2008 March 21 Poker News, Events and Happenings - Page 2
The question of poker machine installation in Victoria was a closed one until recently, when the Victorian Court of Appeal overturned a previous decision by the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT.) The Romsey Hotel had received permission from VCAT to install poker machines, but now the Court has stepped in, stating that VCAT did not consider community opposition evidence when making their decision. Some sources cite Macedon Ranges councilor John Connor as saying that Romsey has no machines, and the community wants that to remain the fact, and that the Court decision would benefit the entire state of Victoria.
Reports from the Gaming Intelligence Group have indicated that cases against media companies publishing online poker ads have come to a stop in Sweden. The Swedish Prosecution Authority sent out the order, which is counter to the actions from earlier in the year, when it appeared that the country was gearing up to take on these media outlets. The thinking is that Sweden is bowing to pressure from the European Commission, which has spoken against the practice, stating that it is against the free trade agreements of the EU.
Leading online poker room Titan Poker is sending two of its finest players to the World Poker Showdown (WPS) Ocean World in the Dominican Republic this May. (PRWeb Mar 21, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/03/prweb776924.htm
RakeBreak.com announces an additional $10,000 monthly freeroll tournament sponsored by Sun Poker. Along with the Full Tilt Poker monthly $10K and the $2K Cake Poker monthly, this is the third monthly freeroll now offered by Rakebreak.com and its partner sites.
Ladbrokespoker.com has launched its first ever Sit n Go promotion. The first ten players who win between 4 & 6 consecutive Sit n Go tournaments will play in a $20,000 single table final. At present only three have managed to qualify for this online poker tournament. Players have until the end of the month to qualify or only three of a possible ten players will share the $20,000 Jackpot.
PokerStars has announced an impressive schedule of events and qualifiers on its site with the end goal of sending over 1,000 players to this summer’s WSOP. In the promotion, running for the next several months, PokerStars qualifiers…
Zak Penn’s poker mockumentary “The Grand” is packed to the limit with comic talents, all of whom are clearly having a blast. True, it was a risk to ask them to improvise the majority of the movie - but one that ultimately pays off in full.
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