While Europe enjoyed over a third of the share of the £232 billion (US$370bn) global gambling market in 2009, with a gross gaming yield (GGY) of £79.2bn, Europe saw an overall GGY drop of 5.6%.
888 is giving you 8 ways to win one of 88 packages to the WSOP
If you sign up for an 888 Poker account or have previously signed up for one, you're eligible for four freerolls throughout May, the last one being one for a $16,000 WSOP package. You have to make sure you earn the required points though.
May 20: $1,000 freeroll - must have earned 20 points
European Poker Tour Grand Final Day 2
Schulman Leads the Pack
Day 2 of the European Poker Tour Grand Final saw 413 players hit the felt on Tuesday. The roof was not taken off, which meant that players found their seats right away and play started promptly. The bubble burst in the last level of play, and when everything was bagged and tagged, only 116 players remained. Quiet throughout most of ...
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The Sunday Briefing: Ten Players Emerge With Six-Figure Scores
The FTOPS returned to the scene this weekend
An eventful Sunday of online poker concluded early Monday morning with 10 players pocketing six-figure scores. The FTOPS returned to the scene this weekend with its sixteenth installment and "betrthanphil" took down Event #9 for $225,000, topping a field of 4,192 to win the gold jersey. Also capturing gold jerseys were "JackQKA"and "LuvYouLongTime". For JackQKA it was a ...
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EPT San Remo Day 6
Liv Boeree Scores Another for the Ladies
The European Poker Tour crowned its third female champion Wednesday night as Liv Boeree overcame a chip disadvantage and a dangerous final table to conquer the PokerStars.it EPT San Remo. The €5,300 event drew a record-smashing 1,240 runners from more than 40 countries, and Boeree's heads-up victory over Swede Jakob "mendieta19" Carlsson earned her a shiny silver trophy and an ...
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Exit Day 5; Enter Final Table
Day 5 of the PokerStars.it EPT San Remo began with the last 24 players duking it out for a spot at tomorrow's final table
EPT Snowfest champion Allan Bække came into the day with the chip lead, looking for an unheard-of double dip on possibly the toughest tournament circuit in the world. He managed to run deep into this penultimate day, but his bid for EPT immortality came to an end in 12th place.
Bække shouldn't feel too bad, though. Eight of the top ten ...
read more >>> PartyGaming continues penetration in France
AB Groupe joins Partygaming poker network
Just a few weeks after securing a contract with PMU, PartyGaming can now add AB Groupe, one of the country's leading TV broadcasters, to our poker network in France.
Under the terms of an exclusive multi-year agreement with AB Groupe, PartyGaming will provide a white label online poker service that will be branded ‘LuckyJeux’. AB Groupe has approximately 52 million paid ...
read more >>> EPT San Remo 2010 Day 1a: Rybin on Top
European Poker Tour circuit.
Renowned for its excellent food, fabulous Cote d'Azur beaches and old-world charm, not to mention its impressively grand casino, San Remo has always been the most popular stop on the European Poker Tour circuit. This year looks to be no exception. When registration closed on Day 1a, 585 runners had qualified, bought in or otherwise secured their seats, and we ...
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Vanessa Selbst Crushes Stacked Final Table
Win PokerStars.net NAPT Mohegan Sun
Vanessa Selbst won the inaugural NAPT Mohegan Sun Main Event for $750,000, outlasting 715 entrants and running over a stacked final table. Selbst won a WSOP bracelet in 2008 and had racked up nearly $1 million in previous live tournament cashes. Also a successful cash player and a respected DeucesCracked coach, Selbst left the tournament circuit last year to attend ...
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The Future of Poker
A Forecast Of The Future
With the popularity of Poker at an all time high, the future of the game is ripe with possibilities. We’ve already seen an incredible expansion of online sites, and live tournaments are gaining momentum everyday. In Canada, we’ve seen a rapid expansion of gaming facilities, and a number of them feature large, well populated Poker rooms. The growth will have ...
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A Federal Grand Jury is Investigating Full Tilt Poker
According to the Financial Times a federal grand jury in Manhattan is investigating Full Tilt Poker
According to the Financial Times, a federal grand jury in Manhattan is investigating Full Tilt Poker and "could bring indictments against some of the world's best known professional players". This is "according to people familiar with the case and a subpoena issued to a witness this week. "More from the article - "The probe is aimed at Full Tilt Poker ...
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James Mitchell Wins The 2010 Irish Poker Open! (€600,000)
PaddyPowerPoker.com Irish Poker Open (€600,000)
James Mitchell got a fair slice of luck on the final table today, but managed to complete an exhilarating victory to take the trophy back home to England, following in the footsteps of Neil Channing back in 2008.
Much consolation must go to Paul Carr though, who put up a brave performance today and was incredibly unlucky to not win today ...
read more >>> Today: Winner Poker $1k Cash Freeroll
The freeroll is set for April 6 at 19:35 GMT
Qualification for today's $1,000 Cash Freeroll at Winner Poker is about to close. If you haven't heard yet, you can qualify for only one player point! The freeroll is set for April 6 at 19:35 GMT.
