2006 December 30 Poker News, Events and Happenings

Empire Online Ltd. and Intercontinental Online Gaming Ltd. have recently given up control over gambling websites, with PartyGaming Plc the one to step in and take control…

Playing in a for-fun poker tournament in his native Denmark, Casino Royale star Mads Mikkelsen now faces a fine because the club he was playing in allegedly broke licensing rules. No money was involved in the game, leaving those involved shocked that the police are taking this matter seriously. Mads reportedly was doing well in the event, even playing a number of hands that his character, the villain Le Chiffre, plays in the movie…

A popular online poker news magazine recently published an article stating poker was damaging to a player’s health, and in the article a few interesting observations were made. The first observation talks about how clocks are not used in casinos in order to keep time-conscious poker players at the tables. The second one is about how lack of sleep results in a physical change in how the brain processes information, leaving the player more susceptible to risk…

News both good and bad made 2006 a signature year for poker, and December was no exception. We witnessed the sale of WSOP-owner Harrah’s to a private-equity group, looked on as several nations debated the pros and cons of online poker…

December 30 - Them clever folks at Mansion Poker have once again out done themselves, by announcing the launch of one of the most lucrative daily guaranteed online poker tournaments this side of Cheyenne, early next year.

London, Dec 30 (ANI): It seems that the high-stakes poker game in Bond flick 'Casino Royale' was not enough for baddie Mads Mikkelsen, for he's now landed in a soup after allegedly taking part in a illegal poker tournament. Mikkelsen reportedly got into trouble in his native Denmark after the card game in Copehagen's Club Dakota where he defeated other professional gamers, even …

Mansion Poker is to make a major investment in daily online poker tournaments according to an announcement from the company this week, which promises a “$100K A Day” guaranteed poker tournament series starting on January 3.