gambling Revenues Drop by 8% in August
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 »
Neteller to Change Name to NEOVIA Financial
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 »
Third Annual World Poker Congress Starts October 29th
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” Show Premieres on FSN
"Club WPT," the new poker combination of World Poker Tour Enterprises and Fox Sports Network, premiered this Sunday afternoon. Read more »
North Carolina Poker Raid Charges 40, Seizes Money
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 »
CAP Down Under Announced
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 Probability Expert Claims Poker Is Game of Skill, Not Chance
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 »
Bernard Lee to Release Follow Up to “The Final Table”
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 »
Max Pescatori and Sorel Mizzi Lead EPT London After Day 1A
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 »
60 Minutes Story on Ultimate Bet Scandal May Air October 26th
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 »
GSN Moves Poker Programming to Sunday Nights
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 »
eGaming Review Industry Awards 2008
Popular industry magazine eGaming Review gave out its annual awards, pinpointing 19 companies as the best in online gaming for this year. Read more »
Doyle Brunson to Play Annette “Annette_15” Obrestad in Poker Match at WSOPE
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 »
WSOP Europe to Host Phil Hellmuth Lookalike Contest
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 »
Poker – the newest investing trend
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 »
Jennicide Dating Napster Founder Shawn Fanning
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 »
$85 Million Claim Filed in Ultimate Bet Cheating Scandal
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 »
CanadianPokerPlayer.com to be Relaunched Soon
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 »
Las Vegas Strip Gaming Revenues Fall 15% in July
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 »
Paul Rodriguez to Host Poker Show at the Venetian
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 »
CardRunners Owner Speaks About StoxPoker Merge
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 »
eGaming Review Magazine Announces Awards Nominees
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 »
