Mobile Texas Hold'em Platform up for Grabs on eBay

A mobile Texas hold'em software platform by the name of Maui Texas Hold'em is purportedly up for grabs on eBay. The multiplayer platform is going to the highest bidder in a private auction, which is slated to kick off this Wednesday, November 2.

Monday, 31 October 2005

Foxwoods Raises the Stakes With Forthcoming Poker Room

Foxwoods Resort Casino, by far the largest casino in the world, is upping the ante with regard to its poker offerings. The casino recently announced that it has a new, expanded poker room in the works, the addition of which would effectively increase the number of poker tables in the casino by 40 percent.

Sunday, 30 October 2005

Online Poker Room Everest Poker Releases Redesigned Site

Everest Poker, an online poker room boasting a wide range of language options, has recently released its revamped internet site, along with its operating poker software. The redesigned and updated version of the site also includes a new branded logo, which features an impressive graphic.

Saturday, 29 October 2005

Online Poker Room igotpoker.com Pitches in for Celebrity Fundraiser

Online poker room i got poker .com, a subsidiary of the IGOT Gaming Group, is helping sponsor this weekend's second annual Haylie Duff Halloween Fundraiser, being held in Los Angeles this coming Sunday.

Friday, 28 October 2005

Online Poker to be Next Partnership Opportunity for Boss Media and Svenska Spel

Sweden's flagship gaming company Svenska Spel is trying to expand its online gaming portfolio to include a poker site at the company's gaming site. As part of this effort, Svenska Spel and online gaming software provider Boss Media have expressed that they are planning to expand their business partnership.

Thursday, 27 October 2005

Online Software Provider Las Vegas From Home Teams up with Televised Poker Tournament Series

Online gaming software provider Las Vegas From Home (LVFH) announced this week that it has partnered with the Heartland Poker Tour, becoming the televised poker tour's “executive title sponsor.” The Heartland Poker Tour is a program geared towards poker fans in middle America, with venues and the majority of the show's broadcast audience located in the Midwest.

Wednesday, 26 October 2005

World Poker Exchange Sponsors College Shootout Tournament

Online poker site World Poker Exchange announced that it will once again be sponsoring a championship poker tournament for college kids. The 2006 Worldpx College Shootout tournament will look for budding poker talent at 219 American institutes of higher education, giving them the chance to win prizes adding up to $90,000 in value.

Tuesday, 25 October 2005

Online Poker Room Titan Poker Announces New Prize Scheme

Foundling online poker room Titan Poker has announced a new prize scheme, through which the site is awarding players skilled (or lucky) enough to win consecutive Jackpot Sit 'N' Go Tournaments with major jackpot prizes.

Monday, 24 October 2005

Elderly Man Charged in Strip Poker Sex Offense Case

An elderly pensioner from the Scottish town of Prestwick was charged with committing sex offenses, in connection with an incident in which he engaged a 10-year-old boy in a game of strip poker. Despite the severity of the charge, James Truesdale will face no jail time, but rather, will have to pay a fine of £400.

Sunday, 23 October 2005

PartyGaming Announces Revenue Growth and Encouraging Trading

Despite suspicions that the party was approaching its end for online poker company PartyGaming, the company issued surprisingly promising results in yesterday's Q3 report. The quarter, which ended on September 30, boasted a 32 percent increase in revenues, compared to last year.

Saturday, 22 October 2005

Celebrity Charity Texas Hold'em Tournament Comes to Omaha

The celebs will be flocking to Omaha, Nebraska, on October 22 for the seventh annual Marg & Alan's Celebrity Weekend, part of which will be a charity Texas hold'em tournament, raising funds for organizations aiding cancer patients and survivors.

Friday, 21 October 2005

Empire Online Releases Second Profit Warning, But Player Signups Still Strong

Since PartyGaming's announcement last week that it was taking steps to separate itself from marketing partners known as "skins," Empire Online, the most notable skin in the PartyGaming saga, yesterday issued its second profit warning. With Empire Online's online poker players no longer getting to share in the millions of players on the PartyGaming network, Empire admitted that it was seeing a slowdown in the rake created by its white label online poker site, Empire Poker.

Thursday, 20 October 2005

Harrah's and AOL Team-up for Free WSOP-Themed Poker Site

Harrah's License Company, LLC,the corporation's licensing arm, has embarked on a revolutionary partnership with AOL (America Online) to create a World Series of Poker (WSOP) and AOL- branded free online poker room.

Wednesday, 19 October 2005

Poker Industry Expo Coming to Costa Rica in December

Costa Rica, one of the prime bases of the internet gaming industry, is getting ready for the Poker Industry Expo, scheduled for December 3-4. Topics to be discussed will cover the areas of poker room management, new poker related technologies, marketing for poker, payment issues and customer service.

Tuesday, 18 October 2005

Vince Neil Poker Tournament Shows That Charity is SO Rock n' Roll

Las Vegas' Hard Rock Hotel & Casino will be the site of the forthcoming “Off the Strip” Charity Texas Hold ‘Em Poker Tournament. The event, featuring as much party as it does poker, is albeit being held for a good cause. On November 11, Mötley Crüe's Vince Neil and a slew of dancers will grace the spotlight, setting the scene for the evening's promising poker action.

Monday, 17 October 2005

New York Poker Club Gets Busted

In a continuing effort to curb the activities of New York City's popular underground poker clubs, police busted yet another club this past Friday night. As part of the raid, 13 employees of the Broadway Club were arrested, and $56,000 were confiscated by police.

