For those of you that are not close to Las Vegas and can't afford the trip to Nevada and the minimum $1,500 buy-ins for the World Series of Poker tournament schedule, there's good news for you. In 2005 Harrah's unveiled a brand new series of events, the WSOP Circuit Events, and the schedule has grown to its largest in 2009. 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 »
Just in time for its very first Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP), the world's most popular online poker room, PokerStars, reinstated the account of Justin "ZeeJustin" Bonomo, a sponsored pro of Bodog. 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 »
On Thursday, online poker room Ultimate Bet announced that it had signed World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet holder and top online poker player Matt "mattg1983" Graham to its roster of Star Players. 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 »
Senate Bill 535 is making waves in South Carolina. Fresh off the trial of five poker players in Mount Pleasant in which the defendants were found guilty due to a lack of direction by South Carolina state law, S 535 would legalize "social gambling." Read more »
In its 2008 end of year results released this week, 888, the parent company of Pacific Poker, revealed that its operating income grew by 21% last year to $262.5 million. In 2007, it reported operating income of $216.9 million. Read more »
