Poker Pulse
Dennis Phillips, who looks primed to become poker's next World Champion, is offering a chance for a piece of his new-found fame to help fight Multiple Sclerosis.Phillips, the chip leader among the "November Nine" who will battle it out for the WSOP Main Event title on Nov. 9, is hosting an auction on E-bay for a prime spot on his jersey.
Oct 15, 2008
It seems that in tough times, wherein world markets are suffering, gambling can always be counted on to thrive. According to a new report from Global Betting & Gaming Consultants (GBGC) on the global gambling market, land-based gaming businesses may suffer in the coming years but online gaming will continue to grow.
Oct 10, 2008
Kentucky is America’s home for horse racing, but it has also recently become home to one of the most blatant and overzealous attacks on online gambling in the U.S. After the state’s Governor Steve Beshear made it known on September 18th that he intended to seize 141 online gaming domain names, the case is now in the hands of a circuit county judge.
Oct 9, 2008
Since 1998, poker has been officially classified as a game of chance in Holland. A Dutch Supreme Court decision did so to make organized poker games illegal without a license, which in essence granted a monopoly to the only licensed entity, Holland Casino. But the debate of poker as a game of skill has resurfaced thanks to one of the country’s leading professors.
Oct 6, 2008
The boy who cried wolf is crying again. Online poker player Josh Field, who is better known by the moniker JJProdigy, has posted another apology on an online forum. And it seems to have fallen flat because even those who believed his last open apology may not put much stock in the latest one. As the saying goes, fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.
Oct 5, 2008
Autumn brings poker tournaments at various locations throughout the world and an exciting season for the poker circuit. And just as the European Poker Tour rolls into Budapest, Hungary, poker players from around the world will descend upon the city for the love of the game.
Oct 3, 2008
On the heels of recent poker bipartisan legislative success with the House Financial Services Committee passage of Rep. Barney Frank’s H.R. 6870, the Payment System Protection Act of 2008, another member of Congress has taken action to stand up for the rights of poker players. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) introduced the Internet Skill Game Licensing and Control Act of 2008.
Oct 2, 2008
In July of 2008, WPT Enterprises announced that it has signed a broadcast deal with Fox Sports to air Season 7 of the World Poker Tour. Though few details have emerged about the air dates of the show on Fox Sports Network, information was released about another new collaboration between FSN and WPT. That second show has officially been announced as ClubWPT.com.The new series called ClubWPT.
Sep 30, 2008
The Kahnawake Gaming Commission has spoken. About nine months after the UltimateBet cheating scandal broke and long into several investigations of the matter, the KGC not only released a statement of its findings but pointed to the one person it deemed most responsible for the cheating - Russ Hamilton.
Sep 29, 2008
Everyone knows what A Rose is a Rose means. It doesn’t matter if you choose call a rose an Aardvark, it is still a rose. The same can be said for poker hands.Many hands have names assigned to them. Some are named after famous poker players, usually because they won a major tournament - like the WSOP - with them.
Sep 29, 2008
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