Sunday, 16 October 2005

Online Poker Room Nobel Poker Puts $100 Million on the Table

Online poker room Noble Poker is giving players the chance, albeit a slim one, to grab one hundred million big kahunas. The $100 Million dollar Mega Tournament is scheduled to take place this coming April in Las Vegas, but qualifying satellite tournaments are already taking place online.

Saturday, 15 October 2005

Fortuna Gaming Goes Mobile with Texas Hold'em for Cell Phones and Other Mobile Devices

Fortuna Gaming (UK) Limited announced that the company now offers mobile Texas hold'em, thanks to a recent software license issued by MobileGamingNow. For the time being, Texas hold'em games will be available on a play-for-fun basis only, although pay-to-play capabilities will ultimately become available as well.

Friday, 14 October 2005

William Hill Grand Prix Poker Shootout is Around the Corner

Poker pro Antonio Esfandiari has been added to the famous names already enlisted to participate in the William Hill Grand Prix, scheduled to kick off on October 18. Among the 56 players slated to compete are poker stars including Gus Hansen, Surinder Sunar, Tony G, Juha Helppi, and Barny Boatman.

Thursday, 13 October 2005

South Dakota Bar Gives Up Poker for Chance to Reopen

A bar in Harrisburg, South Dakota, has officially reopened its doors after having its beer license revoked. The bar closed after the poker tournaments it had been hosting were deemed illegal. Todd's Place reopened after an appeal was filed, and the bar's owner, Todd Erks, conceded not to allow card playing on the bar's premises.

Wednesday, 12 October 2005

WSOP Satellite Tournaments Planned for Latin America

The World Series of Poker (WSOP) is reportedly heading south this winter, with satellite tournaments in the works for various locations in Latin America, starting in February 2006. Harrah's Entertainment's licensing wing, Harrah’s Licensing Company, LLC, has inked a deal with Latin American gaming corporation CIRSA, allowing the latter to coordinate WSOP satellite tournaments at its casinos.

Tuesday, 11 October 2005

PartyGaming Says 'Party's Over' to Empire Online; Empire Stocks Drop 30%

PartyGaming announced that in the first half of 2006, it will launch a new expanded platform, adding new features to its poker games, as well as widening its offerings to other non-poker games. The new platform, however, is one party that Empire Online and the other “skins” just won't be invited to.

Monday, 10 October 2005

Could Third Time be the Charm for Online Poker Site PokerShare.com?

Although relatively new on the market, online poker room PokerShare.com has already adopted an aggressive marketing strategy, which includes trying to get it's name branded on a small town in middle America, and the site will forfeit a pretty little $100,000 to do so.

Sunday, 9 October 2005

New Online Poker Site Offers Poker for the Whole Family

A new online poker site, touting itself as “family-friendly,” has just launched. The site features free poker games, and just through its beta testing, has already garnered a 3,000 member-strong player base. TripleJack Poker was designed to be compatible with any web browser.

Saturday, 8 October 2005

The Fox Poker Club Slated to Become Britain's First Licensed Card Room

The London poker scene may be getting its first fully-licensed poker club as soon as early 2006. The Fox Poker Club, a high-scale, members-only card room, has applied for a casino license, which if granted, will make it the first licensed stand-alone poker club not just in London, but in the whole of Britain as well.

Friday, 7 October 2005

Alex Rodriguez and Phil Hellmuth Hold('em) Court at Underground Poker Club

Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez has reportedly been high-rolling it with professional poker player Phil Hellmuth in an underground Manhattan poker room. The pair were recently spotted at the poker club, stirring up a good measure of excitement among other patrons.

Thursday, 6 October 2005

Poker, Politics and Beer: Citizen Joe Hosts Debate and Tournament

Citizen Joe, a non-profit, non-partisan organization, focusing on bringing political awareness and activism to the average citizen, will bring poker to the foreground, when George Stephanopoulos, former White House Press Secretary, and current host of ABC's “This Week,” leads a discussion on “Government and Gambling.”

Wednesday, 5 October 2005

Pacific Poker Announces Linux Compatibility

Online poker room Pacific Poker recently announced that it now offers poker action for Linux users, via its Macintosh compatible site www.Mac-PacificPoker.com. Until recently, poker players using Mac or Linux operating systems were at a loss for options online.

Tuesday, 4 October 2005

Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters of Los Angeles Charity Poker Tournament Raises $25K

The Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters of Los Angeles (JBBBSLA) announced that they have succeeded in raising almost $25,000 through last week's charity poker tournament. Proceeds from the 2nd Annual Poker Tournament, which took place at the Hollywood Park Casino on September 29, will go toward funding the organization's mentoring programs.

Monday, 3 October 2005

Bluff Magazine- Flying off the Shelves and onto a TV Screen Near You

Bluff Magazine announced that it has entered into a strategic content partnership, which will allow it to try its hand at televised poker programming. Bluff has partnered for one season with American sports information company Jim Feist Sports for the purpose of producing and airing content on Handicapping television program Proline.

Sunday, 2 October 2005

WPT Enterprises Negotiates Broadcast Deal with Travel Channel, but Still Suing

Although still pursuing legal action against the Travel Channel, WPT Enterprises (WPTE) is reportedly in negotiations with the very same network regarding further partnership opportunities. WPTE originally filed the lawsuit, claiming that the Travel Channel had interfered with potential third party contractual relationships connected with the Professional Poker Tour (PPT), a new program developed by WPTE.

Saturday, 1 October 2005