2006 February 14 Poker News, Events and Happenings
New South Wales clubs have voted to pay a levy to fund a campaign against the State Government in the lead-up to the next election. One thousand delegates voted unanimously today to reject the Government’s latest offer on poker machine tax, saying the big clubs are still being unfairly hit.
What better day to kiss and make-up than Valentine’s Day?
Hot on the heels of his Aussie Millions win, Lee Nelson, of New Zealand, will have the opportunity to play in his own backyard in the upcoming New Zealand Poker Championships. Though the New Zealand poker tourney isn’t nearly as rich as its Aussie counterpart, with a total prize purse of just about $134,000 (US), it still stands to attract approximately 150 players to the felt.
The hills surrounding Sumpter will be buzzing this weekend when snowmobilers take to the trails for the annual poker run sponsored by the Sumpter Valley Snowmobilers Club.
NEW ZEALAND (PRESS RELEASE) — Some of the world’s greatest poker players are expected to converge on Christchurch Casino this April to take part in New Zealand’s premier poker competition.
AUSTRALIA As reported by the Australian: “Online bookmaker Betcorp hopes to convert sports punters who gave it a bath during the American football season to more conventional - and profitable - games such as internet poker.
One of the bigger to dos last year in world of poker had to do with the legal issues revolving around the relationship between Empire Poker and Party Poker, issues that may be resolved sooner than many expected. Empire Online Limited, in an official stock exchange release, mentioned that there are advanced discussions underway regarding the resolution and settlement to the claims and assignments of Empires poker skin site activates in relationship with Party Gaming plc, the company that owns Party Poker.
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