Interested players will only need to sign up for a Winner Poker account through PokerNews, make a minimum deposit and earn one player point to use ...
read more >>> Poker Gaming Stock : The Most Volatile Industry
Gaming Stock Quote
Major companies in the industry go through major stock price adjustments on a regular basis. New laws are passed in different states, or countries which can set stock prices reeling. New casinos or companies open their doors increasing competition. Major investors buy in and bail out throughout the year. For these reasons, and many more, the casino gaming sector is ...
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PartyPoker's Gladiator Promotion
The Gladiator is back, and this time it’s bigger and better than ever before
Step into the arena for 30 days of exciting poker action from 3rd March to 1st April. Hit the minimum daily target of 10 points for just five days and you’ll claim a much-deserved entry into a $10,000 freeroll. The more days you earn points on, the bigger your prize will be so don’t rest on your laurels: there’s up ...
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The Nightly Turbo: Jerry Buss Going Pro
Robbers Hit Poker in Austin
Is Jerry Buss giving up basketball? We'll answer that, tell you about the robbery of a poker game in Austin and more, all in tonight's Nightly Turbo.
PokerStars has announced plans for a cash-game television show called "The Big Game." We'd tell you all about it here, but we've written about it and we're not too keen on repeating ourselves. We've got ...
read more >>> George Clooney and Elisabetta Canalis game over?
He prefers to play Poker on line
George Clooney asked Elisabetta Canalis to have a break of 6 months! Rumors says that the italian show girl is mad with George because he prefers to play Poker on line instead answearing to her phonecalls. Canalis once called him and screamed all her frustation about this habit...George Clooney definitively closed the door to marriage plans and asked her 6 ...
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The Nightly Turbo
Tom Schneider and the WSOP TOC, Poker2Nite
How is Tom Schneider trying to win your vote for the World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions? Money of course! Tonight's Nightly Turbo has the bribe, the latest from the Poker2Nite set, and more.
The field is shrinking at the PokerStars European Poker Tour Snowfest. Players made their way into the money on Day 3 and down to the final ...
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Artificial Intelligence in Poker
The Adventures of Polaris, the Poker-Playing Robot
The CPRG has released a new paper: Strategy Grafting in Extensive Games, that appeared at NIPS 2009 in December. The technique in this paper aims to distribute the process of solving equilibria in extensive games. This allows the computation to use the memory resources of multiple machines resulting in solutions in larger strategy spaces.
The CPRG has just released a new ...
read more >>> PartyPoker Adds Totti and Galic to Roster
The PartyPoker roster of players continues to grow
The PartyPoker roster of players continues to grow into a diverse representation of the global poker industry. The two newest members of the team, live poker pro Dragan Galic and Italian football star Francesco Totti, help create one of the most interesting groups of represented players in the industry.
PartyPoker slowly began rebuilding its roster back in May of 2009 with ...
read more >>> Day 1b of the inaugural PokerStars.net EPT Snowfest
Berendsen Leads the Way
Day 1b of the inaugural PokerStars.net EPT Snowfest drew 276 players to the felt, making a total of 546 entrants. After both Day 1 sessions, over half the field had been eliminated and just 259 players remained with hope of claiming the top prize of €445,000. Emerging as the top stack in the room was Koen Berendsen, finishing the day ...
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Poker became Official Sport in Lithuania
Official decree recognizing the Lithuanian Sports Poker Federation as an official sports federation, opening the doors for further development of poker as a sport in Lithuania
The official ruling body of Lithuanian sports, the Department of Physical Education and Sports issued an official decree recognizing the Lithuanian Sports Poker Federation as an official sports federation, opening the doors for further development of poker as a sport in Lithuania. This recognition is extremely important because it will allow the LSPF to organize noncommercial poker tournaments outside of casinos ...
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read more >>> Top US Poker Sites Accepting USA Deposits
USA Poker Sites That Allow US Residents to have Good and Safe Depositing and Withdrawal Options
These US Poker Sites below are the best sites for being able to make deposits - they have the best credit card acceptance rates and provide good withdrawal options for USA poker players.
Payment Options For US Players - USA Accepted Depositing Methods
For the ...
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The Nightly Turbo: Cantu Wins at Wynn
Poker Pro Endorsements
Brandon Cantu let his chips do the talking at the Wynn Classic, there's a really funny thread on Two Plus Two you have to see, and you may hate Joe Sebok after you watch the latest episode of Poker2Nite. Why? You'll have to read the Nightly Turbo to find out.
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read more >>> No More Delays for the UIGEA
Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act regulations will not receive another delay
"It's fine with me," Frank said. "I think it's frankly so dumb and oppressive that it will create support to repeal the bill. I think, once it goes into effect, banks are going to raise hell and all the bankers will go to the Senate to complain."
The UIGEA would prohibit U.S. financial institutions, including banks and credit card companies, from ...
read more >>> Party Gaming Expands in Italy
Introduces Online Poker Changes
PartyPoker has been keeping its product in prime shape since its departure from the American market in 2006. This departure has caused the once dominant fixture in online poker to slide down to fourth place in the industry behind PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, and the iPoker Network, according to PokerScout.com
It was recently announced that Party Gaming had entered into a ...
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