While most of the attention of the poker world is centered on the autumnal climes of Australia (remember, the Southern Hemisphere is opposite the Northern), the springtime urges of some poker players are being satisfied by the World Poker Tour’s venture to the Casino Barcelona in Spain. Day 1A of the WPT Barcelona brought out… Read more »
Amid the flurry of activity over the past year or so with online gaming and poker, there have been some success stories. The moves by Delaware, Nevada and New Jersey to enact online regulations for the industry (in Delaware and New Jersey’s cases for full online gaming and Nevada’s online poker only laws) have been… Read more »
The second day of the World Series of Poker Asia/Pacific is in the books as Event #1, the $1100 No Limit Hold’em “Accumulator” tournament, wrapped up its action early this morning (U. S. time). Much like Thursday’s action, the players flooded the floor of the Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia, taking part in the first-ever… Read more »
After being passed by the Illinois House of Representatives and the Senate and being sent to his office, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn is refusing to act on the bill due to a dispute with the General Assembly over pension reform in the state. Last week, the Illinois General Assembly passed a sweeping bill that would… Read more »
The inaugural running of the World Series of Poker Asia/Pacific (WSOP APAC) has completed the first day of its first event, a unique offering that may be a test run for its usage in other WSOP events at a future date. The players descended on the Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia, bright and early on… Read more »
Two storefronts in Modesto, California, were raided last week and twelve people were arrested in conjunction with alleged illegal internet gaming taking place on the premises. Both venues were located on McHenry avenue, which runs north-south pretty much right through the city center. The storefronts advertise themselves as locations that offer simple internet and business… Read more »
Ultimate Poker, one of the online poker companies that has received a license to operate interactive online gaming in Nevada, announced Tuesday that is has signed Antonio Esfandiari as its Brand Ambassador. Esfandiari becomes the first poker pro to represent an internet poker room licensed in the United States. Ultimate Poker is product of Ultimate… Read more »
On Wednesday, social gaming giant Zynga will launch its first real money gambling games, starting with a limited release in the United Kingdom. ZyngaPlusPoker and ZyngaPlusCasino will run on the bwin.party software platform and will be available to players 18-years of age and older. The launch was announced by Zynga’s Chief Revenue Officer Barry Cottle… Read more »
Another day, another hit for Boss Media’s International Poker Network (IPN). One of the network’s oldest poker rooms, InterPoker, has officially announced that it will be moving over to the Ongame Network by the end of April. The news began to be communicated to both players and affiliates via e-mail as much as a couple… Read more »
The iPoker Network is bringing back its tournament series for a fourth time, promising a total of $1.2 million in guaranteed prize pools. The not-quite-originally named iPoker Online Poker Series (iPOPS) will run from April 21st through May 5th and will feature 17 events as well as satellites. The format for iPOPS IV is different… Read more »
Fortune Poker, one of the longer standing poker rooms on the internet, officially shut down its games Monday, ending a nine year run. The poker room had been living, albeit at a subsistence level, on Boss Media’s International Poker Network (IPN). Customers of Fortune Poker received an e-mail about a week ago informing them of… Read more »
