2009 January 02 Poker News, Events and Happenings

To say that Chad Brown sets huge goals for himself is a massive understatement. Going into the 2007 World Series of Poker, Brown didn’t just want to win one bracelet—he wanted two. Though he didn’t come away from Las…

The World Poker Tour was Travel Channels ratings ace in the hole when Pat Younge took over the networks reins in 2005, back when it was part of Discovery Communications.

SANFORD (Jan 2, 2009): Local clubs and organizations in Sanford will have to pay an additional $100 each year to operate video poker machines. The Sanford Town Council approved a new ordinance Dec. 30 raising the annual fees from $50 to $150.

Today’s question: Will we ever again see a regularly occurring, brick-and-mortar cash game that is bigger than the biggest games found online?…

LONDON, England — (PRESS RELEASE) — Titan Poker, the leading online poker room in Europe and the largest iPoker Network member, has launched Club Titan, the most generous rewards program available to avid poker players.

Gary Wise takes a look back at 2008 in the poker industry, and how the November Nine, scandals and records were the top headlines.

Mayor Greg Matthews is calling for a reduction in poker machine numbers after four Dubbo pubs were ranked among the 500 NSW hotels raking in $1.1 billion a year from punters, many of them unable to afford their losses.