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01/03/2008

2008 Canadian Open Poker Championship Is Set for MARCH!

Canada is now getting their own major poker event this spring 2008. The Canadian Open Poker Championship is set to take place during March 5-9, 2008. The event will be hosted at the Calgary, Alberta's Deerfoot Inn and Casino. More »

12/31/2007

Germany Begins Gambling Ban for 2008

Germany, starting on January 1st, 2008, is putting into effect a series bans that essentially outlaws any form of online gambling in 13 of its 16 states. The ban stems from voting by the 16 German states in December. The new laws will basically make any form of Web-based gambling or funding of games over the internet illegal. More »

12/08/2007

Good news for hardcore Mac only users. Pokerstars has just released a beta version of their client software to be used on Macs. More »

12/07/2007

UBOC II Rocking Out Again

Poker events are simply exciting and they provide some of the ways for a poker player to earn some hard cold cash. Following what seems to be an industry staple; poker pros Annie Duke and Phil Hellmuth Jr. are hosting the UltimateBet Online Championship (UBOC) series of 2008. Events for this championship begin at 8:00 p.m. EST on December 7, 2007 and will run through to December 16, 2007. More »

12/02/2007

Tony G Smashes at the Inaugural Moscow Millions

PokerNews Tony ‘G’ Guoga won the inaugural Mosco Millions. The event unfolded at the Kosmos Casino and Hotel in Moscow. Tony G battled through a small playing field, but the size, the competition was no joke. The players were definitely top notch. At the end, after having won the first place prize of $205,000, Tony G donated the winnings to Russian orphanages that were chosen by Poker Professionals. More »

11/17/2007

Deportation of Sheikhan Stopped By Judge

A U.S. immigration judge stopped deportation proceedings this past Thursday, on Shahram "Shawn" Sheikhan; a well known poker professional. The Judge made his decision after finding the Department of Homeland Security’s evidence lacking in evidence that would justify the deportation motion. Judge Harry Gastley had presided over the case. More »

11/16/2007

Harrah’s and Internet Gambling

Harrah's Chief Executive Gary Loveman has recently stated that the company is exploring the possibilities of creating a World Series of Poker branded online poker site. The statement was made during a panel discussion at the Global Gaming Expo. During the discussion, Loveman, acknowledging the current US legal issues with online gambling said that they are interested in many different jurisdictions where online poker is not a problem. More »

11/11/2007

State of Arizona Warns of High Lead Content in Chips

Poker players had better be careful NOT to eat away or bite on their chips. The Arizona Department of Health Services has issued an alert stating that poker chips could possibly contain dangerous levels of lead. Arizona was compelled to make the announcement due to an independent lab testing commissioned by ABC affiliate KNXV-TV that had found high levels of lead in Paulson brand chips which are sold to many consumers and used by the many of the major casinos. More »

11/06/2007

PKR and a Funky Satellite

Poker sites are always hosting a variety of satellite tournaments to the higher priced events. These tournaments are very typical. Usually they are created to have deep stacks or have turbo blind structures. More »

11/04/2007

Bodog Billionth-Hand Comes with Prizes!

Online poker sites are always finding ways to celebrate and promote their gaming rooms. One way is through the celebration for milestone hands. Bodog is about to deal its billionth hand this month and sure enough there are going to be cash prizes to be had for some lucky players. More »