2008 April 01 Poker News, Events and Happenings - Page 2

The 2008 Norwegian Poker Championships are coming this month, but they won’t be held in Norway. The Dusk Till Dawn Poker Club will be the location for this event, in Nottingham, England. The UK is playing host to their fellow European country men because the Norwegian Government has a ban on the game of poker, leaving the 7th annual Norwegian Poker Championships without a place to play…

The second ever Asian Poker Tour will be played this year, and the new schedule for the events has been released. The first of four currently scheduled events will take place in the Philippines in May, followed by events in Macau, South Korea and Singapore. The first event will run from May 27 through June 1, coinciding with the start of the 2008 World Series of Poker…

The Gypsy Joker Motorcycle Clubs annual South Australian poker run on Saturday was delayed in Hewett as each participant was alcohol and drug tested, and bikes scrutinised.

There has been talk recently that the Canadian Government is going to level some UIGEA style legislation that could stop online poker play in the country, but some poker outfits are saying they are not concerned. The Asian based gambling outfit GigaMedia Limited, for example, issued a statement in late March saying they were not concerned. GigaMedia develops software for the poker industry and licenses it to third party poker rooms…

PokerListings.com’s longstanding freeroll series at Party Poker has two great additions to announce this week - a new $13k 2008 WSOP* Main Event freeroll, scheduled for June 14, and new monthly $2,000 cash freerolls.