The University of Massachusetts does not condone the promotion of gambling, and especially when those promoting it use the school’s trademarked logo without permission.Such is the case with the website UMassPoker.com, a site run by current and former students at UMass-Amherst, where poker players can discuss strategy, learn about local poker games, and read about [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Adam Ulick | October 12, 2007

It may be surprising to hear “IRS” and “poker” in the same sentence and have it be good news, but that’s what we got this week and the IRS has backed off an August proposal which would have had casinos taking 25 percent of a tournament player’s winnings for tax purposes if the prize was [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Adam Ulick | October 12, 2007

In July, the MANSION Group scrapped its casino software platform in favor of Playtech’s.Now it has decided that the next step in growing its company is to outsource its poker client, as well.This week, MANSION Poker has switched to the Ongame network, giving it access to thousands more players on one of the largest internet [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Kevin Felix | October 12, 2007

Let the bidding begin! In the recent EIG 2007 i-Gaming conference, PartyGaming CEO Mitch Garber told a reporter from the Financial Times that the famous gaming group is open to approaches from Las Vegas based casinos regarding a possible sale.
After tantalizing the media by saying they would like to hear from the major players in [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Kevin Felix | October 10, 2007

The man behind the successful gaming company Victor Chandler Worldwide has been arrested in France on suspicion of illegal gambling activity at the Arc de Triomphe horse racing meeting at Longchamps.
The VC Empire – which includes VC Poker, VC Casino and VC Bet – immediately set its formidable PR machine to work, issuing a terse [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Joe Zusman | October 9, 2007

So you play poker at bet365.com.You played there Sunday night, went to sleep, and woke up Monday jonesing to play a few hands.You logged on to your bet365 account and, to your surprise, it looked different.Really different.There were more players online and now there were all sorts of new tournaments.What in the world?
Well, unbeknownst to [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Joe Zusman | October 9, 2007

While the official schedule is yet to be determined, Harrah’s Entertainment has already announced the dates for the 2008 World Series of Poker.It will run approximately a month and a half, from May 30 through July 17.Harrah’s was not planning on making the announcement just yet, but the company had received so many inquiries that [...]

Read More... | Comment | By August Darnell | October 9, 2007

It seems that these days nothing is impossible in poker: Chris "Jesus" Ferguson turned water into wine by amassing a $10,000 bankroll from scratch; an 18-year old girl won the Main Event at the World Series; pigs have flown and chips have been collected. So why is everybody talking about Phil Ivey’s bet that he [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Neal Farran | October 8, 2007

Scandinavians are a force to be reckoned in the world of online gambling, and Swedish players are feared far and wide, with two of them making the final table at this year’s WSOPE. But this could be too much of a good thing, as the Swedish National Institute of Public Health has just published the [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Rocco Havel | October 5, 2007

Last Sunday was the first anniversary of the passing of UIGEA (Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act), and many attempts have been made to overthrow it during this time. The APCW (Association of Players, Casinos and Webmasters) has taken a look at some of the upcoming developments which may compromise or even defeat the UIGEA.
In their [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Kory Travers | October 4, 2007