2006 October 02 Poker News, Events and Happenings - Page 2

From October 6 to October 9 the Laughlin Resort/Casinos will be celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with the 3rd Annual Viva Laughlin, featuring Mexican Poker. In addition to the Mexican Poker tournament there will be music, models, and dance. Mexican Poker is played differently than most other poker games, mainly because there are fewer cards in the deck…

( PRWEB ) October 2, 2006 — A bill imposing strict policies to make gambling online almost impossible was passed late Friday night. US citizens and people from around the world speak out about government control over gambling related transactions through financial institutions.The bill was passed using methods that question American beliefs and rights. A bill, which has been denied individual passage numerous times, was piggy backed onto a bill that was guaranteed to pass, The Safe Port Act.The

LONDON (ShareCast) - Online poker giant PartyGaming (LSE: PRTY.L - news) warned today that if an anti-gaming measure is signed into law inthe US, as expected, then it will suspend its US operations.The US Congress passed The Safe Port Act, which contains the ‘Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006′ which will affect the processing of payments between US customers and online companies.It is expected that the Act will be signed into law within the next two weeks and if so, it would mak

LONDON, England (Reuters) — Online gaming firms faced their biggest-ever crisis on Monday after U.S. Congress unexpectedly passed legislation to ban online gaming there, threatening jobs and hitting stocks by as much as 70 percent.Britain’s PartyGaming Plc, operator of leading online poker site PartyPoker.com, and rivals Sportingbet and 888 Plc said they would likely pull out of the United States and warned on future profits.PartyGaming’s shares fell 59 percent by 0725 GMT, while Sportingbet lo

Reaction to the online gaming legislation passed in a late night pre-recess session in Congress has been one of outrage as poker lobbying organizations and support groups prepare for the future….

On a morning where the gaming world was focused on anything but the casino industry, Harrah’s confirmed it has received a buyout bid, reportedly for $15.1 Billion US Dollars from an investment group….

The biggest online event ever, in terms of prize winnings paid — that’s what unfolded Sunday as Poker Stars’ fifth annual World Series of Online Poker wrapped up its 16-day run with Event #18, the no-limit freezeout Main Event….