2007 January 03 Poker News, Events and Happenings
There are two ways to approach the game of poker: a player can either rely on a background deep in the mathematics of the game or he can operate on instinct.
When it was announced on January 2 that Playtech Limited had hit upon a four year software license agreement with PartyGaming, thoughts of who among the PartyGaming Group would jump ship naturally came to mind, especially for those parties who held stock in the gambling company. It turns out that two sites will remain as part of the fold, notably Fair Poker and Noble Poker, both currently using the Playtech system. Operations will continue as usual, and players should not notice any changes in the way they view or use the Playtech powered software.
HOLLYWOOD, California (PRESS RELEASE) — The Online Poker Tour announces their 2007 plans. To start the year out they have created the New Year Bash in which they are working with their sponsors to give away four trips to the Playboy Mansion and five trips to the Ultimate Poker Challenge.
When veteran poker pro Scotty Nguyen won one of the first major poker tournaments of 2006, a World Poker Tour event in Mississippi, he called it the second most memorable moment of his career.
A new Executive Poker Tournament was recently announced, and where better to hold a poker tournament for business executives than at the casino owned by the most infamous of business execs, the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort in Atlantic City. To be held in May, 2007, the CEO Poker Tour is only open to executives, so those who know how to gamble in the world of business can test themselves against their contemporaries in a different field. Buy ins range from $500 for some events to $5,000 for the main event…
Imagine spending 2008 as a sponsored poker player – travelling to four of the biggest poker tournaments in the world with your airfares, accommodation and entry fees all paid for!
When it comes to wagering on video poker and other video gambling devices, Montana pulled in big numbers during fiscal year 2006. Even with a slight decline in the number of gaming machines, the state Justice Department reported that $1.13 billion was wagered on video gambling. According to the Gambling Control Division, the period of July 2005 through June 2006 saw an increase from $1.06 billion wagered the year before, and $1.01 billion in the year before that…
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