2006 September 01 Poker News, Events and Happenings - Page 3

Online poker room, casino and sports betting service Mansion.com announces free $1000 offer with referral code TOP1000. (PRWEB Sep 1, 2006) Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/chachingpr.php/RmFsdS1GYWx1LUhhbGYtTG92ZS1JbnNlLVplcm8=

Freerolltourny and Cake poker have teamed up to offer players a chance to own a piece of CakePoker. Cakepoker will also be hosting the Bucnright bounty. (PRWEB Sep 1, 2006)

The 37th annual World Series of Poker, a gargantuan competition encompassing 45 individual poker tournaments and well over $100 million in total prize money, was held at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas this year.

When poker players sit down at a virtual table in an online poker room, they bring their own money with which to wager. They might then wonder how the poker room, which is run as a business, make any money from the game - and the answer is that they take a small percentage of every pot wagered. This percentage is called a “rake” and one online poker room is giving online players a chance to get as much as 60% of that rake back…

September 1 - On Wednesday this week, the San Antonio Vice Squad raided the home of 2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP) finalist, Richard Lee in connection with an illegal gambling operation.