Many people’s suspicions have been confirmed: Frank Catania and his team found “clear and convincing evidence to support the conclusion” that WSOP Main Event winner Russ Hamilton, who was involved with Ultimate Bet’s affiliate program, was the main culprit in the superuser fraud. According to Inspector Frank Catania’s report, Hamilton “was the main person responsible for [...]

Read More... | Comment | By August Darnell | September 30, 2008

As is now becoming usual, Party Poker had to cover up for a shortage of participants for the Sunday $300,000 Guaranteed Tournament, which was topped this week by Dutch player KvGalen.
This week’s $300,000 Guaranteed No Limit Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament at Party Poker had 1,362 contenders – almost 100 less than last week. Perhaps poker [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Peter Laurrell | September 29, 2008

The Global Poker Strategic Thinking Societies are rapidly spreading among colleges across America and becoming one of the most powerful voices for poker legitimacy.
The educational initiative of Professor Charles Nesson to create Global Poker Strategic Thinking Societies (GPSTS) in different American and international colleges in order to integrate poker strategy into college academic programs is [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Rocco Havel | September 26, 2008

Party Poker is preparing to change it up. After years of suffering every avatar joke from “why even have those silly avatars” to “seriously, why even have those stupid avatars” Party Poker is preparing to launch a total graphical revamp of its famed Poker room.
http://blog.partypoker.com/
There’s the link for the first public screenshot for the brand [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Kory Travers | September 25, 2008

Full Tilt added a new “red pro” to its large roster: Hal Lubarsky, a champion Limit Hold’em player and the first blind person to cash in the World Series of Poker.
Lubarsky might have been more of a poker household name if he had not retired from the tables a few years ago. On an MSNBC [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Adam Ulick | September 24, 2008

The governor of Kentucky is seeking to block residents from accessing 141 online gaming sites which include Full Tilt, Doyle’s Room and Bodog. The hearing has been set for this Thursday.
Steve Beshear, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is determined to protect the state’s horse racing industry at all costs and to rid Kentucky of [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Adam Ulick | September 23, 2008

Once more PartyPoker paid a hefty layover to complete the prize for the Sunday $300,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool Weekly No Limit Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament – as 1,425 players entered for a chance to win big, PartyPoker had to fork out $15,000 to meet the guarantee.
Play was fast and furious, and the tourney was over in [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Peter Laurrell | September 22, 2008

Leading news site msnbc.com turned its attention to the poker world as a $75,000,000 claim was filed in relation to Ultimate Bet’s fraud scandal.
If you have never heard of Blast-Off Ltd., a Malta-based company, you are not the only one. However, msnbc.com discovered that Blast-Off has “an ownership interest in Ultimate Bet,” and they are [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Kevin Felix | September 19, 2008

DISCLAIMER: The following is not the advice of a professional economic expert and any consequences from the actions taken by any reader is the sole responsibility of the reader.
PartyGaming plc (owner and operator of Party Poker amongst other holdings) has announced its inclusion into the prestigious FTSE4Good Index. This comes amidst news of US Rep. Barney [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Peter Laurrell | September 18, 2008

HR 6870 has a long way to go, but at least it took its first step by being approved by the House Financial Services Committee. Next up is the House of Representatives.
Barney Frank’s efforts may be starting to pay off, as his latest version of HR 5767 (the Payments System Protection Act) was passed by [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Joe Zusman | September 17, 2008