11 November 2004
VIP Launches Card Room
VIP Management Services has announced the launch of VIPpoker.com to
complement its flagship brands VIPSports.com and BetGameDay.com,
and making VIP the complete gaming package. The site is operated by
the United Poker Network, with software by AceKic
Horseshoe Runs Out of Luck
Binion’s Horseshoe, the spiritual home of poker for over fifty
years, is to be consigned to the annals of history, following the
announcement that MTR gaming will be taking over the reigns from
and dropping the Horseshoe moniker.
WSOP Wins Horizon Award
Harrah's Entertainment has been honored with a Horizon Award by the
Atlanta Sports Council. ‘Horizons’ are awarded for innovation in
advertising, marketing, technology and media in the business of
sports.
04 November 2004
Prestige Poker Sites Migrate to Playtech
Prestige Gaming, the operators of the Prestige, Diamond Club and
Playgate poker sites, have announced they are migrating to the
state of the art Playtech platform. The company, which also offers
numerous casino sites, states that the move will greatl
02 November 2004
Millionaire Contestant to go to WSOP
Forty-one year old pharmacist and 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire'
winner David Meyer, has announced that he intends to use the part
of the £125,000 he won on last Saturday’s show to buy himself a
seat at the 2005 WSOP.
Spiderman Wins Poker Tournament
Following Ben Affleck’s triumph at the California State
Championships, Spiderman star Tobey Maguire has become the latest
Hollywood actor to show he has what it takes to cut it with the
pros, by winning Phil Helmuth’s Invitational Tournament event.
29 October 2004
Gamblers quit jobs to play poker
Growing numbers of poker enthusiasts are giving up their day jobs
in order to pursue their lucrative hobbies.
Total gambling at online poker sites will easily clear $1
billion this year, as the industry exploded along with a recent
surge of in
23 October 2004
‘Poker Updates’ Internet TV Show Airs
An all new poker webcast, the first of its kind has launched at
www.pokerupdates.com. The first magazine style show, from
DoubleBellyBuster Productions, offers a look at Howard Lederer's
Poker Fantasy Camp, the controversial WSOP bustout interview wi
21 October 2004
Russian Tennis Ace Wins Poker Open
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Yevgeny Kafelnikov, habitually used to producing a different kind
of Ace altogether, has won the Russian Poker Open, outlasting
fifty-two players to take a cash prize of over $10,000.
19 October 2004
Sportingbet Goes All in For Poker Room Buy
It’s truly a measure of unstoppable growth of the online poker
sector when a company merely has to announce its intention to enter
the market to see its shares go up. But Sportingbet’s declaration
that it is currently in ‘advance talks’ to acquire an