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bwin.party To Sell Payment Processing Business

A weekend news report in UK broadsheet The Telegraph says PartyPoker owner bwin.party will float its payment processing business, CQR, on the stockmarket in order to realize value for shareholders. CQR is believed to handle around US$2 billion in payment transactions per year for the likes of PartyPoker and Foxy Bingo and it also recently […]

The 2012 L.A. Poker Classic Preview

The 20th running of the Los Angeles Poker Classic is set to begin at the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles on January 18th and continue through the end of February. The 2012 LAPC will play host to 50 events in total, featuring a variety of games and buy-ins. From a $65 buy-in re-entry no-limit hold’em […]

Leonid Bilokur Wins PCA High Roller for $1.1M

Russian Leonid Bilokur took down the $25,000 High Roller early Sunday morning at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure. He outlasted a field of 148, including an elite final table, to pocket about $1.1 million. 2010 World Series of Poker champion Jonathan Duhamel entered heads-up play with a substantial chip lead, but finished second. The score was […]

Korean Company Looking to Build $3 Billion Casino

Incheon International Airport Corp. is looking to build a $3 billion casino resort near Seoul, South Korea, AFP reported this week. “We plan to develop the property like the resorts in Las Vegas or Macau,” a spokeswoman said. Bloomberg reported that an unannounced U.S. investor is seeking to get involved with the project, which will […]

Euro Poker Tweets Of The Week

Late this week all the familiar names seemed to be either coming from the PCA or arriving at the Aussie Millions. There are those hopping straight from one into the other but others are taking the time to enjoy the surroundings and have some fun. David Williams recently wrote, “I’m playing a private cash game […]

John Dibella Captures 2012 PCA Main Event

John Dibella got into the 2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event by winning a $1,000 buy-in satellite. He survived five days to enter the final table as one of three amateur players remaining, in the middle of the pack, with three big-stacked professionals directly on his left. He left as this year’s PCA champion, topping […]

World Series of Poker Circuit Comes to Choctaw

The World Series of Poker Circuit stop at Choctaw Casino Resort in Durant, Oklahoma is underway, and will conclude with the $1,600 buy-in championship event starting on Saturday, Jan. 21. The event will award a Circuit ring to one lucky player. In addition to the main event, 51 other tournaments will give players of many […]

Freddy Deeb Wins WSOP Circuit At Bicycle Casino

Freddy Deeb started 2012 off with a bang when he topped the 549-player field in the inaugural running of World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event at The Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles. For the win, Deeb collected his first ever WSOP Circuit gold ring, the $171,810 first-place prize and 840 Card Player Player of […]

Two Poker Players Disqualified From Aussie Millions

The first day of the 2012 Aussie Millions did not run as smooth as expected with two players attempting to pull the wool over the eyes of the Crown Poker Room staff. Players turned out in droves from all corners of the globe for the first day of the 2012 Aussie Millions and the popular […]

Victor Chandler Poker Rebrands As BetVictor

Victor Chandler Poker has a new name – BetVictor Poker. The well known British bookmaker has undergone a significant revamp that sees all business units, including poker, take on a new look and name to help “ensure consistency and recognition across international brands”. Chairman of BetVictor, Victor Chandler, whose grandfather founded the company in 1946, […]

Nominations Announced For European Poker Awards

The 11th edition of the European Poker Awards takes place on Jan. 25 at the Aviation Club de France in Paris. The awards feature nine categories; Rookie of the Year, Best Tournament Performance, Player of the Year, Casino Staff Person of the Year, Leading Lady of the Year, Rob Gardner Memorial Award for the Poker […]

Ex-Lobbyist Jack Abramoff Talks Internet Gaming

Few know the power of lobbying on Capitol Hill like Jack Abramoff — who at one time represented tribal casino interests and was paid to fight against efforts to make online gaming illegal. Released from prison in 2010 after serving more than three years for mail fraud and conspiracy, the infamous lobbyist, who recently penned […]

Mirek78: 2-Time Winner of Grrrinders WSOP Seats

Miroslav Zamrzla, aka Mirek78, recently became a two-time winner of Grrrinders Monday Night Live $1,000 WSOP seat giveaways, becoming the sites first multiple seat winner. In addition, Mirek78 has taken full advantage of the site’s generous overlay, adding over $3,000 in tournament cash winnings, earning him in excess of $6,000 all stemming from a $29.99 […]

Euro Finals of Poker Starts Friday in Paris

The Aviation Club de Paris in the French capital hosts the 17th annual Euro Finals of Poker from tomorrow, Friday January 13. The 10-tournament festival takes place over 15 days until the end of January and includes no-limit hold’em, pot-limit Omaha, pot-limit Omaha high-low, H.O.R.S.E. and a ladies championship while the two marquee events will […]

Irish Poker Open Seat On Offer Tonight

Coming up this spring, from Apr. 6 to 9, is the highly anticipated Irish Open 2012. Players have been furiously trying to qualify their way in to Europe’s longest running no-limit hold’em poker tournament and tonight there is another chance. At 8 p.m. at PaddyPowerPoker.com, there is a €175 + €12 buy-in no-limit hold’em freezeout […]

