Throwing down the gauntlet that was originally issued back in 2006, PartyPoker has once again opened the books on the Paris Hilton Challenge.
Back in April 2006, the hotel heiress/part time reality star and perennial paparazzi target was allegedly enjoying her initial soirees around the poker table. Unaware of the pitfalls that can eventually catch up [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Joe Zusman | May 16, 2009

The 40th annual World Series of Poker is set to kick off in about two weeks. Aspiring champs are putting in extra hours at work to make up for the time off they will need. Travel plans are being finalized all over the world. And online players are playing satellite after satellite, trying to get [...]

Read More... | 1 Comment | By Neal Farran | May 15, 2009

Less than three months after signing with online poker site Aced Poker, 2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event Champion Jamie Gold has parted ways with the company. The split was confirmed earlier this month, though the exact details surrounding Gold’s departure remain unclear. Since leaving Aced, Gold has signed on with poker agency [...]

Read More... | Comment | By August Darnell | May 14, 2009

In a meeting last week in Gibraltar, the officials, stockholders and proxies of PartyGaming PLC held their Annual Group Meeting to accept the Fiscal Year 2008 financial report, confirm members of the Board of Directors and decide on other stock issues facing the company. In twelve different poll votes – allotted per shares held – [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Rocco Havel | May 13, 2009

After a season of boardroom drama, name calling and fundraising, the second season of “Celebrity Apprentice” came to a close on Sunday with a three-hour finale. The 16 stars had been whittled down to comedienne Joan Rivers and professional poker player Annie Duke, who each spent the first two hours of the finale preparing and [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Adam Ulick | May 12, 2009

There are probably many of you long-time Party Poker faithful still getting used to Party’s new poker client (although “new” is a relative term, since the updated client was released in September 2008), trying to figure out if you like it or not. But progress stops for nobody, so even as you are still getting [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Kevin Felix | May 8, 2009

The much anticipated online poker legislation from Congressman Barney Frank (D-MA) was revealed on Wednesday and it turns out his bills will not be the only pieces of legislation for poker supporters to keep their eye on in the coming weeks.
Frank revealed the details of the two bills at a morning press conference and, while [...]

Read More... | 1 Comment | By Kory Travers | May 7, 2009

A recent article in the London Online Times has pushed to the spotlight the thoughts of consolidation in the poker world.
The article, written by Matthew Goodman, reports that the online gaming giant PartyGaming is in discussions with fellow gaming organization Gigamedia with the potential for several different outcomes. It is known that Gigamedia has been [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Joe Zusman | May 6, 2009

Shortly after the conclusion of the record-breaking European Poker Tour (EPT) San Remo event, several players shuffled on over to Monte Carlo to be a part of the last stop of EPT Season Five. The Grand Finale in Monte Carlo drew a record-high 935 runners this season, generating a total prize pool of €9,350,000 for [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Neal Farran | May 5, 2009

This week, the state of Minnesota followed in the footsteps of the state of Kentucky to attempt to block 200 alleged online gaming domains from access to citizens inside its borders.
On Wednesday, the Minnesota Department of Public Safety’s Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement Division sent written notice to such Internet Service Providers (ISPs) as AT&T, Charter, [...]

Read More... | Comment | By August Darnell | May 1, 2009