December 23rd, 2008 by Roger S
2008 has all but drawn to a close and various organizations will be taking stock of who has performed best in the past year. The 2008 European Poker Award nominees have already been announced.
The awards ceremony will be held on January 15th at the Aviation Club in Paris.
The European Poker awards were constituted in 2001. [...]
December 22nd, 2008 by Tom L
Much was expected of the Real Deal. It was the world’s first poker reality show. It had some of the top names in the poker fraternity supporting it. And it had a grand opening at the Venetian. But in eight short weeks the hype and hoop-la is over. The Venetian has announced that it is [...]
December 19th, 2008 by Tom L
Binion’s Gambling Hall and Casino gets a state of the art makeover. The new poker room keeps the nastalgia and history that put this casino on the map, but offers some well recieved luxuries as well.
Binion’s Gambling Hall and Casino calls itself “the place that made poker famous” and not without reason. But more on [...]
December 19th, 2008 by Tom L
To rebuy or not to rebuy? That is the question that is plaguing WSOP officials at the moment. Both sides have their arguments, but if they decide in the negative then WSOP 2009 will not have any rebuy events.
To rebuy or not to rebuy? That is the question that is plaguing WSOP officials at the [...]
December 16th, 2008 by Maria T
Billionaire Anurag Dikshit, one of the founders of PartyGaming, has reportedly settled with the United States Department of Justice in connection with investigations being carried out for violation of the Wire Act in the pre-UIGEA period.
Anurag Dikshit has agreed to pay a fine of $300 million (despite reports being much lower) and could face a [...]
December 15th, 2008 by Roger S
Doyle has sparked rumors through the years, many of them revolve around women. Now, some are talking about his WSOP braclets. They are asking the question: “Did he win or buy those bracelets?”
There are two Doyle Brunsons in the news. One is the legend himself and the other is a poker tournament that bears his [...]
December 15th, 2008 by Renee K
The online gambling industry is a “massive, global, offshore criminal enterprise whose owners know they are violating the laws of nearly every state in the country by fostering gambling via the Internet.”
These were the words of Eric Lycan who was representing the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, Governor Steve Beshear and Kentucky Secretary of [...]
December 13th, 2008 by Roger S
Every domain squatter I’ve dealt with are extremely rude, arrogant people. I’m not sure what made them so special but they are blatant jerks when you try to deal with them. Not only that but there is no such thing as a fair price to them. (with exception to one domainer I am currently working [...]
