2008 July 24 Poker News, Events and Happenings
July 25 - SunPoker.com, the popular online poker room, has added another payment method to its site in the form of Moneybookers.
Warwick Dunnett’s ‘Poker Wizards: Wisdom from the World’s Top No-Limit Hold’em Players’ collects contributions from several of the circuit’s most accomplished players in a single volume. The book’s primary focus is no-limit hold’em…
The Kahnawake Gaming Commission (KGC), which oversees numerous online poker sites using Kahnawake-based Internet services in Canada, has released an official statement regarding the unfolding situation on UltimateBet Poker. The statement…
PokerRoom and bwin Poker introduce deluxe PokerNews Cup Australia packages – each consisting of even bigger prizes including access to private cruises and excursions!
Game Show Network has confirmed that the popular poker cash-game program, ‘High Stakes Poker,’ has been renewed for a fifth season. The show, one of the highest rated on the network, is expected to begin filming new episodes…
Chris Webber is a retired basketball great, and he is looking for some great action this Friday at Planet Hollywood to raise money for the Chris Webber Foundation. The event, called C-Webb’s Bada Bling Celebrity Weekend, will include a charity poker tournament that will be sure to gather sports stars and celebrities for a good cause. No River Holdem is the game, just like Texas Holdem except there is no river card, giving players one less card with which to make the best poker hand…
The online gambling licensing agency Kahnawake got a stern talking too from one of the largest poker advocacy organizations on the planet recently when the Poker Players Alliance came out against the agency about their reticence in working with PPA. The PPA, a grassroots organization determined to protect poker players’ interests, spoke out against the infamous cheating allegations brought against two major online poker rooms and the regulatory industry’s lack of control on the issue. Both sites are licensees of Kahnawake, which was refused entry to the Advertising Standards Authority in Great Britain.
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