14 June 2006
Lederer Joins PPA Board of Directors
The Poker Players Alliance (PPA), an organisation of 27,000
American poker players, has announced that world-renowned poker
all-star Howard Lederer will join the PPA board of directors.
12 June 2006
PocketFives and PPA Against an Online Gaming Ban
PocketFives and the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) have teamed up to
encourage people to demonstrate against a proposed bill which would
essentially eliminate the online gambling industry in the United
States.
New Forum for Online Poker Players
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A new forum has been launched for poker players interested in
sharing poker tips and stories, bad beats and bonus codes for
various online poker rooms.
TitanPokerClub.com, which itself launched earlier this year, is
celebrating the launch of th
$1 million prize pool in televised pro-am poker tournament
Online poker players are being invited to qualify for the chance to
sample the lifestyle enjoyed by professional poker players and to
play against them in a televised tournament with a prize pool of $1
million.
Online Poker Affiliate Resource Launches
Last week saw the launch of a new online resource specifically
tailored for online poker affiliates.
PokerAffiliatePrograms.com provides affiliate marketers who
promote online poker with expert articles, tools, community forums,
specialized con
24 May 2006
Video Poker Ban Finally in the Offing
Following months of bickering and backbiting in North Carolina, it
seems a deal is finally about to be struck on the outlawing of
video poker in it current form. State House Speaker, Jim Black, has
said he now favours a phased withdrawal of the machi
High Definition Poker on the Way
If you’ve just spent your last of this month’s pay check on a High
Definition TV, making that trip to Vegas a nigh on impossibility,
fear not. You can still take in the new poker room at Caesars
Palace in all its glory, without having to leave your d
High Stakes Poker Almost Ready
It’s now only a matter of weeks until the second season of ‘High
Stakes Poker’ airs on GSN. Having enjoyed an extremely successful
first run in 2005, executives are hoping that the follow-up can
pull in even more viewers.
Women Take to Online Gambling in UK
As Britain gears up for its first super casino, a gambling charity
has released figures suggesting women in the UK have been seduced
by online gambling. Gamcare claim that unregulated areas of the
industry are seeing more and more women wager initial
23 May 2006
Peter The Great Wins Inaugural Russian Poker Tourney
Prepare yourself for plenty of lazy descriptions, obvious puns and
terrible Russian jokes. Peter Vlasenko, a Moscow-based poker
player, has won the inaugural St Petersburg Open and immediately
been dubbed the new ‘Tsar of Poker’.