2006 October 13 Poker News, Events and Happenings - Page 2
When the US Congress passed the bill threatening the livelihood of online poker players in America, everyone wondered exactly how the poker industry would be impacted. Much has been made over the fact that the bill does not target the individual poker player, but rather seeks to force banking institutions to enforce a ban on financial transactions that go from the poker player to the online poker room. As many poker players don’t use standard traditional banks, but rely on newer, web-based financial processing companies, the question inevitably became, “What would Neteller do?”
When Shana Hiatt left the World Poker Tour, a lot of fans were sorry to see her go. After three seasons on the hit poker TV show, it was easy to ascribe much of its success to the former Playmate and her charm. Now Hiatt will be back in action, starting January 2, with a new NBC poker show called “Poker After Dark”…
October 13 - California-based corporate attorney, Jim Perkins, is helping American online poker players fight for their right to play online poker by spearheading an online petition against the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act that was recently passed by Congress.
LONDON — Sportingbet PLC, the British online gambling company, said Friday it had dumped its U.S. operations following legislation to ban Internet gambling in that country.Sportingbet sold its U.S. sports-betting, casino business and poker operations to Antigua-based Jazette Enterprises Ltd. for $1, offloading $13.2 million of debt.The company said the sale saved it the $14 million cost of closing down the operations. The businesses have a total 500 employees.Sportingbet said it will keep its E
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard people over the years say things to me like, “Looks like you’re winning big. You should probably quit before you give it back.”Frankly, they just don’t understand how poker works. They’re often the same people who suffer huge losses at the table, but only manage very small wins.You should never be preoccupied with your winning percentage; basically, it’s a meaningless statistic. People brag to me that they’ve won 22 days in a row; that they’ve come out
How many times have you seen someone yelling at their husband or girlfriend or kids and thought: "He’s nuts." or "That woman is crazy." We all tend to identify and label behavior that is "too" loud or "too" bizarre
Poker players throughout the United States were dismayed Tuesday when they received word that Great Britain-based, online payment processor FireOne Group, the parent company of the FirePay brand…
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