Nearly half a year after its intentions were announced, Ladbrokes Poker finally made the move from the iPoker Network to the partypoker Network this week. Players were told on Monday, May 11 that the move was imminent and the jump occurred on Tuesday. While player funds were transferred in the move, unfortunately loyalty points earned… Read more »
Coral Poker surprised the online poker world over the weekend, announcing a sudden jump from the iPoker Network to the partypoker Network. In fact, there was no formal announcement on its website, just an e-mail sent to customers. Coral Poker will shut down its iPoker operations tomorrow. The e-mail reads as follows: Hi …. We’re… Read more »
Four online gambling sites are in hot water with UK regulators over internet advertisements masquerading as news. Fake news, if you will. 888, Ladbrokes, Casumo, and Sky Vegas were all scolded by the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), the country’s independent regulator for advertising, but it does not appear that there will be any monetary… Read more »
For years, Ladbrokes was known exclusively as a sportsbetting and casino games entity mostly centered around the Irish and British markets. While the Ladbrokes gambling empire has continued to shine, so too has the Ladbrokes poker wing gained in significance. Read more »
The Main Event of the Ladbrokes European Online Championship of Poker IV (or LEOCOP IV as it's commonly referred to) begins today, serving as the culmination of one of the most successful tournament series ever held on the online poker room. Read more »
The Ladbrokes European Online Championship of Poker IV (LEOCOP IV) held the fourth tournament on its docket on Wednesday, which was a $22 buy-in Beat the Team event with $10,000 added. The goal was to knock out Ladbrokes-sponsored pros in the field in order to capture a rich prize placed on each person's head. Read more »
The Ladbrokes European Online Championship of Poker (LEOCOP) kicked off over the weekend, the fourth time that the tournament series has been held. This time around, it boasts $500,000 in money added to the prize pools of 16 tournaments, culminating in a $250,000 added Main Event on November 9th which has a $1,100 buy-in. Read more »
In Killarney, Ireland, one man rose above the rest in the Main Event of the Ladbrokes Irish Poker Festival over the weekend. Jimmy McSweeney pocketed €100,000 for the win, besting a tournament field of 832 players. Read more »
The 2008 Ladbrokes Irish Poker Festival Main Event, which will be held in Killarney beginning on October 3rd, is completely sold out, according to a press release distributed by the online poker room on Thursday. During the week, Ladbrokes had increased the capacity of the €550 buy-in event to 750 people. Read more »
Online poker room Ladbrokes is once again sponsoring the Irish Poker Festival, a multi-day event in Killarney set to begin on Thursday, October 2nd. Read more »
Investmant bank JP Morgan released a report this week looking at the fundamentals of Ladbrokes plc, which is due to release its first-half results on August 7. Read more »
