New gambling laws could raise the stakes for poker

Ask Karel Kruška to describe what it takes to be a good poker player, and he’ll tell you it has as much to do with personal temperament as it does with raw talent.
“Czech poker players are usually ambitious young guys,” said Kruška, chairman of Hot Springs Poker Club Teplice and a member […]

Women’s Poker Spotlight- High Heels Poker Tour: Upcoming Events

Women’s poker is growing rapidly across the United States. Poker rooms are seeing more women entering tournaments and playing in the cash games. With that growth comes more opportunities for women to gain skill and confidence. Lauren Failla is offering a chance for women to gain both through experience via the High Heels Poker Tour.
High […]

New Online Poker Website Proves Significance of Women to the Sport

925 Media Group is announcing the release of their new online poker web magazine, which features photo-shoots with the ‘Ladies of Poker’, Player Forums, reviews, and breaking gaming news reported on a daily basis. http://www.onlinepokerwebsite.net/
Fort Lauderdale, FL (PRWEB) August 28, 2008 — The Online Poker Website, owned and operated by 925 Media Group, has […]

Online Poker: NFrost_10 Wins Sunday Million

The PokerStars Sunday Million had 7,557 entrants last night, making for a total prize pool of $1,511,400, just $11,400 more than the guarantee. Those numbers were down slightly from last week, when numbers had already been the lowest that the Sunday Million had seen since July 6. The winner of the event could expect to […]

Aces Royal raises stakes in online poker

When it comes to gambling away your cash online, Aces Royal is the only place to go. It’s one of the few proper play-for-money poker providers for mobile, and now it’s making the jump to PC and Mac too.
Aces Royal Online is the first poker game to let you play on your computer, then transfer […]

Poker and Politics: The PPA and the Republican Platform

With the Republican National Convention just a week away, supporters of online gambling have turned their attention to two troubling sentences of the Republican Party’s platform: “Millions of Americans suffer from problem or pathological gambling that can destroy families. We support legislation prohibiting gambling over the Internet or in student athletics by student athletes who […]

The $40 Million Face - Revealed: The Perfect Poker Face

Ten faces - the last ten winners of the biggest single prize in poker - were analysed by a leading international personologist (a face reader) to launch a new online and land-based poker tournament from CircusCasino.com where players get two chances to win.
It is said to not show any emotion, be expressionless and never give […]

WPT: Legends of Poker Q & A — Scott Montgomery

Scott Montgomery was the only member of the November Nine to play on day 1A in the World Poker Tour Legends of Poker championship event at the Bicycle Casino. He might also be the only player from the World Series of Poker main event final table to play at Legends, which would come as no […]

APT Charity Poker In Macau and Doyle Brunson Book Signing

On Tuesday 26 August, ahead of the $1.5 million guaranteed APT Macau (running 27 to 31 August), the glamorous Galaxy StarWorld Casino Resort and Hotel will open the APT Poker Room on Level 2, followed by several special events of interest to poker fans.
Following the APT poker room opening, at 4.30pm in the lobby, US […]

Crown casion hits its jackpot with poker machines

GAMBLERS pumped $1.3 billion through Crown’s poker machines, card tables and hotels last financial year despite the economic gloom.
Its coffers were 6 per cent fuller with $433.3 million, despite smoking bans and a higher gaming machine levy.
Gamblers spent $801.8 million on the casino’s main floor poker machines, roulette wheels and blackjack tables.
Money from the VIP […]