POKER NEWS

01 July 2004

Summus Report Record Sales of Texas Hold’em product

Summus, the wireless applications developer has reported that its Phil Hellmuth's Texas Hold'em product have succeeded all expectations with sales already surpassing Company's quarterly revenue projections.

Extreme Poker Acquires The Great Canadian Poker Tournament

Extreme Poker Ltd, a gaming events co-ordinating company, has announced the takeover of The Great Canadian Poker Tournament Ltd – an entertainment company currently in the process of producing a poker based reality TV show.

Prolific Gambler Clears His Name

A prolific gambler who was forced to turn to online poker as a means of support, after being banned from his beloved roulette wheel, has been vindicated by a court in Spain. The judge ruled that there was nothing illegal in Gonzalo García-Pelayo’s sy

Pokeroffline.com Goes Online

Pokeroffline.com is the new site that helps the offline enthusiast keep abreast online of all that is happening in the bricks and mortar poker world. The new site promises email alerts to a spamfree member list giving location, dates and info of 'bri

Fox to Air Live Poker Final

Fox Sports Net has announced it will broadcast America’s first ever live poker tournament. The channel will air The American Poker Championship Live From the Turning Stone Resort and Casino on July 14 at 6 to 10 pm, which will feature six finalists c

25 June 2004

AngelCiti Acquires CityPoker.com

Before the ink has had time to dry on the contract that sealed AngelCiti’s acquisition of Midas Entertainment, the company has announced that it has purchased CityPoker.com in order to further spearhead its poker operations and take advantage of this

On Command to Bring Poker to Your Hotel Suite

On Command Video Corporation, a leading provider of in-room interactive entertainment for the hotel industry and its guests, has announced the debut of its RGtech iGames service, which will digitally deal poker and blackjack hands to your hotel room.

Poker Reaches Highest Ever Rank on Search Engine List

Global Internet group and search engine, Lycos, has announced that, for the week ending June 12, the term ‘poker’ was number seven in its fifty most popular searches, its highest ever ranking.

PrimaPoker.com Heralds the Monte Carlo Millions

PrimaPoker.com is top be the sole sponsor of new poker tournament, the Monte Carlo Millions, which, it was announced this week, is to be held at the Café de Paris in Monte Carlo from November 6th to 13th.

Ben Affleck Wins California State Poker Championship

Actor Ben Affleck showed he’s luckier at cards than he is in love, by outlasting ninety players to become crowned California State Poker Champ on at the Commerce Casino Sunday, pocketing $356,400 along the way.