The gambling behemoth Harrah’s Entertainment – which owns more than 50 casinos worldwide and the rights to the WSOP – is gearing up for a history-making takeover, as the formerly public company is about to be bought by two large private investors in the largest ever private takeover of a publicly held casino.
Buyers Apollo Management [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Kory Travers | October 19, 2007

Svenska Spel, Sweden’s government-owned monopoly online gaming site, is going to hold its Swedish Poker Championships on November 4.This is all well and good, except for the fact that the Swedish Poker Association (SPA) is threatening to sue over it.
The Swedish Poker Association claims to have the rights to the “Swedish Poker Championships” brand, as [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Adam Ulick | October 19, 2007

Doyle’s Room, which stopped permitted U.S. customer signups seven and half months ago, will once again accept new player registrations from the world’s largest online poker market this Friday.
The online poker room fronted by Doyle Brunson, perhaps the most famous poker player of all time, was once a mainstay on the Tribeca Tables network, along [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Kevin Felix | October 18, 2007

The Poker Players Alliance has developed a formal list of comments on the proposed regulations that will be used to implement the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006.They are already generating much discussion online, primarily from those who feel they have been poorly crafted.
But you can be the judges yourselves.The following are the points [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Kevin Felix | October 18, 2007

There will be no more poker at the Las Vegas Hilton.As of today, the poker room of two years is officially closed, with lack of profits cited as the reason.
The poker room at the Hilton, which opened in September 2005, is one of many that have sprouted up over the last few years as poker [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Joe Zusman | October 18, 2007

Last August, San Antonio police raided the home of Richard Lee, the “elder statesman” at the 2006 World Series of Poker Main Event final table, who ended up finishing sixth.Law enforcement officials were searching for evidence with which to link Lee to an illegal sports betting operation.
Police found enough to charge Lee and four others [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Joe Zusman | October 18, 2007

Multilevel tournaments are nothing new, and we are used to see them as qualifiers for major satellites into the WSOP and other large tourneys. Yet lately there seems to be an increase in popularity for STEP tournaments, the Sit & Go multilevel tourneys where a $2 buy-in and some good play can land you thousands [...]

Read More... | Comment | By August Darnell | October 17, 2007

China has entered the world of poker big time, by organizing its first national Poker Tour for the traditional Tuo La Ji or Traktor Poker. The Poker Tour, organized by the WPT and the China Leisure Sports Administrative Centre (CLSAC), has crowned its first provincial champions.
The tour will consist of 15 preliminary tournaments that will [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Neal Farran | October 16, 2007

A few weeks ago we reported on Bodog’s sudden change of domain name to bodoglife.com due to a default judgment on the patent case brought against them by 1st Tech. Calvin Ayre swore to fight against what he considered an unfair ruling, and his legal team has achieved a partial victory over 1st Tech.
A Nevada court ruled [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Rocco Havel | October 15, 2007

Well, make that “penny” customers, rather than “nickel and dime.”In a business move that has not been posted on its website, e-mailed to players, or explained in its poker software, Ladbrokespoker.com has increased the rake at its cash game tables.
As the rake at Microgaming network sites, of which Ladbrokes is a member, is taken a [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Kory Travers | October 12, 2007