PartyGaming Stocks Fall Due to Slowdown in Poker

August 29, 2008

PartyGaming has reported that the number of people playing poker at its site has dropped in the last two months, prompting concerns about its first half results and bringing downgrades to earnings forecasts.  PartyGaming, which owns the poker website PartyPoker, said Friday that Read more

New Deposit Method for US Poker Players

August 28, 2008

Virtual Pin - BodogThere’s a brand new deposit method for USA poker players that are having difficulties depositing funds into their online poker accounts and specifically at Bodog Poker. Bodog announced they are now offering Virtual Pin as a deposit method for their online poker room. Read more

Conservative Wing of GOP Keeps Internet Gambling Language for Platform

August 28, 2008

Republican Stance Online PokerOvernight the Republicans have changed their minds and put a damper on the hopes of the online poker community.  After bowing to the PPA and even suggesting a change in their stance on online poker, Republicans once again affirmed they would stick to their guns on the issue. Read more

Day 3 - WPT Legends of Poker

August 27, 2008

Day 3 of the WPT Legends of Poker at the Bicycle Casino saw a significantly narrowed field with only 70 players returning for play. Adam Weinraub was the chip leader with 461,900 chips.  Matt Keikoan, 2008 WSOP bracelet winner was in second with 328,300 chips.  The original Day 3 plan was Read more

EPT 2008 - Budapest Hungary

August 27, 2008

EPT Budapest Hungary 2008Ok, so maybe you were not able to qualify for the European Poker Tour in Barcelona or London this year. There’s nothing to worry about because PokerStars is giving you another chance at competing in a EPT event in 2008. The first ever European Poker Tour in Hungary is taking place Read more

Poker Player Alliance to Hold Charity Events at Both National Conventions

August 26, 2008

Poker Player's Alliance - PPAThe Poker Player Alliance (PPA) which has grown to over one million members strong, is continuing to lobby for the legalization of online poker and is capitalizing on the attendance of delegates and members of Congress at both the Republican and Democratic Nation Conventions by Read more

Scotty Nguyen Puts on Embarrassing Display During WSOP

August 25, 2008

Scotty Nguyen DrunkDuring the televised WSOP Horse 50K event dedicated to the memory of Chip Reese, poker pro Scotty Nguyen demonstrated an embarrassing lack of sportsmanship. The event was broadcast to millions of homes on ESPN where Nguyen can be seen abusing the wait staff, players at the table, and is visibly intoxicated Read more

Cake Reload Bonus - August

August 24, 2008

Cake Reload Bonus - August 2008New players using the Cake Bonus Code (ALUCK) secure themselves a 100% up to $500 bonus on their first deposit.  Cake Poker likes to offer existing players a reload bonus for loyal poker play.  In August 2008 simply Read more

Cake Poker Guaranteed Tournaments

August 24, 2008

Cake Guaranteed TournamentsThe Cake Poker network has been slowly growing over the past several months and one of the main reasons players are flocking to the network are Cake Poker’s excellent guaranteed tournaments. While PokerStars and Full Tilt have some of the largest guaranteed tournaments online, Cake Poker has a nice selection Read more

Online Poker Bots

August 14, 2008

Coming soon to a table near you?

Poker Bots - Online PokerThe debate on poker bots has gone on for years, essentially starting soon after the advent of online poker. The premise is simple, you program a “bot” to automate the tasks that a human would do while playing poker. Of course, this is easier said than done and while many have claimed to created powerful bots over the years, no one bot or bot manufacturer has surfaced with empirical evidence Read more

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