13 March 2007
WPT a Good Buy as Revenue Increases
In 2005, WPT led Doyle Brunson and a group of investors on, while
stock rose to $29.50. Last February it teased an investment bank,
but was overcome by shyness in September 2006 and decided to remain
independent.
Bringing Texas Hold’em Back to Texas
State rep. Jose Menendez, along with Senators John Corona
(R-Dallas) and Rodney Ellis (D-Houston) have introduced a
bipartisan bill to regulate gambling in Texas. Church groups are
expected to be vocal opponents, and others hoping the bill will
fail
Raising the Profile of Women Players
Lisa Tenner was voted 'Event Pro of the Year' by her peers in the
event marketing and production business at the EventPro Forum in
Las Vegas. Founder of Tenner & Associates, Lisa’s achievements
last year include Celebrity Pro-Am tournaments, the
12 March 2007
Full Tilt to Offer Extra $10 million for WSOP Winner
As speculation on the size of this year’s World Series of Poker
(WSOP) tourney mounts, following the announcement that the
organisers will be keeping online poker room advertising at arm’s
length for legal reasons, Full Tilt has announced a new promo
European Player Beats the Poker Brat
Juha Helppi celebrated his 30th birthday in style and avenged his
inner demons by winning the inaugural Premier League Poker
title.
Helppi, from Helsinki, Finland, showed skill and patience in
abundance to overcome a world-class field as part o
Problem Gamblers to Take Advantage of Multi-lingual Help
The Gordon Moody Association (GMA), a UK gambling support charity,
will launch the first-ever multilingual service for problem
gamblers today, 12 March 2007.
The service, which launches ahead of the UK government’s new
gambling licensing laws d
Poker Creations Partners with The Gambler Poker Club
Poker Creations, a division of Power Play Development, has
announced details of a comprehensive development, hosting and
application services agreement with The Gambler Poker Club (TGPC),
an early stage company based in Los Angeles.
Cardrunners.com Adds Brian Townsend to Teaching Roster
Online poker training site Cardrunners.com has announced the
addition of its newest instructor - blogger, and co-owner, Brian
Townsend.
Townsend, known to the online poker world as sbrugby and aba20,
has moved up through the online poker ranks
09 March 2007
VH1 to Air Rock and Roll Celeb Poker Tourney
Is poker the new rock and roll? The sport’s status has certainly
attracted an extraordinary amount of celebrity interest in recent
times, and this coming Wednesday, March 14, poker will be in for
the rock and roll treatment, as VH1 airs the inaugural
PokerStars Brings the EPT Live to Your Computer
PokerStars.com is offering live television coverage of the European
Poker Tour German Open at Casino Hohensyburg, Dortmund, through a
brand new service – www.EPTlive.com.
The EPTlive webcast will cover the final two days of the EPT
tournament,