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2008 World Series of Poker Pre-registration Opens

LAS VEGAS, March 4 /PRNewswire/ — Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. said today pre-registration for the 2008 World Series of Poker Presented by Milwaukee’s Best Light is now open.
Players will be able to pre-register online at worldseriesofpoker.com or in person at the main cage of the Rio(R) All-Suite Hotel & Casino, host property for the 2008 WSOP. [...]

Government Targets Online Gaming

OTTAWA TARGETS GAMING
Native reserve hosts illegal online poker sites
National Post: Wednesday, March 05, 2008
OTTAWA - The federal government said yesterday it is considering new measures to stamp out Internet gaming sites based on a native reserve in Quebec, in a move that could spark conflict between Ottawa and Canada’s First Nations ahead of a second [...]

DoylesRoom Highest Rating Among Online Poker Rooms

Players receive the best in Vegas style customer support in an online poker setting.
In the highly competitive world of online poker rooms, impeccable customer service is what distinguishes a good site from a great site. DoylesRoom has just what the doctor ordered when it comes to top-notch customer service. With customer service awards and honors [...]

Full Tilt Online Poker Series Breaks Payout Record

February’s FTOPS guaranteed more cash than ever before, with two events surpassing $2 million in prize pool money.
San Jose, Costa Rica (PRWEB) February 23, 2008 — February’s Full Tilt Online Poker Series was a huge hit with online tournament players, presenting poker players with a variety of events including Texas Holdem, Stud, Omaha, and Razz. [...]

Soldier Dreams World Series of Poker Bracelet

started playing when he was a child.
“When I was young, my dad had an electronic poker game that I played all the time,” he said. “I’ve been hooked ever since.”
To Still, poker isn’t just a game of chance that falls solely on what cards you get but also strategy and skill.
“There’s a lot more involved [...]

Best Online Poker Rooms

There are many advertisements to play poker online from hundred’s of different sites, but finding the right one that you are most comfortable with is the hardest part. If you have no money and just want to play for fun, who offers free online poker games? Well, you can start with the large free texas [...]

Majoring in poker

Globe Staff / February 13, 2008
SALEM, N.H. - The last two surviving players in the inaugural New England College World Series of Poker championships, held Sunday at Rockingham Park, were a pair of 22-year-olds: Boston College student Patrick O’Donnell and University of Southern New Hampshire senior Henry Holst. Holst went all-in on the final deal, [...]

Poker Stars Marketing Code and February Promotions

Poker Stars marketing code was released January 1, 2008 and is one of the many new incentives the company is providing players with to show their appreciation.
Ontario, Canada (PRWEB) February 11, 2008 — Once a player downloads the Poker Stars software they will need to register an account and then provide the current marketing code [...]

Implications for Global Free Trade of U.S. Gambling Ban

Harvard Law Professor Charles Nesson Joins Experts to Speak on Implications for Global Free Trade of U.S. Gambling Ban
Seminar at London’s Prestigious Institute for Economic Affairs Precedes
Decision by E.U. to Bring Case Against U.S.
LONDON, Feb. 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Harvard Law School Professor
Charles Nesson will speak on the implications for free trade and Internet
freedom of the [...]

How To Cheat At Online Poker

How To Cheat At Online Poker - by Erick Mastack
If you found this page because you were looking to cheat at online poker, I would suggest you listen to my advice. I have plenty of experience playing poker online and think your best way to cheat is simply this…
…to use a sign up bonus [...]

Online poker tells - stop giving information away

Online poker tells
Online Poker Tells are when your body language just can’t keep it’s mouth shut! Any little sign or gesture by a poker player that might indicate what cards he or she has is called a tell.
In a real-life game at a poker table there are many tells that you can use to try [...]

Online Poker Tells May Damage Your Online Poker Game

When playing online, it is very easy to fall into a rhythm. The game is set up to move as quickly as possible. There are preset buttons to fold, call or raise. The cards come hurling from the dealers hand and each player is expected to act fast. The fast pace of playing online could [...]

The pros of poker bonuses

The pros of poker bonuses
Online poker bonuses are an inalienable part of Internet poker. Various kinds of bonuses are offered by any successful online poker site. The most common and popular type of bonus is the sign-up match bonus, where a site offers you money for signing up with their site equal to a percentage [...]

Playing While on the Road

Whether at home or on the road I fill the gaps in my schedule with a game of Poker. Thanks to the Internet I don’t have to go to a casino in Las Vegas, Reno or Atlantic City to play my favorite card game. With Online Poker I can place my ante in any of [...]

Party Poker Offers New Sign Up Bonus

Party Poker Offer New Bonus
Leading poker site Party Poker has offered all new customers a bonus of $50 this month.
(live-PR.com) - Party Poker is one of the leading poker sites out there, and to attract new players, they have announced details of a superb new bonus which is great news for anyone who has not [...]

Online Gambling Access Brings European Legal Skirmishes

Online Gambling Access Brings European Legal Skirmishes
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A complaint to the European Union over access to the German online-gambling market, a French court decision recognizing the need for compatibility between French and European Union law, and a curious Finnish ‘think tank’ paper proposing an ultimate non-responsibility toward gambling debts as a way of short-circuiting the online [...]

Players rake in real money playing online poker

Aces Wired
Young Kansans rake in real money playing online poker
By Frank Tankard (Contact)
Monday, January 21, 2008
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Click. Cole Robinson has just entered a third game.
In heads-up no-limit Texas hold ’em online poker, where a card or a bet comes every few seconds, three games at once is about all Robinson can handle when he’s feeling sharp. [...]

Can You Make Money with Free Online Poker?

Can uJogo Make Money with Free Online Poker?
Before launching uJogo, a rewards-based poker site, its founders paid research firm TNS to conduct a study that they hoped would shed some light on the online poker market. What they learned was compelling: There are about 30 million adults who play roughly three hours of free online [...]

World Poker Tour goes big

World Poker Tour goes big league with stats
By Mike Bambach, USA TODAY
Move over, passer rating and earned-run average, there’s a new statistical formula in town: poker’s aggression index.
The World Poker Tour, which considers itself the major league of poker, has partnered with Stats LLC to produce the poker industry’s first sports-style database. Stats LLC provides [...]

Interactive Online Communtiy

Gambling.com Re-launches to Create an Interactive Online Community for Gambling Enthusiasts
Gambling.com, a global search-driven portal and publication for gaming enthusiasts, today announces it has re-launched, moving from a search site to a content-rich online community for gambling enthusiasts.
London, UK (PRWEB) January 23, 2008 — Gambling.com, a global search-driven portal and publication for gaming enthusiasts, today [...]