15 June 2004
BoDog and Micropower Corp Agree Poker Deal
Gaming giant, BoDog.com, has announced it has chosen the Micropower
Corporation to help renovate its online card rooms. BoDog is
looking to expand its existing package to help cope with the
public’s increasing appetite for the game.
AngelCiti Hope for The Midas Touch
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George Gutierrez, president of AngelCiti, has announced an
agreement to acquire control of online poker company, Midas
entertainment. In a statement released today he said: 'This is the
first step in fully separating the Company's two distinct
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Poker Aces Gather for the Gaming Club World Championships
Fresh from a ground-breaking World Series, the planet’s best poker
players, along with the now customary army of internet qualifiers,
will descend on Dublin next week for the Gaming Club World
Championships at the Merrion Club Casino.
Man Breaks Poker Playing Endurance Record
Larry Olmsted really showed his mettle this week by winning a place
in the Guinness Book of Records for the longest ever sitting at a
poker table. Olmsted, from Vermont, endured seventy-two hours of
non-stop play at Foxwoods, the world’s largest casi
World Poker Tour Schedule Released
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Organisers of the World Poker Tour have upped the ante and
announced an extra stop on the competition’s third season itinerary
next summer. The Mirage Poker Showdown will take place in Vegas
from the 29th July to 1st August 2005 and hopefuls can star
09 June 2004
Has the Internet Saved the Bricks and Mortar Poker Room?
While Harrah’s still counts its chips following this years record
shattering World Series of Poker, its being reported that casinos
all over Vegas, which only a few years ago were shutting down their
poker rooms due to high operational costs and low
Verizon Wireless and Atlas Mobile Launch Mobile Poker
Verizon Wireless is the latest in a recent string of wireless
service providers to offer to deal straight to your hand, as it
announces the addition of a skill-based, multi-player Texas Hold’em
game to its already impressive cache of downloadable mob
World Champion’s Triumphant Return in Economy Class
Newly crowned Poker World Champion, Greg ‘Fossilman’ Raymer, is
stubbornly refusing to let his newly found wealth change him.
Despite leaving Las Vegas $5 million richer this week, he made the
triumphant return to his native Connecticut on an economy
UltimateBet.com Announces Tropical Island Poker Tournament
The online qualifying tournaments are now underway for the
UltimateBet.com Poker Classic. The No Limit Texas Hold'em event,
which is part of the World Poker Tour, will return to the tropical
paradise of Aruba for the third year in a row.
Ladbrokes Announce Poker Cruise
Ladbrokes poker has announced it will be sending 200 budding
Internet card-sharks on a glamorous seven-night poker cruise around
the Mediterranean. As well as meals and entertainment, winners will
get a free buy-in to an on board No Limit freeze-out