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NAPT Season 2: Los Angeles

Season 2 of the NAPT enjoyed a successful start to the year with the PCA, and so hopes are high for the 2nd event of the year, NAPT Los Angeles. The NAPT actually finished off Season 1 in Los Angeles, and it was such a success that they’re looking to do it all...

PokerStars.tv

For most of us, competing for thousands of dollars in front of huge TV audiences is little more than a pipe dream, but televised poker gives us a window into the high stakes world of the poker pro. Catching your favourite players as they whisk through the schedules...

Doyle’s Room Moves to Yatahay Network

Earlier this week, Doyle’s Room made a decision to leave the Cake Poker network and join the Yatahay Poker Network. Doyle’s Room says the move  was made so they could bring players “a customized poker experience and deliver everything they want in a...

Super Bowl Bets at Bodog

The NFL is wrapping up the season in Dallas where the Pittsburgh Steelers face the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl XLV on February 6th. The Steelers are competing for their third Super Bowl win in six years while the blazing hot packers are making their first...

Bodog Poker Announces Software Upgrade

Online casino, Bodog, has made a move to attempt to compete with other online poker sites by announcing that it has upgraded the site’s poker software to improve players’ experience. This software upgrade includes a few changes to the interface. One of the...

Rushmore Offers Major Bonuses

With all of the hubbub surrounding the recent legalization of online gambling in New Jersey, some folks are forgetting just how many internet gaming establishments are still open to those occupying the rest of the fifty states. One of the leaders in this field is Rushmore Casino, who has been providing US customers with some of the greatest games and biggest jackpots since the early 2000's.

Bet Live at bet365

Bet365 is streaming live sporting events directly to your PC. You can bet on all the action with just a few clicks of your mouse. If sports aren’t your cup of tea, head on over to Bet365’s award winning casino. The Australian Open is in full swing and the...

PPA Optimistic Over New Congress

Following the swearing in of the 112th Congress, key figures of America's Poker Players Alliance are ready to resume discussions on the legal nature of their namesake game. After last year's relatively close brush with regulation, poker continues to grow with unprecedented speed.

Online Gambling Grows in 2010

The electronic gaming industry managed to grow by 12.5% in 2010 despite the global recession. The data was gathered by H2 Gambling Capital, a leading consultant and supplier of information in the egaming sector. All facets of the online gaming business managed to show...

Hogger

When one person wins a large pot, whether it’s heads-up or multi-way "It’s A Hogger!"

GGIHYD

What you say to someone after they suckout on the final table bubble of a large event. Stands for "Good game I hope you die."

Witness Full Moon Mayhem at PartyCasino

January is the beginning of the new year and the beginning of new promotions at PartyCasino. This month, PartyCasino is featuring a some great promotions, including Fruit Medley and Full Moon Mayhem. Fruit Medley, which started December 21st and ends January 20th, is...

PokerStars Home Games is Here!

Most poker players started out by playing home games with their buddies at one time or another. This requires players to buy a poker table, chips, and cards, find a dealer (or deal themselves), and travel through hours of traffic just to play a few hands of poker....

Isildur1’s Identity Revealed

In October 2009, Isildur1 made a stir in the online poker scene, showing up out of nowhere and beating some of the top online players on Full Tilt Poker. By November, Isildur1 had cemented himself as online poker legend after he won nearly $5 million from Tom...

Prahlad Friedman Joins UB

There has been speculation and rumors all week about UB signing a new player after the recent departure of Annie Duke and Phil Hellmuth. On Thursday, UB put all of them to rest by announcing the signing of Prahlad Friedman. Friedman has a very impressive poker resume,...

Weekend Tournament Wrap-Up

The 2011 online tournament scene started off with a bang this past Sunday. A lot of players must have found their stocking stuffed a little bit more this past holiday season as attendance was up across the board. One of the biggest jumps was seen in the $215 buy-in...

Canadian Celebration at PokerStars

Canada might be the butt of many jokes but there is no questioning the country’s poker prowess. Canadians Daniel Negreanu, Marc Karam, and Evelyn Ng have had impressive results whilst destroying their opponents on the felt. Jonathan Duhamel became the latest...

365 Free Spins at 888Casino

888Casino is featuring a fantastic new promotion for UK-based players that will grant them free spins for an entire year! There is no deposit required for UK players to take advantage, either. They simply must register with 888Casino to receive 365 free spins, one for...

Casears Bringing WSOP to Italy

Caesars Interactive Entertainment, the online subsidiary of Casears Entertainment Corporation, will be marketing the WSOP in Italy after signing a deal with Microgame SpA. The WSOP is a series of poker tournaments sponsored by Caesar’s Entertainment Corporation....

Weekend Tournament Wrap-Up

The final Sunday of 2010 is in the books.  While most players were busy with holiday celebrations both PokerStars and FullTilt continued further with their typical weekend majors.  In a bit of a surprise there was not a huge drop off during the Christmas weekend as...

Beat The January Blues With Casino.com

With Christmas come and gone, you may be a bit heavier in the waist and a bit lighter in the pocket, but Casino.com is here to help players overcome the January Blues with their newest promotion, Beat The Blues. Casino.com is offering a 25% reload bonus up to $500 3...

Catch Full Moon Fever at Party Casino

Full Moon Mayhem is about to strike the Party Casino. To celebrate the release of its newest spooky slot, Party Casino is giving away $100,000 in January. The start of the promotion, January 19, coincides with the first new moon of the year. Succumb to Full Moon Fever...

Plans for ‘Rounders 2’ Announced

The 1998 film ‘Rounders’ is known by poker players as being the best poker movie ever made, and many have wished for a sequel. Some twelve years later, we find that a sequel to this amazing film could become a reality. Thursday, Miramax announced plans for...

New Jersey Schedules Online Gaming Vote

According to recent reports, New Jersey is on the verge of becoming the first state in the union to pass legislation which would legalize online gaming. Backed by Senator Raymond Lesniak, the bill, known as S490, may find itself on the Governor's desk in the very near future.

It’s Christmas Time at Party Gaming!

Party Casino, the most profitable arm of Party Gaming, has had tremendous success in 2010. To celebrate their good fortune and E-Gaming Review Award for Slots Operator of the Year, Party Casino is offering a deal you cannot refuse. Until December 22nd, Party Casino is...

Washington, DC Passes Poker Amendment

With the fight for legal online poker beginning to pick up steam, the nation's capital has passed legislation which will allow residents to engage in real money online games, including poker and fantasy sports. Included as part of a budget amendment, this bit of business injected language favorable to internet gaming into the government's financial plan.

Weekend Tournament Wrap Up

With the high-stakes online poker world in a bit of a lull for the rest of the year it was a surprise to see how well the Sunday majors fared the past weekend. Perhaps MiniFTOPS XVIII is having a bigger effect than most could have imagined. Every event hit its...

Oceans 14? Man Robs Bellagio of $1.5 Million

We don’t know if it was Danny Ocean, but we do know that a man took $1.5 million worth of casino chips from the Bellagio Casino. According to police, a man parked his motorcycle in the valet area of the casino during the early morning hours of December 14th. He...

Ctowncracka Wins MiniFTOPS XVIII Event 16

One of the more expensive events in MiniFTOPS XVIII kicked off late Monday evening.  Event #16, a $100+$9 buy-in 6-max Super Stack tournament, attracted more than 3,800 players. The $300,000 guaranteed championship eventually ended up with a $380,300 prize pool with...