Looking to capitalize on the popularity of both online and televised poker in Europe, internet poker room, PKR.com will soon be airing select tournament final tables in several countries on the continent.Thirteen different countries will receive the broadcasts, as well as poker fans around the world on YouTube.
The two tournaments featured will be the $60 [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Rocco Havel | May 21, 2008

A lawsuit filed May 19, 2008 in Washington D.C. alleges that the United States Government is illegally withholding transcripts of its World Trade Organization (WTO) agreement concerning online gaming.
In 2007, journalist Ed Brayton began his own investigation into the oft-scrutinized UIGEA and more specifically, the negotiations held between the WTO and the Office of the [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Kory Travers | May 20, 2008

Many companies in the betting industry have sustained large losses this quarter, but Ladbrokes plc had a profit increase even with a lawsuit in process.
UK betting monster Ladbrokes plc has just reported a 13% profit increase for the first quarter of 2008, showing great resiliency in a time when most of the industry is experiencing [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Adam Ulick | May 19, 2008

World Poker Tour Enterprises, Inc., confirmed the rumors this week that its hostess, Layla Kayleigh, will not return to the WPT for Season VII.She was the third hostess in three years for the World Poker Tour, after three consecutive years with Shana Hiatt in front of the cameras.
Hiatt left after Season III, replaced by Courtney [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Adam Ulick | May 16, 2008

Every week seems to bring another controversy upon the internet poker world.Last week, it was the craziness of a repeat winner of UltimateBet.com’s bad beat jackpot.With UltimateBet’s integrity already under the microscope because of superuser allegations (as well as superuser confirmations by its sister room, Absolute Poker), many internet poker players cried foul.The chances of [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Kevin Felix | May 16, 2008

PartyGaming has announced that Jim Ryan will be their next Chief Executive Officer, taking over for current CEO Mitch Garber on May 16th, 2008.
Ryan’s credentials are impressive: former CEO of St Minver Limited which provides European white label internet gaming solutions, former CEO of Excapsa Software Inc, an AIM listed developer of interactive gaming software [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Kevin Felix | May 15, 2008

Four European Gaming companies are reporting major gains in first quarter revenues reversing a string of unexpected losses in the Gaming industry.
International gaming firm, bwin Interactive Entertainment AG has reported a 10% gain in first quarter profits as compared to last year for a net profit of €11.0 million. As a whole, bwin experienced a [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Joe Zusman | May 15, 2008

Do you have a spare $25,000 in your poker bankroll?Feel like putting it up against some of the best players in the world?If so, Full Tilt Poker has the tournament for you this month.
Billed as the “largest buy-in for a heads-up tournament ever held either live or online,” the $25K Heads-Up World Championship will be [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Joe Zusman | May 15, 2008

As June approaches, all poker sites join in the WSOP frenzy with satellites, qualifiers and free packages. But you know poker has really made it into mainstream media when it is not just any poker site but monster web provider AOL that also starts giving out free WSOP seats.
Web giant AOL has a successful free [...]

Read More... | Comment | By August Darnell | May 14, 2008

As we gear up for the May 30 start to the 2008 WSOP, I have been noticing a number of bad habits at the $25/$50 NL Hold’em Tables at Party Poker. And it isn’t just one or two players making the same mistake – it seems as though it has become generally accepted play to [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Neal Farran | May 14, 2008