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Just as folks in the poker world were considering the sale of World Poker Tour Enterprises (WPTE) to PartyGaming to be a done deal, entertainment company Mandalay Media Inc swooped in with a last minute bid to purchase the company for $36.5 million. Mandalay’s offer is almost three times that of the $12.3 million bid […]

Read More... | Comment | By Joe Zusman | October 31, 2009

In a bit of news that may or may not come as a shock to poker players, Nick Haslem of AustralianGambling.au penned an article last week detailing how common it is for the personal information of thousands of online gamblers to be sold to the highest bidder. Haslem was actually able to obtain a 50-person […]

Read More... | Comment | By Neal Farran | October 30, 2009

The tournament is still a few months away, but Party Poker is already gearing up for the 2010 Aussie Millions by offering players a chance to win one of 25 Aussie Millions prize packages, which include entry into the AUD$10,500 buy-in event. The upcoming Aussie Millions tournament series will take place at the Crown Casino […]

Read More... | Comment | By August Darnell | October 29, 2009

After several months of frustrating finishes just shy of the final table, Poker Battle sponsored player Tommy Vedes finally added a victory to his resume with a win in the World Poker Tour (WPT) Festa al Lago Main Event. The $15,000 buy-in event held at the Bellagio in Las Vegas saw a decline in attendance […]

Read More... | Comment | By Rocco Havel | October 28, 2009

There are still a few days to go before PartyPoker’s latest installment of the Million Dollar Hand promotion comes to a close and a player has yet to be dealt a royal flush. The promotion has doled out 65,652 pairs, 7,446 two pair hands, 3,328 sets, 625 straights, 398 flushes, 240 full houses, 34 sets […]

Read More... | Comment | By Adam Ulick | October 27, 2009

On Thursday the Kentucky Supreme Court heard arguments in a potentially landmark case that could determine the future of online poker as well as set new standards and precedents regarding the censorship of the internet. The Supreme Court hearing marks the latest legal stop in a year-long debate on whether or not the Commonwealth of […]

Read More... | 1 Comment | By Kevin Felix | October 24, 2009

United States residents who play on member sites of the Merge Gaming Network are down one funding method this week. As of October 18th, PIC Club and Merge ceased doing business with one another, leaving PIC Club customers scrambling to find another way to deposit and withdraw at poker rooms such as Carbon Poker and […]

Read More... | Comment | By Kory Travers | October 23, 2009

PartyGaming co-founder Anurag Dikshit surprised both the financial and gambling worlds when he announced that he would be selling off his shares of PartyGaming and donating the entirety of the proceeds to his favorite charity. Dikshit, who currently owns 28% of PartyGaming, recently listed 2/3 of his holdings on the London Stock Exchange, where PartyGaming […]

Read More... | Comment | By Joe Zusman | October 22, 2009

The latest version of Party Poker’s software features a long list of upgrades including a feature that remembers users’ preferred table layout, a revamped player notes feature and the introduction of bounty tournaments to the site’s tournament schedule. For those who are not familiar with bounty tournaments, they are set up to reward players for […]

Read More... | Comment | By Neal Farran | October 21, 2009

Publically traded online gaming company PartyGaming recently released the financial results from the third quarter of 2009 and while the news is good for the majority of the company with overall revenue up 11%, the online poker division, Party Poker, continues to struggle financially. Poker revenues were down 8% despite a higher number of players […]

Read More... | Comment | By August Darnell | October 20, 2009