2008 May 22 Poker News, Events and Happenings

A Fredericton area service group has received one of the first licences to hold charity poker tournaments in New Brunswick.

The final table of the fifth annual Bayou Poker Classic kicked off at a record pace, with seven players eliminated in less than 50 hands. Once heads-up play commenced, it took another two and half hours for Nick Ceci to put away…

The 2008 WSOP Ladies Event will once again host the Queen of Hearts poker team sponsored by the DeLeon Family Care Project Limited. This year’s Queen of Hearts team will play for the benefit of the Nevada Cancer Institute…

Texas Hold ‘Em players can win a $10,000 seat in the 2008 World Series of Poker® at a special Team Cleveland poker tournament to be held Saturday and Sunday, June 14th-15th at a Nautica Charity Poker Festival located in The Powerhouse at the Nautica Entertainment Complex.

This Friday, 23rd May 2008, sees the start of the largest European online poker festival at bet365, one of the most popular poker rooms on the Internet. The European Championship of Online Poker returns for its second series and has over $3.5 million guaranteed in prizes over a ten day festival. ( PRWeb 2008-05-22)

Inside Gaming, considered to be a market leader in the gaming industry, is launching a brand new exciting Affiliate Network for affiliates and merchants. The Inside Gaming Affiliate network will be powered by Income Access’ affiliate tracking software will initially be launching Better Casino and Poker affiliate programs. (PRWeb May 22, 2008) Read the full story at …

In the state of New Hampshire the House is looking to have a conversation with the Senate about taxes for poker games. Charities are allowed to run Texas Holdem poker games with a max bet limit of $2. In order to make the tax a viable profit vehicle the proposed tax would incorporate a bill that raises the max bet to $5…