Brits Endorse Gambling Regulation in USA

Posted on December 12, 2007

The USA and the EU are deadlocked in argument over the gambling ban imposed in the USA, but the Brits have mentioned that they'd rather see gambling regulated in the US than see the US cough up cash in penalties.
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Poker is the Most Searched Term on the Net

Posted on December 12, 2007

Poker has once again topped the Lycos list of the most searched term in 2007, beating out Myspace, Britney Spears, and Paris Hilton.
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EPT Prague Day 1 Comes to a Close

Posted on December 12, 2007

Day 1 has come to a close at the European Poker Tour in Prague, and there was a lot of action and big names in the field.
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2008 WSOP Event Schedule Released

Posted on December 12, 2007

The schedule for the 2008 World Series of Poker has been released. Most notable are the addition of other $10,000 events - besides the main event - and satellites for the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. event.
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Chris "BluffMagCV" Vaughn Fired From Bluff

Posted on December 10, 2007

Chris Vaughn, the player who sold his account to Sorel Mizzi late in the Full Tilt Poker $750k guaranteed tournament, was terminated from his position as managing editor at Bluff Magazine.
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PokerStars Available for Mac Users

Posted on December 10, 2007

PokerStars just announced today that it has released the Mac version of its software. While still in beta mode, the Mac PokerStars software offers nearly all of the same features as the regular version of PokerStars. The only notable exceptions are that at present the PokerStars Mac beta software does not support the Layout Manager or Preferred Seat features. Other than that, it is everything you have come to expect from PokerStars, except now, it\'s on your Mac.
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Sorel Mizzi Punishes The Poker World

Posted on December 10, 2007

It's safe to say that Sorel "Imper1um" Mizzi had a good day today. He won three major tournaments; the Pokerstars High Stakes Showdown, the $100+Rebuys, and the Titan Poker Tournament Titan.
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WhatARunAA Accomplishes The Impossible

Posted on December 10, 2007

A few weeks ago it seemed unreal that Chris "BluffMagCV" Vaughn could final table and win the two largest tournaments on the internet in back to back weeks. Turns out his wins would be scandal-ridden. Last night, "WhatARunAA" took down the Full Tilt Poker $750k guaranteed tournament just a few weeks after he won the PokerStars Sunday Million.
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European Poker Tour: Prague Kicks Off

Posted on December 10, 2007

The EPT is stopping at Prague for the next big buy-in event in Europe. Some of America\'s poker royalty is making the trip to face off against Europe\'s best.
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Annette Obrestad Wins Euro Poker Award

Posted on December 9, 2007

Annette "Annette_15" Obrestad won the "Tournament Performance of the Year" award in a Paris ceremony earlier this week for her first place finish in the inaugural World Series of Poker Europe.
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UCLA Beats USC in Poker Match

Posted on December 8, 2007

A team from UCLA conquered their rival USC poker team after a five players played a best-of-three heads up battle.
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UltimateBet Online Championship Kicks Off

Posted on December 7, 2007

The second annual UltimateBet Online Championship (UBOC) kicks off today over on Ultimatebet! They're offering 13 events in 10 days with Annie Duke and Phil Hellmuth as the hosts.
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Allen Cunningham Wins NPL at Venetian

Posted on December 7, 2007

Allen Cunningham won the $15,000 National Poker League event at the Venetian for $325,105, beating David Singer heads up for the title.
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Pokerstars Sunday Warmup Guarantee Increased

Posted on December 6, 2007

The PokerStars Sunday warm-up, the $215 tournament before the Sunday Million, has been made into a $500,000 guaranteed tournament.
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Sorel Mizzi & Chris Vaughn: A Dissenting Opinion

Posted on December 6, 2007

Earlier this week, it was exposed that Chris “BluffMagCV” Vaughn and Sorel “Imper1um” Mizzi were involved in the latest scandal; account selling. Chris Vaughn’s name was on the lips of every online player for the feat he purportedly accomplished; winning the Full Tilt $750,000 guaranteed and the PokerStars $1,000,000 guaranteed in back to back weeks. Just weeks later, his name, coupled with Mizzi’s, is back on our lips, but for an entirely different reason.
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Chip Reese's Funeral to Take Place Friday

Posted on December 6, 2007

David "Chip" Reese's funeral will take place Friday, December 7th, at the Palm Mortuary located at 6701 N. Jones Blvd. in Las Vegas. The funeral is open to the public.
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Coming Soon: Las Vegas in Spain

Posted on December 6, 2007

As reported by the Daily Telegraph: "Europe is set to get its own version of Las Vegas in a desert region of eastern Spain where developers plan to build 32 hotel-casinos, two theme parks, a racecourse and stadium over the next decade.
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Israeli Official Bets on Casino in Eilat

Posted on December 6, 2007

As reported by the Jerusalem Post: "Casino tycoon Sheldon Adelson, who recently launched the world's biggest gambling complex, may have given up on hopes of establishing a casino in Israel, but Tourism Minister Yitzhak Aharonovitch on Monday said he plans to push hard for a legal gambling house in the southern city of Eilat.
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