2009 February 26 Poker News, Events and Happenings

The fourth largest, and one of the most reliable online gaming operators worldwide, Everest Poker, announced today that they have obtained a remote gaming license for the European jurisdiction of Malta.

EAST STROUDSBURG Gov. Ed Rendell said legalizing video poker machines could help thousands of Pennsylvania families pay for college tuition starting this fall.

He may play guitar for the multi-Platinum, Grammy-nominated, legendary rock band Anthrax, but Scott Ian is also a poker pro and a member of the UltimateBet online team.

February 27 - Peter "Zupp" Jepsen, who won the European Poker Tour Polish Open in 2007 and is considered an up and coming star in the online poker world, has endorsed Betfair Poker.

John McDonald took a big chip lead into the final table of the WSOP Circuit main event at Council Bluffs, Iowa, but when all was said and done, it was skydiving instructor and live multi-tabler Jesse Hale who soared above…

The Jennifer Harman Charity Poker Tournament at the Grand Sierra Resort sponsored by Curtis & Co Watches and Dream Team Poker will kick off two days of fundraising activities benefiting the National Kidney Foundation on Tuesday, March 10th, with a Masters Forum Poker Academy at 3 PM, and the Pearl Nightclub “Throw Down” party sponsored by Silver State Liquor and Wine, Inc. at 8 PM.

The poker industry played a game of chance Thursday when venturing into the backyard of some of its harshest critics - conservatives - to fend off the assault on their “sport.”