2010 February 03 Poker News, Events and Happenings
One of the truths of the World Series of Poker Championship Event is that, since Juan Carlos Mortensen won the World Championship in 2001, only non-professional (some would say “amateur”) players have won what is considered the ultimate championship in poker. Even though this may be true, some of the players who captured poker’s greatest title have moved on to become top notch professionals in their own right. One of those players is 2004 WSOP World Champion Greg Raymer.
The Tasmanian Greens have announced plans to abolish poker machines in the state within five years.
Canadas largest province will offer online gambling this fall, The Canadian Press reported Wednesday. The Quebec government is allowing Loto-Quebec, the provinces lottery commission, to construct poker and sports wagering websites. The move wil…
The Nightly Turbo is bringing you the scoop on where Jen Harman is going to start donating money, a robbery at a poker room in a casino, and maybe a rumor or two.
It’s been a little more than a year since Coop’s All in 4 Charity has been up and running in Ypsilanti and the Texas Hold’em poker to benefit community charities has been accomplishing just what is set out to do.
Rumblings in the recent London Affiliate Conference (LAC) were that by mid-2010, PlayersOnly and Sportsbook.com would be departing the Cake Poker Network. Instead, shareholders of Sportsbook.com, which owns both sites, have allegedly acquired the Merge Gaming Network. Poker News Daily sought comment from the Cake Poker Network.
On Wednesday Party Gaming PLC, the parent company of PartyPoker, announced the financial results for the fourth quarter of 2009 and preliminary results for the fiscal year 2009. The company’s profits were up for the quarter compared to the previous year, but showed a decline for the fiscal year overall due to company decisions and purchases the organization made.
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