'Game of Skill' Poker Argument Gets Further Push to Lawmakers
The counter argument made by the game's biggest boosters is that poker is, in fact, a game of skill -- not a game of chance. Lawmakers across the country, in fact, are starting to agree.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
PKR Becomes Sole Live Broadcaster of 24 World Series of Poker Events
Next generation online poker room PKR.com today announced that they have agreed a blockbuster deal with Bluff media that will see PKR.com act as the exclusive sole live broadcaster of 24 bracelet events from this year's World Series of Poker.
Friday, May 22, 2009
Everest World Series of Poker Promotion
Official WSOP sponsors, Everest Poker, have always been all about their players and, as a result, they are offering two further exclusive incentives to their players for this year's World Series of Poker (WSOP) in addition to their $1,000,000 shared player bonus.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Dream Team Poker to Host WSOP Event
Dream Team Poker has taken the industry by storm in the few short months since their inaugural event. Giving team-based poker validation with their successful structure, Dream Team Poker will host a tournament at the 2009 World Series of Poker®. The event will be held at the Rio® All-Suite Hotel & Casino from July 12-13, 2009 with the buy-in of $500 + $60 per player ($1,680 per team).
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Party Poker Starts Asian Poker Tour Qualifiers
PartyPoker.com is pleased to announce that online qualifiers are underway for the popular Asian Poker Tour Macau event in August. The package is worth $7,000 and includes the $4,300 Main Event buy in, seven night's accommodation from August 17th and $1,600 spending money.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Second Annual Grand Poker Series at the Golden Nugget, Las Vegas
The Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino will host its second annual Grand Poker Series June 6 – July 5. This month-long event will feature daily tournaments at noon in The Grand, the property's luxurious events center, as well as hold cash games and much more, including special tournaments for seniors and ladies.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Expekt Names Scotty Nguyen as Poker Ambassador
Poker legend and World Champion Scotty Nguyen is the new exclusive poker ambassador at online gaming company Expekt.com. The contract starts at May 15.
Friday, May 15, 2009
ESPN Shuffles World Series of Poker Television Coverage
Even though last year's coverage of the final table for the main event earned a sports Emmy nomination for the network's production team, ESPN is going to make some changes for this year's 40th anniversary celebration of the poker world's greatest spectacle.
Friday, May 15, 2009
Facebook Poker Players Can Win WSOP Main Event Seats
Zynga, the largest developer of social games, today announced a strategic alliance with the World Series of Poker (WSOP) to leverage poker fan bases from both worlds. Zynga and WSOP will work closely to bring the largest online and offline poker brands and communities together.
Friday, May 15, 2009
Win $1 Million and a Porsche Cayman with PokerStars May Promo!
The $1 Million Turbo Takedown tournament is one year old, and to celebrate PokerStars decided to turbo charge the prizes up for grabs by giving away a brand new Porsche Cayman S - the 10th Porsche to be awarded by PokerStars! Even better, they've lowered they're buy-in to the May edition of this $1,000,000 guarantee tournament from 5,000 Frequent Player Points (FPPs) to just 2,000!
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Americans Tell Obama Online Poker is a Top Tech Issue
More than 100 days into his presidency, after having asked for Americans to voice their opinions about important issues via the White House Citizen’s Briefing Book, Obama will be faced with the issue of legalizing online poker because it ranked as the top technology issue by the American people.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Bodog Poker Open III Main Event Crowns 'Biffsworld' Champ
"Biffsworld" bested the tough field to become Bodog.com's next poker champion, winning the $40,282.50 first-place prize for the third open main event.
Friday, May 08, 2009
PokerStars and World Poker Tour Reach TV Sponsorship Deal
The World Poker Tour®, and PokerStars, the world's largest poker company, today signed the first international television sponsorship deal for WPT Season VII, securing exclusive gaming sponsorship of selected broadcasts in Europe and the Americas.
Thursday, May 07, 2009
European Poker Tour Crowns Monte Carlo Event Champion
The PokerStars.com European Poker Tour has a new Grand Final champion. Pieter de Korver, 26, from Leeuwarden, Holland, a member of the new Team PokerStars Pro Netherlands, has won €2.3million at the richest poker tournament ever held outside Las Vegas.
Tuesday, May 05, 2009
Minnesota Blocks All Online Gambling Websites
The Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS) Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement Division (AGED) today announced that it has served written notice to 11 national and regional telephone and Internet service providers (ISPs) instructing them to prohibit access of all Minnesota-based computers to nearly 200 online gambling websites. Online gambling is illegal in all U.S. states.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
ClubWPT Begins World Series of Poker Satellite Promotions
Starting May 1, members of the World Poker Tour's subscription poker website, www.ClubWPT.com, will have the chance to win entry into the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) main event. In addition to the $10,000 buy-in, winners will also receive $1,000 in travel allowance.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
After Long Battle, Bonomo Wins World Series of Poker Circuit Event
After several circuit losses, Justin Bonomo earned his first career gold ring and $227,692 in prize money.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Get a Seat at 2009 WSOP Main Event for Cheap with Bodog
The rush is on for online poker players looking to qualify for the 2009 WSOP* Main Event—poker's richest and most prestigious tournament. Making qualifying cheaper and easier than ever before is Bodog.com Poker!
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Slotland and WinADay Marketing Manager Makes Final Table at ASOP
Slotland.com / WinADay.com Marketing Manager Ondrej Tuma is understandably excited to have qualified for the final table at the Affiliates Series of Poker (ASOP) to be held during the Amsterdam Affiliate Conference (AAC).
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Mike Sexton Renews Ambassador Association with Party Poker
Party Poker is delighted to announce that it has renewed its association with poker legend Mike Sexton. Mike will act as a host, consultant, ambassador and player for the leading online poker room.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
NBCSports.com to Re-open Free Online Poker Room
NBCSports.com will re-launch its new online Poker Room with Zen Gaming, Inc.'s software platform on Sunday, May 3. The NBCSports.com Poker Room is completely free-to-play and offers players the chance to win cash, prizes, NBCsports.com gear and a grand prize package that includes a seat and $20,000 buy-in to the 2010 National HeadsUp Poker Championships.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Party Poker Announces Huge Rake Race
May is going to be a big month at partypoker.com, with two highlights at the end of this week! The Million Dollar Race is PartyPoker.com's biggest ever rake race and gets underway on Friday 1 May and the fourth running of the Monthly Million is on Sunday 3 May.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Full Tilt Redesigned Website Launches
Full Tilt Poker, one of the world's largest online poker sites, launches its redesigned website today.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
'Hollywood Dave' Takes Home World Series of Poker Circuit Title
Fantasy became reality today as "Hollywood Dave" became the King of Vegas, at least until the next tournament is dealt. "Hollywood" is actually 35-year-old Dave Stann, the winner of the most recent World Series of Poker Circuit tournament held at Ceasars Palace Las Vegas. Stann, who is originally from Cleveland, topped one of the largest fields at this year's Caesars series.
Monday, April 27, 2009
PokerStars European Poker Tour Coming to Season Close
The European Poker Tour (EPT) Season Five is about to come to a close with the largest poker event in Europe's history. The PokerStars EPT will take place in Monte Carlo April 27-May 3. The event will include a total of 14 separate events that will be part of the festival including the Main Event, a High Rollers Event, and the first ever Ante Up For Africa in Europe.
Friday, April 24, 2009