Preview of the 2012 Aussie Millions Poker Festival

The tenth running of the celebrated Aussie Millions Poker Championship is set to begin Thursday with the first of 26 events at Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia. The series will continue until Jan. 30. Over the past decade the Aussie Millions has grown in prestige and popularity. In 2011 the Aussie Millions made history by […]

CarbonPoker Bad Beat Jackpot Over $900K

CarbonPoker has a Bad Beat Jackpot running right now that is up to over $900,000! The jackpot is seeded by taking 50 cents from every pot on the specially labelled ring-game tables. As soon as a player has a monster hand cracked, the jackpot will be won, with every active player at the table receiving […]

Golfer Sergio Garcia Busts from PCA Main Event

Professional golfer Sergio Garcia made a deep run in the 2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure main event, but busted Wednesday in 51st place. Garcia, who has won more than $38 million on the PGA tour, scooped $35,000 for the performance in one of poker’s most prestigious annual tournaments. Play is ongoing in the Bahamas, and as […]

Two Of Duhamel's Robbers, Girlfriend Denied Bail

The three accused of beating and robbing Jonathan Duhamel of his prized bracelet and over $100,000 in cash faced a Quebec Court judge on Tuesday to determine if any of them would be released on bail. After hearing from his lawyer, only 20-year-old Anthony Bourque was granted the opportunity to post the $5,000 bail, on […]

Social Poker Live Developer Moblyng Shuts Down

Moblyng, a developer of cross-platform HTML5 games for mobile devices such as Social Poker Live, has closed down. According to games news site, Gamasutra, the company has stated that it did not monetize enough to stay in business. All 20 of its employees have been let go. The company, which had received millions of dollars […]

New Year Poker Talk With Faraz Jaka Part 2

Continuing on from part I, Faraz Jaka talks about new year business ventures, entering 2012 in style, and how 2011 taught him some tough life lessons. The fashion loving, casterboarding pro is currently third in chips at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure main event with 1.2 million. The American is behind two Canadians; Sam Greenwood and […]

WSOP Circuit Main Event Begins at The Bike

The World Series of Poker Circuit kicked off the new year with its inaugural stop at The Bicycle Casino, getting started the very first day of 2012. The Bike will play host to 34 total events and 12 WSOP Circuit gold-ring events, including the $1,600 Main Event, which began at noon today. A number of […]

Florida Destination Casino Bill Passes Committee

On Monday, the Senate Regulated Industries Committee passed SB 710, a piece of legislation which would pave the way for destination resort casinos in Florida, by a vote of 7-3. The bill has been heavily amended in the past month, but would still allow the state to grant up to three different operators the approval […]

Nevada to OK Private Testing Labs for iPoker

In the midst of a rapidly changing gaming industry, Nevada regulators are looking for some help to keep the state competitive. Silver State officials announced Thursday in an industry notice that they will begin drafting regulations and accepting applications for private testing labs, which would inspect and help certify online poker sites, as well as […]

bwin.party Legal Setback In Portugal

bwin.party has been ordered by a Portuguese court to stop all advertising and sponsorship deals in the country. The Portuguese Professional Football League said it was obliged to remove all advertising referring to bwin by Monday according to Reuters. Bwin sponsors the Portuguese League Cup to the tune of €4 million. The court case was […]

Andrew Wan Wins Dusk Till Dawn £500 Deepstack

Dusk Till Dawn poker club’s first ever £150,000 guaranteed, £500 buy-in deepstack was an astounding success, needing 300 to make the guarantee, but attracting 433. Andrew Wan was the last player standing when the dust settled. Wan was a threat from the start, amassing a good stack on day 1A and in no need of […]

The Ten: Poker's Really Annoying Table Habits

Last week, we asked over 50,000 of our Facebook and Twitter followers what they thought were the most annoying habits they’ve experienced at the poker table. These pet peeves ranged anywhere from a breach of table etiquette to blatant rule breaking. Here’s a look at our ranking of the top ten responses. Let us know […]

Purple Lounge Leaving Microgaming Poker Network

Online poker operator Purple Lounge has confirmed it is leaving the Microgaming network to join Swedish-based network Entraction. The move takes place on January 16. The Entraction network is home to operators such as Victor Chandler, and runs the successful European Masters of Poker tour across Europe. Earlier this year Entraction was bought by U.S. […]

New Year Poker Talk With Faraz Jaka Part I

Sitting with all the chips today at the PCA main event in the Bahamas is one very happy Faraz Jaka. So it’s perfect timing for his two-part special where he tells all about the ups and downs of 2011, his experience of the Christmas holidays, his best memories, lessons learned, and plans for this year. […]

AGA Responsible Gaming Group Promotes MGM VP

At the start of a potentially big year for gaming expansion in a handful of states across the country — with casino construction and Internet poker — the American Gaming Association’s National Center for Responsible Gaming (NCRG) announced Monday that Alan Feldman, long-time board member and vice president of public affairs at MGM Resorts International, […]