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Get tough on pokies, senators say
WPT poker - Online Poker rooms | July 24th 2008
PRESSURE is mounting on the Federal Government to take action on poker machines with key senators demanding states lose their huge revenues from gambling. Before a meeting between state gaming ministers and Victorian Community Services Minister Jenny read more
Televised Poker News
Big Edge Poker Blog | July 24th 2008 by Mark
The GSN television network announced last week that it will be producing a 5th season of it's show; High Stakes Poker. This announcement came on the heels of speculation that the show would not continue for another season.High Stakes Poker showcases read more
PPA Chairman Alfonse D’Amato Releases Statement on UltimateBet,…
WPT poker - Online Poker rooms | July 23rd 2008
Early on Tuesday, the Poker Players Alliance released a statement authored by its chairman, former Sen. Alfonse D'Amato, regarding the unfolding insider-cheating situation at UltimateBet and a similar situation at Absolute Poker that was exposed mont read more
CRYPTO ONLINE POKER TO USE BETSAFE E-WALLET
WPT poker - Online Poker rooms | July 22nd 2008
The Dublin-based online casino and poker software developer Cryptologic has announced the complete integration of its poker site into Betsafe's online eWallet payment system. Betsafe, a major European supplier of online gaming and sportsbook products read more
Sexton’s Corner, Vol. 54: Marco Traniello, Rising Star
WPT poker - Online Poker rooms | July 21st 2008
The day I interviewed Jennifer Harman in Bobby's Room at the Bellagio, I glimpsed her viewpoint of what a remarkable husband she has in Marco Traniello. In a very reflective moment Jennifer said, "If I had to write a letter to God about what I wanted read more
Online Poker - Still Marginalized
Shine Poker - Online Poker Blog | July 21st 2008
There seems to be a bias to online gaming - especially poker. Congress allows horse racing, the lottery and many other forms of gambling but not online poker. What is it in poker that makes it different from the rest? There seems to be no differen read more
Casino exempted from pokie caps
WPT poker - Online Poker rooms | July 18th 2008
THE Northern Territory Government has exempted Darwin's casino -- one of its biggest political donors -- from poker machine caps that will limit clubs to 45 pokies a venue. Attorney-General Chris Burns announced the cap yesterday as part of a suite o read more
Final Table For 2008 World Series of Poker Set
Vegas eNews | July 15th 2008 by Vegas eNews Reporter
After 12 days of poker and 6,835 eliminations, the final table for the 2008 World Series of Poker* is set. Final Table Players and Chip Counts Dennis Phillips (26.42 million) Ivan Demidov (23.92 million) Peter Eastgate (19.3 million) Scott Montgomer read more
US Trade Delegation Arrives in Antigua to Discuss Online Gambling…
WPT poker - Online Poker rooms | July 15th 2008
The on-again, off-again talks between the United States and Antigua & Barbuda, regarding their impasse over the offering of online-gambling services to American residents, is undergoing another round of face-to-face discussions yesterday and toda read more
WSOP Main Event Final Table Is Set
Big Edge Poker Blog | July 15th 2008 by Mark
The main event resumed today at the Rio with 27 players left. Among the first well-known players to be eliminated today was Phi Nguyen in 26th place. Brandon Cantu, my pick to win the tournament, was eliminated a few hours later in 20th place. While read more
Pre-Day 7 Notes About the Main Event
Big Edge Poker Blog | July 14th 2008 by Mark
It looks like ESPN is starting to show that they are trying to step their coverage up this year. Just a few minutes ago I saw a few interviews on ESPN2 with Mike Matusow and Phil Hellmuth, also an update from Ali Nejad. I wouldn't mind seeing Ali doi read more
60 second WSOP 2008 News
4kingpokerblog.com | July 14th 2008
Anna Fowler has all the latest from the World Series of Poker Main Event. All the WSOP 2008 news and views from Vegas in 60 seconds thanks to PokerHeaven.com poker channel. read more
WSOP Main Event down to 27 players
Big Edge Poker Blog | July 14th 2008 by Mark
This year's main event is down to 27 players. Many big name players were able to go deep in the tournament this year but were unable to make the final 3 tables. For a short period of time the producers at ESPN were drooling over the possibility of ha read more
ESPN Announces 2008 World Series of Poker Broadcast Schedule
WPT poker - Online Poker rooms | July 10th 2008
ESPN has announced its broadcast schedule of episodes for the 2008 World Series of Poker. ESPN will air a new two-hour episode on Tuesday nights each week beginning July 22nd and running through November 11th, the date of the "almost live" final tabl read more
World Series of Poker Winners WSOP 2008
4kingpokerblog.com | July 7th 2008
Event 1 - $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold’em World Championship winner Nenad Medic Event 2 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em winner Grant Hinkle Event 3 - $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold’em winner David Singer Event 4 - $5,000 Mixed Hold’em (Limit/No Li read more
