Win $6,000 for the 2009 WSOP in Vegas

For the entire month of April, Unibet is giving you the chance to play your way to the WSOP in Vegas. The prize package worth $6,000 includes a 9 night stay at a 5-star hotel, buy-in to a $1500 WSOP side event, $1000 for travel expenses, and $400 [...]

Farewell to Pokerroom.com - A True Pioneer
Monday, April 14th, 2009 marked a solemn day in online Poker history when the “option to play Poker on PokerRoom.com” was disabled. Pokerroom.com was one of the longest running online Poker outfits having been launched in 1999 by Swedish poker players Oskar Hörnell and Claes Lidell.
Players were given the [...]

The 2009 Poker Irish Open Champion

There were 700 runners vying for the title of Irish Open Champion which kicked off on April 10th and continued for 3 days but when the dust settled, it was 39-year old professional Player, Christer Johansson, who emerged victorious. Johansson beat out a field of other professionals such as an [...]

All In for a good cause - Ladies Poker Charity
In September last year, SunPoker.com created a small non-profit Organization known as All In, which is based in Antigua. Spearheaded by Abi Mansoor, the PR Manager at SunPoker, this ladies-only Poker charity invites the ladies of Antigua to go “All In for a good cause” [...]

Bankruptcy Protection for Trump Entertainment Resorts

For the 3rd Time Trump Entertainment Resorts is seeking bankruptcy protection. This follows on the heels of non-payment of a $53.1 bond payment which was due in December.
The drastic decline of the economy as well as stiff competition from neighouring Pennsylvania, which is currently expanding its brick and mortar [...]

Aussie Millions Poker Championship underway
The Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia is buzzing with activity. On Day 1a, the 192 entrants were whittled down to 76 after that day’s plays. At the end of Day 1, there were only 9 tables standing. 126 entrants rebought bringing the prize pool to the largest ever for this [...]

The skinny on the Clonie Gowen lawsuit against Full Tilt Poker
In mid November of 2008, Clonie Gowen filed a lawsuit against Full Tilt Poker claiming that in 2004 the company promised her a 1% stake in Full Tilt Poker and Tiltware LLC which leases the software to Full Tilt. In return Gowen was to promote [...]

Anurag Dikshit In the Toilet
Anurag Dikshit, one of the founders of PartyGaming and the 207th ranked richest people in the World, will pay US authorities a mind-blowing $300 MILLION after pleading guilty to charges related to illegal online wagering in conjunction with a Wire Act violation. Dikshit could also face up to 2 years in [...]

Absolute Poker Cuts A Deal with Cheater to Protect His Identity

A joint investigation by The Washington Post and 60 Minutes revealed scandal and fraud in online Poker at AbsolutePoker.com and its sister site, Ultimatebet.com. Regular Players at Absolute Poker began to grow increasingly suspicious at the consistent losses, especially after one Player lost $15,000 in [...]

Antigua now on the UK’s Whitelist of approved jurisdictions

Effective November 21st, the twin island nation of Antigua and Barbuda will become the first non EU country to be added to the UK’s whitelist of approved jurisdictions. This means that the 96 sites available to advertise their online gaming services will be able to do so [...]