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. The winner of the auction will get the source code to the Texas hold'em program's mobile clients and Java server, in addition to the ASP.Net Web page facilitating wireless delivery of the software.

Monday, 31 October 2005

Foxwoods Raises the Stakes With Forthcoming Poker Room

Sunday, 30 October 2005

Online Poker Room Everest Poker Releases Redesigned Site

Saturday, 29 October 2005

Online Poker Room igotpoker.com Pitches in for Celebrity Fundraiser

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, www.svenskaspel.se. 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. The two companies already work together for svenskaspel.se's instant gaming platform, and online poker would provide another potentially lucrative joint business initiative.

Thursday, 27 October 2005

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

Wednesday, 26 October 2005

World Poker Exchange Sponsors College Shootout Tournament

Tuesday, 25 October 2005

Online Poker Room Titan Poker Announces New Prize Scheme

Fledgling 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. The maximum prize of $100,000 goes to players who blow away the competition six times in a row in the Fort Knox variety of Jackpot Sit 'N' Go Tournaments.

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. In addition, the strip poker game has landed Truesdale on the Sex Offenders Register for the next five years.

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

Friday, 21 October 2005

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

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. Although overall growth in the online poker industry has been dwindling as of late, cooperation between these major players will likely help revive mainstream interest in the game.

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. The expo and conference will take place at the Barcelo San Jose Palacio in San Jose. Topics to be discussed will cover the areas of poker room management, new poker related technologies, marketing for poker, payment issues and customer service. The main goal of the conference is to improve poker player awareness, in order to increase both player conversions and player retention.

Tuesday, 18 October 2005

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

Monday, 17 October 2005

New York Poker Club Gets Busted

Sunday, 16 October 2005

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

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. Fortuna's mobile Texas hold'em games allow for single, multiplayer and tournament game play.

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

Wednesday, 12 October 2005

WSOP Satellite Tournaments Planned for Latin America

Tuesday, 11 October 2005

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

Monday, 10 October 2005

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

Sunday, 09 October 2005

New Online Poker Site Offers Poker for the Whole Family

Saturday, 08 October 2005

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

Friday, 07 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. The pair responded to the attention gracefully, even signing autographs for a number of the club's players.

Thursday, 06 October 2005

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

Wednesday, 05 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. Truly dedicated players may have gone out and bought pricey Virtual PC software in order to achieve windows compatibility. Such efforts are becoming increasingly unnecessary.

Tuesday, 04 October 2005

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

Monday, 03 October 2005

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

Sunday, 02 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. WPTE perceived this interference as constituting a breach of the Travel Channel's contractual obligations.

Saturday, 01 October 2005