It's hard to believe that PKR is already two years old. I remember when the site first launched after being formed in 2005. To celebrate its second birthday, the online poker room is holding a massive promotional day for its customers on Sunday, August 17th. Read more »
On Thursday, Ultimate Bet announced that, in addition to its Ante Up for Africa Tournament, the online poker room will be holding a 50 Seat Aruba Poker Classic. Read more »
Fresh off joining the Microgaming Network two years ago, Unibet will adopt Microgaming's downloadable casino platform, the company announced on Thursday. Read more »
The Party Poker Den Big Game is back once more, and this time it will run for 36 hours of continuous high stakes cash play. Read more »
Ultimate Bet announced that on August 15-17 it will host six "Ante Up for Africa" tournaments, with all of the tournament fees being given to the Ante Up for Africa charity. Read more »
According to a recent study performed by PayPoint.net, 81% of people who gamble online are concerned over security. The study was reported by eGaming Review, which also stated that "61% expressed concern about what options are available to them if they encounter a problem gambling online." Read more »
Yuvee04 won both Event 14 and Event 15 in the FTOPS, marking the first time any player has won two FTOPS events in the same night. Read more »
The 7th Annual European i-Gaming Congress and Expo will take place this September in Barcelona, packed with workshops, debates and networking with the most important people in online gaming. Read more »
The Poker Players Alliance (PPA) announced that it is setting up shop in Denver on August 26th, during the 2008 Democratic National Convention which begins the day before. Read more »
It's been almost a year since Natalie "TheV0id" Teltscher took down the 2007 PokerStars WCOOP Main Event and was disqualified by PokerStars. She filed a lawsuit against the site, but withdrew it recently. Read more »
The world's largest poker tour for women, the Ladies International Poker Series (LIPS) is making history in Peru by bringing the first international poker tournament to this South American Country. Read more »
Poker News Daily: How did you get started playing poker? Negreanu: I started playing when I was around 17 with friends. I was playing pool and poker seemed like a fun way to be able to hang out with the guys. (continues...) Read more »
Poker bots remain the "bogeyman" of online poker players, generating fear and mistrust. But the world's leading authorities on computer poker research say there is nothing to fear. Read more »
Just a few days ago, the Remote Gambling Association took a stand supporting Pete Sessions' HR 6663, the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Clarification and Implementation Act of 2008. Read more »
Flaming others at the poker table can actually reduce your profitability. So don't get mad - get even. Read more »
At 8:00pm ET on Tuesday, August 12th, Event 5 of the 2008 World Series of Poker will debut on ESPN. A pair of one hour episodes will air, highlighting the final table of the $1,000 rebuy tournament. Read more »
The UIGEA has been criticized from both the legislative and legal fronts, and recently, two of America's top Congressmen have weighed in on the dispute between the United States and European Union over internet gambling. Read more »
Word broke recently that Carlyle Gaming and Entertainment will venture into online poker in the United States with PokerTwin, which it described in a press release as "a skill game and legal in most US jurisdictions including California and New York State. Read more »
Ever since 2006, BetOnSports has been under fire from federal authorities in the United States for promoting illegal online gambling. This week, three of the players involved in the case plead guilty in a court in St. Louis, Missouri. Read more »
The US seems to be playing a holding game with its international gaming complaints: on one hand the US Trade Representative keeps postponing a meeting with EU delegates, and on the other hand the deadline for settling the dispute between the US and the Caribbean island of Antigua has been changed once more, this time to October 1st. Read more »
Word slowly broke across the poker world and on Wall Street in the United States that the World Poker Tour's stock, which is traded on the NASDAQ stock exchange under the symbol "WPTE," had fallen this week from a high of $0.90 per share to $0.68. Read more »
In the midst of the Full Tilt Online Poker Series, which is going on full-swing on one of its largest rivals, Bodog announced brand new features to its online poker offering. Trying to catch up with its rivals, Bodog let the world know that resizable tables, full-screen mode and detachable details are just some of the brand-new bells and whistles that users of the online poker room will be able to access immediately. According to a press release issued by the online poker room, the upgrade "follows a recent public beta test and comes just as Bodog gets ready to host its largest guaranteed tournament ever, the $250,000 Guaranteed on August 10th, at 4 p.m. (EST)." Read more »
The Full Tilt Online Poker Series kicked off on Wednesday night with a bang: the $216 buy-in no limit tournament attracted a whopping 5,776 players, ranking it among the largest FTOPS fields ever. Read more »
This is complicated, but we'll try to make it as clear as possible: Ladbrokes does not accept players from the US into its poker rooms, but it will allow some of its high stakes players to compete against US players already in the Microgaming network. Read more »
The popular online poker room Ultimate Bet has stepped up to the plate to sponsor the first annual Tony and Eva Parker Celebrity Casino Night benefiting Eva's Heroes. According to a press statement released by Ultimate Bet late Wednesday night, the beneficiary organization is focused on "enriching the lives of those with developmental challenges and helping children and young adults with special needs to integrate and flourish in society." The tournament takes place on Saturday night, August 9th and comes with a $300 price tag. Read more »
