Archive | June, 2010

Just as it seems that New Jersey would become the first state to introduce a legalized intrastate online poker industry, another hurdle comes along and threatens to derail these plans.

The Portland Tribune ran an interesting article this week about the growing popularity of poker rooms in the city. The publication shows how poker parlors have sprouted up all over town thanks to the “Texas Hold ‘em fever” that has swept the nation, popularized by the WSOP and other events on cable TV.

A free iPhone application for poker players has been released by MobWeb.ch. Simple Poker Blind Timer 1.1 allows players to customize their blinds with up to 20 blind levels, alerting them when the level is over. The company claims that this will prevent the problem of forgotten or late blind raises.

Congressman Jim McDermott has made comments which compare the current ban on internet poker and gambling to the days when alcohol was banned in the United States under Prohibition laws.

It seems that is more to poker than the World Series of Poker, if the side bets of two poker pros are anything to go by. Mike Matusow and Ted Forrest have reportedly made a bet that could see Forrest earn $2 million off Matusow – and all for losing weight.

Doyle Brunson, the godfather of poker, seems to have forgotten his southern charm at home these days. An obviously miffed Brunson has gotten himself embroiled in a public battle with young poker pro, Annette Obrestad.

Harrah’s Entertainment, owners of the World Series of Poker, has been embroiled in a legal dispute with Everest Poker since April already.

As more and more US states change their local gambling laws to expand the options and allow poker and table games in new or existing casinos, Massachusetts State House also heard both sides of the arguments regarding the expansion of its own facilities.