2007 September 02 Poker News, Events and Happenings

Onscreen, Bart Simpson is quite the mischief-maker and probably the last Simpsons character you’d expect to see open up his home to a bunch of strangers for a charity event benefiting an organization with the word ‘police’ in its name…

Casinos and card rooms paying out tourney winnings are going to have a new job - holding back taxes, thanks to the new tax code that will go into effect in March of next year. The new code will require these establishments to hold back 25% of the winnings of any poker player if they make $5,000 or more for tax purposes. This is a US tax law and only applies to card rooms and casinos on US soil…

A lot of poker players who ply their trade online like to play at more than one table at once, maximizing their per hour profit, and Poker Room has acknowledged this trend with their new Mini Tables. The new tables offer mini look options on each table to allow them to fit on a crowded computer screen, allowing users to play as many as a dozen tables at one time. Previously four tables were the maximum, and now players can do three times as many, increasing productivity and profitability…

Online poker room Golden Riviera just announced via press release that they have a new look and are inviting players to come check it out. The new lobby was launched to offer a new experience to new and old players with a host of new options. The new features include something called “Buddy Management”, and option that allows you to keep track of players and even see if your buddies are online and playing…

One of my two brothers lives in Minnesota, so I decided to make a tour of some poker rooms in northern Minnesota and southwestern Ontario. This was one of three I visited during my stay…

It is doubtful whether the new British Gambling Regulation Act will acheive all the goals that it set out for itself. Here are a few problems with the act as well as a few viable solutions.

TALLAHASSEE — Florida’s economy may be slumping, but revenue from poker rooms is growing.