2007 February 02 Poker News, Events and Happenings

LONDON, England (PRESS RELEASE) The Asian Poker Classic, the first major poker tournament held in India, is a $1,000,000 Guaranteed prize pool with a guaranteed $250,000 add-in, making it one of the best equity tournaments in poker history.

CHEYENNE - Wyoming poker fans won another hand Friday when the House Travel Committee approved a bill, already passed by the Senate, that would permit the return of ‘’social'’ poker games to state bars and restaurants. ‘’The counties were not consiste …

In the last five weeks I have talked about the various aspects of Problem Poker and from response I have received it seems many of you want to know just how big a problem this is among the poker professionals.

SAN FRANCISCO — The federal crackdown on online gambling has tied up the funds of thousands of U.S. patrons of two of the largest services.The crackdown on BetOnSports, which no longer takes sports…



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For those eagerly anticipating the launch of the 2007 season of the National Poker League, the wait is over. The NPL recently announced their schedule for their 2007 Global Circuit Tour, kicking things off with the Paris Open on May 13th. Despite the name, the NPL is not just a national tour of America or any other country, but a worldwide poker circuit that is “open to everyone”, according to NPL VP of Poker Operations, Edna Dalton…

The third annual Dewar’s 12 Celebrity Poker Challenge, hosted by award-winning producer/rapper Pharrell Williams, returns tonight with a star-studded lineup of 100 celebrity poker players…

February 2 - British newspaper, The Guardian, has reported that the share price of leading London Stock Exchange-listed online gambling group, PartyGaming Plc, has increased by 2 pence up to 29.5 pence.