2006 March 25 Poker News, Events and Happenings
Four years ago last month, Steve Lipscomb went knocking on Kathy Raymond’s door at Foxwoods Resort Casino. The founder of the then-unheard-of World Poker Tour, Lipscomb had a vision for turning…
In support of the victims of hurricane Katrina and the City of New Orleans, Bravo’s hit series, Celebrity Poker Showdown, is set to film the next season in the ravaged Louisiana city. Joining the production will be poker champion and…
The online casino poker buzz amongst women hasn’t gone unnoticed. Several large online casino firms now target the increasing number of female poker players who enjoying playing poker at online casino sites.
Mitch Garber, known as an “industry guru” in the realm of online poker, has recently been appointed the brand new chief executive officer for online poker room PartyGaming. Garber was working for FireOne, one of the crop of online payment firms that make playing real money poker on the Internet a possibility in the newly charged atmosphere of anti gambling, and recently stepped down from his position there.
When you’ve been around poker for as long as I have, you’ve heard every theory, rumor and falsehood about the game. Poker is indeed full of myths, and here are some of the big ones. Poker is illegal. Nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, the U.S. government recognizes poker as a game of skill. Yes, there might be jurisdictions where playing poker for money is illegal, but there is nothing at all illegal about playing poker with friends, or even playing poker for a living. It takes
To date, Bravo has given more than $2 million to various charities through its series “Celebrity Poker Showdown.” The show will add another million to its pot this year — with all the money going to organizations helping victims of Hurricane Katrina.The show will also film its next tournament, scheduled to air later this spring, in New Orleans as part of a partnership with Harrah’s Entertainment. Harrah’s New Orleans casino, which was used as an operations base following the storm, re-opened la
Gibraltar, March 22nd, Planet Ace Gibraltar Ltd- PokerPages.com today launched the PokerPages.com Industry Index (PPII), a new indicator designed to help the poker industry and the public track the popularity of poker worldwide. PokerPages.com Industry Index (PPII) data is based on over $1,000,000,000 in live tournament buy-ins and over 1,100,000 tournament entries since 2000, more than any other source in the world. PokerPages.com’s key Buy-In Index measures changes in total poker tournament bu
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