21 May 2004
Sportinglife.com Launch Poker Channel
Neatly coinciding with the World Series of Poker Tournament
Sportinglife.com has announced the addition of a poker channel to
its site, featuring news from all European and international
tournaments.
Caprice Becomes Face of ParadisePoker.com
Model Caprice has signed a deal with ParadisePoker.com to become
the figurehead of a new multi-million pound UK marketing campaign
by the company. ParadisePoker has been around for five years and,
until now, has focused the majority of its marketing
Poker Makes Move Onto Games Consul
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The next phase of Poker’s relentless march into the realms
mainstream culture, it seems, is the gaming console, following
Crave Entertainment’s announcement that ‘World Championship Poker’
is scheduled for release on most platforms at the end of this
Zone4Play brings Texas Hold‘em to the small screen
Leading content provider of Interactive games on multiple
platforms, Zone4Play has created the first play-for-fun,
multi-player Texas Hold‘em package for the iTV market. Available
for all existing iTV platforms, Zone4Play aims to transform the iTV
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Betfair Launches Poker Site
Betfair, the world’s first and biggest betting exchange, which is
seldom out of the news these days, has launched its long awaited
poker platform, BetfairPoker.com. Using the latest Cryptologic
software, the site offers No Limit/Pot Limit games and m
07 May 2004
Could ‘Poki's Poker Academy’ Teach you to Beat the Best?
BioTools, a University of Alberta spin-off company, is currently
researching and creating an artificial intelligence poker program
aimed at turning novices into card-sharks. The software, marketed
as Poki's Poker Academy, learns patterns and adapts t
Erick Lindgren Wins First WPT Player of the Year
27-year-old poker-whiz Michael Lindgren has been crowned the WPT’s
first ever Player of the Year. Lindgren, a resident of Las Vegas,
was presented with a Crystal Cup at the Bellagio this week, in
honour of his prolific performances at the World Poker
PrimaPoker and the Hendon Mob Set their Sites on Vegas
Fresh from a red-hot poker performance at the Five Star World Poker
Classic, in which Ross 'Rocky' Boatman walked away with $66,000,
the Hendon Mob are gearing up for a star turn at the last stop of
the PrimaPoker Tour – the World Series of Poker at
Horseracing the Ultimate Winner at Poker Tournament
UltimateBet.com has announced that last week’s charity online poker
tournament has raised a tidy sum for the Thoroughbred
Rehabilitation Centre in Lancashire. Each player who participated
in the event paid a $20 USD buy in, with half of the $20 donat
28 April 2004
SunPoker.com Takes on Vegas
SunPoker.com has launched a bold advertising campaign in Las Vegas
in the hope of luring visitors to the Desert City online. Gamers
cannot fail to be struck by the giant 14 by 48 foot billboard newly
erected on Paradise Boulevard bearing the legend: