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PokerStars Makes Big Changes to Cash Game Tables in NLHE and PLO Hi Lo

Written by Eric | Monday, January 31st, 2011

PokerStars, the world’s largest poker room, has added a range of new ring game tables and features for players. First of all, PokerStars has finally introduced Cap tables. Cap tables were first introduced at Full Tilt Poker more than two years ago and place a limit on how much a player can bet ... Read More

I.C.E. Gaming Convention to Present more Multiple Mobile Gambling Options

Written by Sadonna | Saturday, January 29th, 2011

The I.C.E. Totally Gaming convention is a large expo that has took place over the past two days in London. The expo is a place where the best in the gambling and gaming business as showcase their latest products as well as technological advances. One of the hot categories in the gambling industry ... Read More

William Hill Sees their Betting Profits Soar Beyond 2010 Forecasts

Written by Eric | Friday, January 28th, 2011

The massive UK bookmaker giant William Hill has publicly announced operating profits of £275 million from 2010, far above their predicted forecasts. William Hill Plc was founded way back in 1934 before gambling was even legal in the UK. Since then they have become one of the largest bookmakers ... Read More

Greece Hopes to License Online Gambling to 50 Operators in 2011

Written by Thomas | Thursday, January 27th, 2011

The downward-spiraling economy of Greece has caused its government to seek alternative ventures in building its country back up – most recently, through the act of handing out gambling licenses to at least 50 operators by the end of 2011. Greece has been in a freefall economically since its ... Read More

2011 World Series of Poker Schedule Released

Written by Sadonna | Tuesday, January 25th, 2011

The 2011 WSOP schedule was officially released and posted this week on the WSOP’s official website.   This year’s poker mecca will officially begin on May 31st, 2011, and will feature 58 total bracelet events, with the Main Event starting play on July 7th.  Last year’s WSOP ... Read More

Microgaming Wins Award for Best Casino Software in 2010

Written by Eric | Monday, January 24th, 2011

Microgaming came out on top winning the Best Casino Software Provider in the 2010 Casinomeister Awards, the results of which were only recently announced. The 2010 Casinomeister Awards honours the best and worst casinos in the industry since 1998.   However, it is not the first time that ... Read More

Virgin Gaming Strikes Deal With EA Sports

Written by Thomas | Monday, January 24th, 2011

Virgin Gaming, the subsidiary of Richard Branson’s Virgin empire that’s based out of Toronto, has made a deal with popular video game giant EA Sports to allow customers who play online on their Xbox or PS3 the ability to wager and bet on the outcome of numerous types of online ... Read More

Doyles Room and Cake Network Rumored to be Severing Ties

Written by Thomas | Friday, January 21st, 2011

It’s been widely reported for weeks that the once-popular poker site Doyles Room is looking for a new network to move it’s gaming platform over to.  Forums at 2+2 and PartTimePoker have been blowing up with speculation that Doyles is frantically looking to move from the Cake Network, ... Read More

Mobile Betting Sportsbook Finally Here?

Written by Thomas | Friday, January 21st, 2011

Popular gaming software provider EveryMatrix recently announced plans to launch a new mobile sports betting platform at the ICE Gaming Convention in London next week. The mobile sportsbook will integrate advanced API technology and software that will target more interactive features like sports ... Read More

$324K Bad Beat Jackpot Hit on Carbon Poker

Written by Sadonna | Thursday, January 20th, 2011

Carbon Poker is one of the most popular Merge Gaming rooms on the planet right now – and their name is making even more headlines this morning with news of their HUGE Bad Beat Jackpot being won this week! Carbon has ran their Bad Beat promotion for years and it has been won several times ... Read More

Casino Mogul Steve Wynn $741 Million Lighter…

Written by Thomas | Tuesday, January 18th, 2011

Ultra-successful real estate mogul and casino owner Steve Wynn has had the details of his recent divorce released recently – and it looks like it’s gonna make him nearly 3/4th’s of a billion dollars lighter. Wynn, whose famous resorts in Las Vegas and Macau bear his ... Read More

eWalletXpress Funds Seized By USA Government

Written by Thomas | Monday, January 17th, 2011

After a little over a month of speculation, it looks like popular online gambling deposit method eWalletXpress has finally confirmed to its USA customers that any funds placed in their North American accounts (unknown at the moment if Canadian citizens were affected) have been effectively seized ... Read More

PokerStars Unveils New “Home Games” Feature

Written by Thomas | Thursday, January 13th, 2011

PokerStars announced earlier today one of their newest features to their software:  PokerStars Home Games. This new software is accessible to any of your friends around the USA and the world, and allows the Manager of your poker club to control which players can participate through ... Read More

Gambling’s Worst Secret EVER Finally Revealed….

Written by Thomas | Wednesday, January 12th, 2011

It was revealed this past week that the world’s worst secret in online and live gambling was actually something everyone already knew….for at least a year now [insert mild “LOL” here]. Just because it’s our responsibility to make sure our visitors are staying current ... Read More

Prahlad Friedman Apparently Forgets to “Practice Avoidance”

Written by Sadonna | Saturday, January 8th, 2011

Amidst weeks of speculation at poker forums and other poker news media outlets alike, it looks like it’s finally official: Prahlad Friedman has signed with major online poker giant UB Poker. Normally playing under the name “Spirit Rock,” Prahlad became one of the most feared ... Read More