Poker News Daily: How does it feel to be regarded as one of the world's best online poker players with such top-notch competition? Kamberis: It's pretty great. My colleagues actually believe that I'm the best. Read more »
On Thursday, Playtech, which owns and operates the popular iPoker Network, released its financial figures for the fourth quarter of 2008. The highlight was word that the company's revenues had skyrocketed to €111.5 million during the year 2008, up 70% from €65.7 million in 2007. Read more »
To say that it has been an eventful week for the internet gambling and online poker industries would be an enormous understatement. Poker News Daily took the pulse of the online poker industry to gauge its reaction to the recent ruling and appeal in Kentucky. Read more »
After battling to restart action for players in the United States over much of 2008, the online poker site Doyle's Room, endorsed by ten-time WSOP bracelet winner and two-time World Champion Doyle Brunson, has left the Microgaming Network and reemerged on the online scene as a part of the Cake Poker Network. Read more »
The poker network CEREUS, the combination of two of the most popular online poker rooms in Ultimate Bet and Absolute Poker, announced on Wednesday the results for the two rooms for one of their most prestigious prizes of 2008, the champions of the Yearly Tournament Leader Board. Read more »
The internet gambling industry didn't have to wait long to find out the next step in the case involving the seizure and potential forfeiture of 141 internet gambling domain names. Poker News Daily has obtained the Notice of Appeal filed by the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The matter may now head to the State Supreme Court. Read more »
UltimateBet.com wrapped up its 10-day UBOC series Sunday with the Championship event, a $1,050 buy-in No Limit Hold'em tournament with a guaranteed prize pool of $1 million. Read more »
The beginning of this year has brought a plethora of good news for poker players overall. The decision of a Pennsylvania court that poker is a game of skill has reopened the doors to the question of whether poker is gambling. Read more »
It was inauguration day in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. Millions descended in celebration of the newly-elected President. In Kentucky, the online gaming world rejoiced, as the seizure and potential forfeiture of 141 internet gambling domain names was blocked by a three judge Court of Appeals panel. Read more »
The 2008 European Poker Awards were handed out last week at the Aviation Club in Paris, to cap off what has been a fantastic year for European poker players. From dominating the WSOP both in Vegas and Europe to making waves online, European players have been making headlines for the whole of last year. Read more »
In an e-mail sent to members of popular online poker site Doyle's Room last week, it was announced that sweeping changes were on their way. What that meant remains to be seen, but Poker News Daily can confirm that a new software provider is in the works. In addition, the changes are scheduled to be implemented within the week. Read more »
The UIGEA, approved as part of George Bush's so-called "midnight drop," comes into effect today and is meant to be implemented by financial entities no later than December 1st unless it is repealed before that. The American Banking Association dreads the extra burden this will place on the already stressed American banking system. Read more »
Continuing what has been a significant changeover in the leadership of the company, it was announced today that the managing director of PartyGaming, John O'Malia, will step down from his post effective at the end of February. Read more »
In what was a grueling eight hour final table, Allen Carter – a player with only two previous cashes in his tournament poker career – outlasted two veterans of the game to become the champion of the World Poker Tour's Southern Poker Championship at the Beau Rivage Casino in Biloxi, MS. Read more »
The current bad beat jackpot on popular online poker site Carbon Poker sits at nearly $1 million. In an e-mail sent to affiliates late Sunday night, Carbon Poker officials announced that they expected the seven-figure threshold to be shattered officially within 48 hours. Read more »
Recently, members of Devilfish Poker, the flagship online poker site of the Entraction Network, logged in to see that the room had received an extreme makeover. New features that focus on betting, showing hand strengths, and displays of already folded cards make the process of hitting the ground running at Devilfish Poker even easier. Read more »
In Friday's confirmation hearing of Eric Holder, the nominee for Attorney General of the United States, Arizona Senator Jon Kyl, a proponent of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA), asked the candidate about his stance on internet gambling in the United States. Read more »
Recently, the CryptoLogic Network, whose online poker sites include InterPoker and, until January 29th, Playboy Poker, announced that the move of all of its rooms to Boss Media will occur by the end of March. Read more »
2008 was an incredible year. The poker world continued to expand globally and here in the U.S., we elected Barack Obama, a black President (of course, we're hoping he's a pro-poker president). The Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) held its first-ever "Go All-In for Veterans" charity poker tournament in Washington, D.C. Read more »
Poker News Daily: Talk about your 2007 World Series of Poker bracelet win. Describe the experience of winning one of the most coveted prizes in poker. Rodman: People ask me about it after it's over and I said it was more of a relief. As it settled in, it took on different meaning. Read more »
Beginning on Sunday, February 1st, PartyPoker will host a $640 buy-in $1 Million Guaranteed tournament once per month. Aptly called the Monthly Million, the first installment will take place at 17:45 GMT on the first Sunday of every month. Read more »
In a ruling handed down by Pennsylvania Judge Thomas A. James Jr. in Columbia County on Friday, it was ruled that Texas Hold'em is a game of skill and therefore not gambling under state law. The ruling sets an "excellent bar" for future poker litigation, according to Poker Players Alliance (PPA) Executive Director John Pappas. Read more »
If you were to walk into a brick-and-mortar card room in most places in the world, you may not have many options when choosing a table. If you want to play poker then you may have no choice but to play in a full-ring game if the only table that is available already has eight seated players. Read more »
This week, the Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the main lobbying group for the online poker industry, distributed an important e-mail to its membership. The message urged its 1.2 million members to tell incoming President-elect Barack Obama that legalization and regulation of online poker are of the utmost importance. Read more »
On Monday, January 19th, the regulations of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) will be enacted. The new rules were part of last-minute "midnight rule-making" by the outgoing Bush Administration. Recently, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) introduced the Midnight Rule Act to prohibit controversial agendas from being pushed through in the future. Read more »
