2007 February 23 Poker News, Events and Happenings
Jamie Gold apologized for his previously undisclosed antics during the $10,000 buy-in No-Limit Texas Hold ?Em tournament antics that might have resulted in penalties if he had been caught.
Phishing is the term used when scam artists try to get a consumer’s personal information in order to steal money from them, and now it appears that phishers have decided to go after online poker players. Members of online poker room Party Poker have been receiving emails about gaming regulations and asked to log on to their Party Poker account via a link in the email in order to learn how it will impact them. The information is instead sent to the phishers, who collect the user names and passwords…
In a move designed to provide more accessibility and advantage to both parties, online poker network 24hPoker and Wagerworks decided to launch cooperation. A letter of intent has been signed by both companies that will open 24hPoker network to Wagerworks’ clients, granting them access to casino solutions. The CEO of 24hPoker, Per Hildebrand, is a known fan of tournament poker and is excited about the move…
Sin City will be hosting racing and poker fans in April, but players can get their engines warmed up today by playing in satellites to win seats at the Poker Event at Vegas Grand Prix. The event will be a 45-day run at Binion’s Gambling Hall & Hotel in downtown Las Vegas, the birthplace of the World Series of Poker. Included in the festivities will be a celebrity poker event on Saturday, April 7, at which attendees will benefit Vegas Grand Prix charities via the Jenyon Foundation, Inc.
When it comes to playing cards online, poker isn’t the only game out there. Even when it comes to playing cards online for money, poker has some competition. Gin Rummy is one card game that is gaining ground on poker when it comes to money games online, such as the games at GameAccount.com, which are played for stakes as low as GBP 1 to as high as GBP 1,000 per game…
This past week the Tournament Directors Association (TDA) held meetings at the Venetian Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. The TDA was founded by Matt Savage, David Lamb, Linda Johnson and Jan Fisher in 2001….
February 23 - Following the massive ‘crackdown’ by the US government on online gambling, organizers of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) have announced that they will no longer allow advertising of online poker websites.
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