Just days after Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association (iMEGA) Chairman Joe Brennan spoke with several poker media outlets about a rumored delay of the enforcement date of the Unlawful Internet Gaming and Enforcement Act (UIGEA) was going to be delayed, the rumors were confirmed with an article by the Associated Press confirmed the gossip.
The [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Neal Farran | November 28, 2009

There is no official word from the powers that be in Washington D.C. at this time, but Interactive Media and Gaming Association (iMEGA) Joe Brennan says an announcement that full enacting of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) is going to be delayed six months.
Sources say the official announcement will come on Black Friday, [...]

Read More... | Comment | By August Darnell | November 27, 2009

The latest Party Poker sponsored televised event is not too far away and the online poker room is once again offering its users an opportunity to compete with the best the poker world has to offer by giving away a seat to the upcoming PartyPoker.com Premier League Poker Playoff Event. The site’s points race kicks [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Rocco Havel | November 26, 2009

Ultimate Bet has had a rough go of it during the last couple years. The superuser scandal shook the online poker industry to its foundation and severely damaged the reputation of the poker room, even though it appears as if current management had nothing to do with the cheating. Last week, in a move similar [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Adam Ulick | November 25, 2009

PartyPoker is offering a little something for everyone this December with a three in one promotion designed to appeal to cash game players, Sit & Go grinders and multi-table tournament specialists alike. Essentially, the site is offering three separate promotions to cater to all types of customers. There are Jackpots available on Sit & Gos [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Kevin Felix | November 24, 2009

Though Tom “durrrr” Dwan may be down a couple of million to “Isildur1” on the Full Tilt Poker high stakes cash game tables this month, he did manage to turn a tidy profit in the live and televised version of his online poker challenge. While the online durrrr Challenge, in which durrrr takes on an [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Kory Travers | November 21, 2009

PartyPoker.com poker ambassador, Mike Sexton, will have a new television gig next year to go along with his duties as legendary World Poker Tour announcer. Starting on a yet to be determined date in 2010 on MyNetworkTV, Sexton will host a new poker game show called “Shuffle Up and Deal.” With recently-born poker game shows [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Joe Zusman | November 20, 2009

Fans of the various radio podcasts featuring Ultimate Bet sponsored-pro Joe Sebok and longtime poker media member Scott Huff will be happy to hear that the popular radio show hosts will be taking their talents from the airwaves to your television. Huff and Sebok are the hosts of the new poker news program, “Poker 2Nite”, [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Neal Farran | November 19, 2009

Reigning Aussie Millions champion and Party Poker sponsored pro Stewart Scott is teaming up with the online poker room to offer users several chances to win their way into the Melbourne tournament that made his name in the poker world. Scott and Party Poker are offering three different tournament series in addition to the satellites [...]

Read More... | Comment | By August Darnell | November 18, 2009

Italian racing and poker fans will be happy to hear that their two loves are combining in a new promotion from PartyPoker.it. The Italian wing of the PartyPoker online poker room is giving their customers the chance to face off on the felt with their newly signed spokesperson, F1 driver Giancarlo “Fisi” Fisichella. The new [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Rocco Havel | November 17, 2009