2008 January 30 Poker News, Events and Happenings

OHIOVILLE Three people have been charged after a raid at an Ohioville convenience store earlier this month in which state police said they found 13 illegal poker machines.

On January 28th, the sale of Harrah’s Entertainment Inc. to private equity firms Apollo Management, L.P. and TPG Capital, L.P was completed. The sale closes the public ownership chapter of the largest casino operation in the world…

UK fans of televised poker have a treat in store tonight when new episodes of "PartyPoker Poker Den: The Big Game II" begin to air. The popular show is the UK’s rough equivalent to "Late Night Poker," which is more familiar to North..

The Victorian State Opposition says gamblers have lost a record 1.53 billion dollars on poker machines over the past six months.

Students enrolled at Indiana University are returning to classes after a long and much-needed winter break. Many students eagerly anticipate their return to campus, if only, perhaps, for their favorite poker games. With so many poker…

The Royal Flush Club Members site (www.RoyalFlushclubMembers.com), a leading online poker club and poker school, with instructional poker videos and an exclusive poker underground community, today announced that Brett (”Gank”) Jungblut, a renowned online and live-game poker professional, has joined the Club as its resident poker pro. Brett will be personally involved with the Club as its NLHE, …

A new customer loyalty scheme hit poker sales at PartyGaming , but this was mitigated by a strong showing from the online gambling companys growing casino business.