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10 Most Influential in Online Gambling (2008)
Gambling911.com yesterday looked at 10 of the most influential events involving the online gambling sector yes
Top 10 Biggest Impacts on Internet Gambling in 2008
Here we are heading into 2009 and it is time to reflect upon 2008 and what were the biggest impacts affecting the online gambling industry. Unfortunately, this was a pretty easy list to create.
Phil Hellmuth Speaks Out on Bad Poker Hand Payout Scandal
Some of you may have been away for the holidays and off line a bit, which is good for Phil Hellmuth and the folks at Cereus, which is the new software platform for
Durrr Aces Twice En Route to $1.3 Million Day
For the highest stakes online poker cash game players, it is common to have big winning and losing sessions.
Sahara Casino Armed Robbery Suspect Mug Caught on Tape
Las Vegas police have released stills of a man caught on video who is believed to have taken part in a robbery at the Sahara Casino two weeks ago.
PartyGaming is a Scary One-Eyed Monster With Little Bite
PartyGaming, once the world's largest online poker firm with more than half the market and a darling of the London Stock Exchange, has gone into free fall in recent years. Amazingly, despite losi
Doyle Brunson: Anurag Dikshit is Appropriately Named
In his latest blog, the man behind one of online poker's fastest growing rooms, Doylesroom.com, speaks candidly about Anurag D
PokerStars Largest Online Poker Tournament Ever
PokerStars will end 2008 with a massive 'World Record Week' - giving players the chance to enter into the Guinness Book of World Records when PokerStars try and break their second Guinness World Re
LarsLuzak Earns His Largest Online Poker Pot Ever
Last night, FullTilt Poker was the scene of yet another personal record setting hand.
UltimateBet Cereus Poker Respond to Hellmuth Payout Error
Tokwiro Enterprises ("Tokwiro") issued the following statement today, concerning the correction of a winning hand played on the CEREUS Poker Network on Saturday, December 20, 2008.
PokerStars Will Not Be Affected By PartyGaming Settlements
PokerStars lawyers told a local newspaper that it is "business as usual" for the world's largest online poker room.
Johnny Phan Named Poker Player of the Year 2008
John Phan clinched the 2008 Card Player Player of the Year title last week after an amzing year of poker success.
Poker Players Alliance Lashes Out At PartyGaming Exec
The Poker Players Alliance has finally spoken out about Anurag Dikshit, founder and shareholder in PartyGaming, and his deci
Poker Pro Phil Hellmuth in Online Poker Hand Scandal
The popular TwoPlusTwo.com posting forum has been screaming for the head of UltimateBet.com celebrity spokesperson, Phil Hellmuth.
Dennis Phillips: Life After The 2008 WSOP Final
Gambling911.com Senior Correspondent, Jenny Woo, had an opportunity to sit down with 3rd place finisher at this year's World Series of Poker final, Dennis Phillips, to discuss what he's
PartyGaming Founder May Not Be Out Of Woods Yet
The online gambling sector was a little stunned last week when news first broke on sites such as Gambling911.com that PartyGaming co-founder, Anurag Dikshit, pled guilty to illegal Internet gamblin
Dikshit Prison Term Like Time At Resort Compared to India Jails
Anurag Dikshit, a co-founder of PartyGaming, pled guilty last week to illegal Internet gambling and agreed to cooperate with the U.S.
Merge Poker Network Likely to Pass Bodog Poker
The Merge Poker Network, which includes its flagship brand Wass Poker could be on its way to surpassing Bodog Pok
Doyle Compliments Chino Rheem on Poker Classic Win
Another one of my longtime friends passed a few days ago. Sammy Baugh, arguably the greatest quarterback in football history, died at age 94. Baugh was the last surviving member of the inaugura
Armed Robbery at the Sahara Hotel Poker Room in Vegas
Las Vegas police were investigating an armed robbery at the Sahara Hotel that took place just before 6 pm Friday evening.
Redsfest XI Raises Over $100K in Poker Charity
CINCINNATI (Dec.18, 2008) -- Kahn's Redsfest XI raised a record total of more than $100,000 for the Reds Community Fund.
Chino Rheem Wins Another Million at Poker Classic
It's been a great year for poker player David "Chino" Rheem. Having finished 7th at this year's World Series of Poker and cashing out with $1.8 million, the 28-year old poker
Holiday Greetings From Poker Pro Doyle Brunson
DOYLISM OF THE DAY: "A minute of thought is worth more than an hour of talk."
High Stakes Poker Player Rebounds After Brutal Month
After having an absolutely brutal first month of December where the online poker high stakes player Ziigmund registered over $1.4 million in
Why an Online Card Room Folds
Internet poker room Zosoz (www.zosoz.com), which went out of business this week just two months after going online, most likely had cash flow problems that caused it to fold.
Boris Becker Will Face Off in Battleship Poker Challenge
PARADISE ISLAND, BAHAMAS Six time Grand Slam winner Boris Becker will face off against four North American PokerStars qualifiers in a heads-up Battleship-style match during the 2009 PokerStars Cari
Leyden, Fleischaker Lauded for Kentucky Gambling Fight
The Interactive Media Entertainment & Gaming Association has taken center stage in the fight to ensure online poker and sports betting become one's legal right. Juggling a federal and state a
Opportunity to Win Big Prizes for Christmas in Charity Poker Tournament
UltimateBet today announced the AUFA Charity Xmas Bonanza, a charity poker tournament slated to run this Saturday at 7:30pm ET on the leading online poker site. World poker champion Annie Duke will be playing in the event and all funds raised through the No Limit Hold'em tournament will be donated to Ante Up For Africa, an organization created to raise public awareness and funds for the humanitarian crisis in Darfur. The online poker site has also added a variety of tech toys to the prize pool to make giving even more attractive.
Bluff Magazine Poker Player of The Year to be Determined
Atlanta, GA (December 19, 2008) - After 349 days of play there are only a handful of competitors left in the running for BLUFF Magazine's Player-of-the-Year
Judge Jed Rackoff Presiding Over A. Dikshit Plea
We now know the name of the judge presiding over PartyGaming co-owner Anurag Dikshit's settlement with the US Government. It's the honorable Judge Jed Rackoff. For the 95 percent of Gambling911
