Major news broke on Tuesday, as popular poker training sites CardRunners and StoxPoker merged. However, the two companies will remain separate entities for the foreseeable future. Read more »
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Party Poker’s Nations Cup Available for Sneak Online Preview
Party Poker's third Nations Cup will be broadcast on the UK's Channel 4 on September 16-17. But for those who really cannot wait, four hands have been posted online as a sneak preview. Read more »
Doyle Brunson Talks Poker with Michael Phelps
One of the biggest stories over the weekend stemmed from a blog post written by poker legend Doyle Brunson on Sunday. Brunson dined with Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps. Read more »
Devilfish Ulliott to Host Poker Reality Show
Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott will star in a 5-part TV reality series where he will try to turn four losing players into poker sharks. Read more »
Jamie Gold to be Keynote Speaker at CAP Euro 2008
The Casino Affiliate Programs (CAP) Euro 2008 conference in Barcelona will have the 2006 World Series of Poker Main Event Champion as its keynote speaker. On Thursday, CAP Euro announced that Jamie Gold will serve as its marquee presenter during the conference, which runs from September 25-28 in Barcelona, Spain. Read more »
Mohegan Sun Opens 42 Table Poker Room
Fans of poker on the US East Coast will soon enjoy the "Casino of the Wind," the new addition to the Mohegan Sun casino in Uncasville, Connecticut which features a mammoth 42-table poker room. Read more »
Full Tilt Million Dollar Cash Game Lineup Announced
Full Tilt Poker's Million Dollar Cash Game 2008 will feature Full Tilt Poker pros Phil Ivey, Chris Ferguson, Patrik Antonius, Gus Hansen, Mike Matusow, Erick Lindgren, Andy Bloch and Eli Elezra among others. Read more »
Ben Affleck Wins Poker Players Alliance Charity Event
The charity poker tournament hosted by the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) raised over $60,000 for the Paralyzed Veterans of America, and was won by actor Ben Affleck. Read more »
WSOP Academy About to Make its Los Angeles Debut
Top poker training event World Series Of Poker Academy will be available to LA residents for the first time. Read more »
Poker Makes Front Page News on Drudge Report
Actor Ben Affleck is set to appear at a charity poker tournament for the Poker Players Alliance on Tuesday night, at the same time as the Democratic National Convention (DNC). Read more »
European i-Gaming Congress Boasts Stellar Speaker Line-up
The 7th Annual European i-Gaming Congress and Expo will take place this September in Barcelona, packed with workshops, debates and networking with the most important people in online gaming. Read more »
Guilty Pleas Entered in BetOnSports Case
Ever since 2006, BetOnSports has been under fire from federal authorities in the United States for promoting illegal online gambling. This week, three of the players involved in the case plead guilty in a court in St. Louis, Missouri. Read more »
Doyle Brunson to Attend APT Macau
Doyle Brunson, one of the legends and founding fathers of the world of poker, has been recently announced as the latest addition to the roster of brand name poker professionals who will be attending the Asian Poker Tour's Macau event. The tournament starts on August 27th and takes place at Galaxy StarWorld Hotel and Casino. The APT's tournament will boast some of the top tournament and cash game pros in the world. Scheduled to attend are J.C. Tran, Nam Le, Steve Sung, and Doyle's son Todd Brunson, who was also just announced as an attendee. The move is just the latest in bringing the APT to the forefront of the poker world. Read more »
AGA Launches Gambling Awareness Week
Tuesday marked the second day of an important week for the American Gaming Association. The AGA, which is headquartered in Washington, D.C., launched the 11th annual Responsible Gaming Education Week (RGEW), which takes place between now and Friday, August 8th. The goal of the RGEW is to encourage casino "employees to begin a conversation about responsible gaming at home, on the job and in the community," according to a press release distributed by the organization. AGA President and CEO Frank Fahrenkopf commented, "Responsible gaming is not just an issue for casinos, it's an issue for the whole community." Read more »
Joe Hachem to Star in His Own Poker Documentary
It is tough out there for poker movies – however hard they try, they seem to have a strong tendency to flop. Director Gil Cates is bravely attempting it again, this time with a documentary on Joe Hachem's win of the 2005 WSOP. Read more »
Sportingbet Employee Released from Custody in Turkey
Sportingbet has come under fire in several countries around the world due to its internet gambling presence. Recently, the attacks came in Turkey, where two employees of the UK-based company have been held in custody for what iGamingNews called "organized crime, money laundering and tax evasion." The company, which is traded on the London Stock Exchange under the symbol "SBT," finished down 1% to ₤31.500 at the end of trading on Monday despite news that one of the two detained employees had been released back to the United Kingdom. He was not charged in the matter. The second employee still remains in custody. Read more »
GSN to Air High Stakes Poker Season V
Last week, the World Poker Tour announced that it had signed an agreement with cable network Fox Sports Net to broadcast the seventh season of the wildly-popular poker tournament series. The first five seasons aired (and in the case of Seasons II through V, continue to air) on The Travel Channel. Last year, the WPT entered into negotiations with GSN, the Network for Games, to broadcast the sixth season of the show. GSN abruptly elected not to pick up the exclusive option that the network had on the seventh season of WPT programming, which began last weekend with the Bellagio Cup. This left the future of fellow poker show High Stakes Poker in jeopardy. However, according to Jennifer Minezaki, Director of Public Relations for GSN, the network has opted to pick up the fifth season of High Stakes Poker. Read more »
Digest – The State of iGaming in Europe
Poker rooms open, slot machines are rejected, and legislation goes every which way – here is a brief overview of the poker and iGaming news in Europe. Read more »
“Dutch” Boyd Looking for a Backer
The brightest stars burn out faster and Russ "Dutch" Boyd's story reminds many of Stu Ungar's tragic poker legend. A child prodigy who graduated from law school at 18 and won his first WSOP bracelet at 26, Dutch Boyd has lifetime live winnings of over $1,300,000 – yet in his blog he says is looking for a sponsor to buy him into a $15,000 event. Read more »
World Poker Association Board of Directors Resigns
World Poker Association Board of Directors Resigns In an unusual move that occurred just a few weeks into the 2008 World Series of Poker, a number of members of the World Poker Association Board of Directors resigned. The move followed the promotion of former Chairman and Founder Jesse Jones to Chairman Emeritus in the Spring. Now, Jones has returned to his former role as Chairman and poker pro Blair Rodman is the lone remaining Board member. The World Poker Association aims to develop a set of standards as well as a code of conduct for poker players. The WPA also aims to develop an economic framework for poker players to compete in similar to that of the Professional Golf Association. Let's take a look at the recent developments. Read more »
Well-Placed Priorities
A Grandville, Michigan woman was sentenced earlier this month for an April incident in which she neglected her kids in order to play poker. Read more »
