Poker
Playboy Problems Not Stopping With Online Poker Room
The closure of Playboy's online poker room last week appears to be just the tip of the iceberg.
The famed company warned investors that it will take a write-down of goodwill and other charges amounting to more than $100 million, resulting in a net loss for Q4. The magazine publisher also expects a $4 million charge on cost-reduction initiatives, which will include an unspecified number of job cuts. The company will also fold its New York office according to reports.
"Who knew sex was a bad business to be in?" asks Belinda Luscombe of Time Magazine.
CAP Online Gambling Affiliate Group Accused of Hacking
The never ending saga of Casino Affiliate Programs (CAP) is just that - NEVER ENDING - and just when you thought it couldn't get any worse, it just did.
Fabian Ortiz First Latin American Winner of LAPT
Viña Del Mar, Chile - January 23, 2009: 39-year-old Fabian Ortiz, from Argentina, has become the first ever Latin American poker player to win a PokerStars.net
Poker Pro Amarillo Slim Beaten and Robbed
News broke Thursday night that 80-year old poker legend Amarillo Slim was robbed and assaulted in his hometown of Amarillo, Texas.
CasinoMeister Bryan Bailey Boycotts CAP Over CardSpike Flap
Just when you think things couldn't get any worse regarding the Casino Affiliate Programs (CAP)/CardSpike.com flap, they just did.
The most prominent of the online casino watchdogs, Bryan Bailey, also known as the CasinoMeister, has opted not to attend this year's CAP event in London, England. The CAP affiliate festivities were slated to take place the same week as the Internet Gaming Expo Show (better known as ICE).
Casinomeister posted a YouTube video entitled "Chillin' with the Meister" on Friday, January 23, 2009.
Stewart Scott Wins 2009 Aussie Millions Main Event
Just like that an unknown on the poker tournament circuit is suddenly $1.3 million richer as Stewart Scott wins the 2009 Aussie Millions main event.
Bodog Poker Falls to 19th Spot for Real Cash Players
Bodog Poker's luck continues to wane. A check of Saturday morning's real cash poker activity showed that the once prominent online gambling firm was 19
Porn Poker Room: Latest Casualty of Struggling Economy
Apparently, porn can be sustained, but poker can not.
2009 Aussie Millions Final Table Announced
The final tablists of the 2009 Aussie Millions Main Event, are as follows:
Stewart Scott 4,520,000
Peter Rho 2,420,000
Rajkumar Ramakrishnan 2,050,000
Doyle Brunson 16th Most Likely to Kick the Bucket in 2009?
Poker pro Doyle Brunson is not all that thrilled to have learned he made the list of the "100 most likely celebs to die in 2009". You read that right, there is actually a "Blend Ce
2009 Aussie Millions Down to 28 Players
As the 2009 Aussie Millions was beginning to wind down, 28 players remained, among them, wunderkind Annette Obrestad, who
PartyGaming Loses It’s Managing Director
In a blow to the struggling online poker firm, PartyGaming Managing Director, John O'Malia, has quit the job after only 8 months in the position.
Annette Obrestad The Big News at 2009 Aussie Millions
Following Wednesday's play at the 2009 Aussie Millions, wunderkind and 2007 World Series of Poker Europe winner, Annette Obrestad, was making all the headlines even though she finished 2nd
Poker Leaderboard Competition Winners Announced
Leading online poker sites Absolute Poker and UltimateBet today revealed the top winners of their yearly leaderboard competitions for 2008 and announced the date of each site's $20,000 freeroll for
J. Todd Calls CAP CardSpike Relationship a “Shell Game”
In the latest APWA video report, J.
PokerStars Pulls Its Players From Poker After Dark: Full Tilt Rift?
Poker Stars is no longer allowing its players to participate on Poker After Dark, the NBC program that featured a one time child predator among its professional pl
Kentucky Governor Files Appeal re: Online Gambling Decision
Kentucky Governor Steven Beshear and his legal counsel have filed an appeal with the state court after losing a case Tuesday to seize 141 online gambling domain names.
In a 2-to-1 majority opinion, The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled for the Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association (iMEGA) in its suit against Judge Thomas D. Wingate (No. 2008-CA-002000-OA), by blocking the seizure orders issued by the Franklin (KY) circuit court judge for the domain names, all related to Internet gambling (Commonwealth of Kentucky, Franklin Circuit Court, Division II, 08-CI-1409).
Keeley Hazell Gets You in the Wicked Chops Poker Freeroll
As promised, here are the details for the First Annual* Wicked Chops Poker Reader Appreciation Freeroll:
Through the good people at the Borgata, WCP is giving away one free seat into the Borgata Winter Poker Open Main Event (value = $3,200). Also included in the package are three free nights in a Classic room at the Borg. If you advance in the tourney, the room will of course be extended. Also you get a date with Keeley Hazell. Oh wait, sorry...you get a date with Snake from WCP. Our bad!
Shane Warne Out of Aussie Millions
888Poker.com celebrity poker player, Shane Warne, made an early exit at this year's Aussie Millions. Warne was booted after only two hours of play.
Pennsylvania Judge Rules Poker a Game of Skill
The online poker community has long argued that poker is a game of skill and now a state judge has agreed.
Tom "Durrr" Dwan Makes Questionable Poker Fold
Patrik Antonius is already known as one of the biggest stakes top game pros in the world. Incredibly, already in 2009, Antonius is up close to $3 million on
UIGEA Officially Takes Effect
If you are a customer of PokerStars, you may have noticed that you are not quite as able to deposit as easily to the site, especially if your preferred method was using their direct bank transfer m
CardSpike Poker Room Tries to Make Good Finally
Following two month payment delays to customers and affiliate partners and much controversy related to the possible ownership of online poker room, CardSpike.com, that company's management on Tuesd
iMEGA Deserves Tons of Credit for Successful Kentucky Outcome
The Interactive Media Entertainment & Gaming Association - otherwise known as iMEGA.org - provided the online gambling industry with its biggest win to date
Internet Domain Seizures Blocked by Kentucky Appeals Court
Court rules on behalf of online trade association against forfeiture action of 141 Internet domain names sought by Gov.
Professional Poker Players Make Better Lovers
A recent study shows that multi-millionaires make better lovers...and that includes all those new (and some old) professional poker players. It seems that every week there is a new millionaire in
Pham, Tran and Phan Top Ranked Poker Players So Far
It's sort of like a Three Musketeers act, but the Vietnamese version. With only 20 days into the new year, David "Dragon" Pham, J.C.
Ivan Demidov Continues His Amazing Poker Streak
Is Russia's Ivan Demidov the new "King of Poker"? Some might say "Yes". It's one thing to finish among the finalists at both the World Series of Poker and World Series of
Patrik Antonius Hot at 2009 Aussie Millions
Big name poker pro Patrik Antonius was among the biggest chip leaders at the 2009 Aussie Millions - the biggest poker tournament in the Southern Hemisphere - after Day 1a. Antonius was in second
Pamela Anderson Down Under to Compete in Aussie Millions
She ran her own online poker room for about a month before legislation passed that placed operating such rooms in a sort of "grey area"....dark grey area perhaps. Pamela Anderson a
