The government will raise taxes to 10% in 2010

From January 2011 all online companies are to be made subject to a standard corporation tax of 10%, as Gibraltar tries to ensure that its tax regime is in keeping with EU regulations on fair competition.
Some companies, such as William Hill, are understood to already pay a 10 per cent corporation tax rate, but firms with a longer presence ...
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Day 3 in the 2010 WPT Festa al Lago main event at Bellagio in Las Vegas Sunday

2009 WPT Five Diamond finalist Steve O'Dwyer grabbed the lead in the late stages, stacking big pots from both overnight leaders Annette Obrestad and Matt Affleck to become the first player past the one million chip mark.
He dipped a bit before the end of play and will start Day 4 Monday with 844k and 2006 WSOP Player of the ...
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$8 For free!

Pacific Poker  (888poker)  is offering a unique bonus where new players can receive $8 on the site without even making a deposit. Just download the software and you’ll have access to $8.
Players that are already on 888poker will have access to their own special promotions including the Big 8¢ where players can win laptops, iPads and seats into the ...
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This week on the marketplace

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Strip Poker: The Cast of Characters

France’s regulatory body ARJEL released a list on Friday of nine more approved licensees

 The process of opening up the French market, however, has not come without criticism. Some fault ARJEL for expediting the process so certain sports books could receive licenses by June 11, thereby allowing them to take wagers before the first games of the World Cup. Others allege that attempts to legitimize the industry within France are already rife with corruption, ...
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The list of stops on EPT Season 7, the world's richest poker tour

The list of stops on EPT Season 7, the world's richest poker tour, can be found below. Click on a tournament name for more detailed information about each event as it becomes available. Don’t forget, you can be there, challenging the world’s greatest players for the richest prizes in European poker. Play EPT satellites on PokerStars and win your seat for as ...
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WSOP News

 French pianist Vanessa Hellebuyck became the first woman from her country to win WSOP gold when she won the ladies event in a quick heads-up match with Denmark's Sidsel Boesen.

Dutch Boyd took down Event #23 for his second WSOP bracelet and added nearly a quarter of a million dollars to his bank account after three grueling days of play and ...
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Switzerland's highest court has ruled that Texas hold'em is not a game of skill.

 Switzerland's highest court has ruled that Texas hold'em is not a game of skill. This means that private games outside of casinos have been banned, but (and there's always a but) it's just for high-stakes games. Apparently, smaller games could continue.

Poker Players With Sunglasses Could Be Cheating

 Daniel Negreanu has recently spoken out about what he considers a scourge on the game of poker; in other words wearing sunglasses at the table.

The World Poker Tour Barcelona crowned a winner

 The World Series of Poker is just around the corner now, and some of the game's top players are offering up pieces of their action. You can get a piece of it from ChipMeUp.

It was business as usual on the virtual felt Sunday now that the SCOOP and MiniFTOPS are behind us. Annette Obrestad pocketed over $80,000 yesterday. Check out ...
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HCW was launched in 2005

Located in the Jewelry District in downtown Los Angeles, the Hardcore Watch Company offices will be the epicenter of all of the manufacturing for every WSOP bracelet this year. HCW was launched in 2005 and the company now has a store in the Rio Hotel and Casino, as well as the prestige of being named the official jeweler of the ...
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French market is set to expand to offshore operators next month

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%. The French, however, do like to do things differently and last year La Française des Jeux’s (FDJ) and Pari Mutuel Urbain’s (PMU) both bucked the European ...
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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 May 21: $3,000 freeroll - must have ...
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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 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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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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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

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. 

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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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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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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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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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.

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.

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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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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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.

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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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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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 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.

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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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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