2008 WSOP $10,000 NLHE Championship Day 1C: Granstad Breaks 200,0…
WPT poker - Online Poker rooms | July 6th 2008
Day 1C of the WSOP Championship event saw 1,928 players take the field, making it the largest Day 1 flight thus far. Amazon Room players were treated to the world-debut performance of "It's All About the Money" by country recording star Andy Griggs. read more
Stars Bring Poker Faces to Las Vegas for Charity
WPT poker - Online Poker rooms | July 4th 2008
Celebrities turned out Wednesday to donate to Darfur charities — and to show their fellow stars just who the real card sharks were. ''I'm looking forward to whipping a lot of celebrity rear end,'' talk show host Montel Williams said before beginnin read more
2008 WSOP Event #50, $10,000 PLO Championship: Marty Smyth Wins G…
WPT poker - Online Poker rooms | July 2nd 2008
Marty Smyth has plenty of cashes outside of the WSOP, including his 2007 Irish Open and 2008 PartyPoker World Open victories. But going into the final table of the $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha World Championship, Smyth had only one other WSOP cash, though read more
World Series of Poker Daily Summary for June 30th, 2008
WPT poker - Online Poker rooms | July 1st 2008
Action continued in several events on Monday as the preliminary phase of the 2008 World Series of Poker moved closer to concluding, on the day first full day of action following Scotty Nguyen's popular triumph in Event #45, the #50,000 H.O.R.S.E. Wor read more
Gambling expands; let’s end it there
WPT poker - Online Poker rooms | June 30th 2008
Starting Tuesday, the playing field will be leveled for owners of bars and taverns, who will now, with a state license, be allowed to offer pull tabs and other low-stakes gambling like tip boards to their customers. That had been a chief argument of read more
Law ensures New Jersey casinos will stay open
WPT poker - Online Poker rooms | June 28th 2008
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - A law signed today will keep New Jersey casinos open even if the state government shuts down. Gov. Corzine signed a bill that permits Atlantic City's 11 gaming halls to temporarily police themselves without state inspectors if N read more
High-rise death mystifes family, offcials
WPT poker - Online Poker rooms | June 25th 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- When electrician Mark Wescoat died two months ago at CityCenter, he left a mystery in his wake. Friends and family bemoaned that they didn't understand how he had come to fall two stories during the early morning of April 26. On read more
Global Credit Problem Causes Packer To Kill His Plans For The Tal…
WPT poker - Online Poker rooms | June 25th 2008
James Packer, the second richest man in Australia had to scrap his idea of building the tallest building in Las Vegas due to global credit problems. James Packer, son of the of the late media entrepreneur, has been expanding aggressively around the w read more
Laughlin: Expanding horizons
WPT poker - Online Poker rooms | June 24th 2008
LAUGHLIN -- A swath of barren real estate roughly one-third the size of Summerlin will broaden the town of Laughlin's horizon far beyond the riverside casino resorts that define today's skyline, now that local leaders have wrested control of the land read more
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CelebPoker Blog | June 18th 2008 by David Donovan
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Win a Virgin Festival Seat This Sunday
4kingpokerblog.com | June 16th 2008
Virgin Poker is running an exclusive tournament for our members now on Sunday 22nd June at 9pm GMT … It’s a 15 euro buy-in with a 150 euro seat for the Virgin Poker Festival main event, held at Dusk til Dawn, Nottingham for every 10 playe read more
Biggest Game on the Net estimated to reach over €1,000,000 at C…
CelebPoker Blog | June 10th 2008 by David Donovan
Celebpoker is the ONLY Online Poker Room Running The Biggest Online Buy-in Game On The Net.Join the biggest online poker game ever seen on at CelebPoker.com!Many people only dream about playing in a game of poker like this with an estimated prize poo read more
Poker Headlines: David Singer and Eric Lindgren Bagged the First…
Poker Blog | June 10th 2008 by Dan Brown
This has got to be the luckiest year of David Singer and Eric Lindgren who both won their first Word Series of Poker bracelets in the morning of June 5. Considered to be two of the best Poker players of this generation, Singer and Lindgren had bagged read more
Poker Headlines: Nenad Medic Wins First 2008 WSOP Bracelet
Poker Blog | June 8th 2008 by Dan Brown
Reports said that at about 1:00 a.m. on June 3rd Nenad Medic was named the Pot Limit Hold’em Champion in the first event of the 2008 World Series of Poker at the Rio Hotel and Casino. It is said that it was no easy task for Nenad because he ha read more
Poker Headlines: Patrik Antonius Joins Full Tilt
Poker Blog | June 7th 2008 by Dan Brown
Team Full Tilt had announced that Patrik Antonius is its newest member during a press conference of the World Series of Poker last Sunday, June 1st. Representing Full Tilt Poker, the second largest site Online Poker site and online Poker Room in read more
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