Poker News - Recent Headlines

At around 2:00pm Berlin time on Saturday 6th March, four masked gunmen robbed the PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Berlin. Although there have been differing news reports about the robbery, it now seems fairly clear that the gunmen did not enter the actual playing area, but took cash from the registration area, with the total of a “low six-digit figure.” Even though the robbery was perpetrated...

Titan poker, one of Europe's top leading online poker rooms, launched the new 9.6 version of their online poker software earlier this month. Members of Titan Poker can now expect to find a host of new functionalities and features such as a new updated Flash version (compatible for Macintosh poker players), an exciting variation of Stud poker called RAZZ, and five additional languages, including Greek, Czech, Hungarian, Romanian and...

There are always scams that take place which cover a great number of areas, however, one of the more recent scams to emerge has affected professional players from the poker industry. One of the largest social networking sites, Facebook, has been the tool used by the scammers. All of a sudden, there has been a large rise in the number of famous poker players that have been listed on...

In Washington State, a number of Full Tilt Poker players have been questioned by the FBI. Full Tilt is one of the biggest online poker sites available. Players are concerned why the questioning has taken place, although do not seem to have reason to fear at this time. Washington State is the one state in the United States in which players need to fear questions from the FBI regarding...

While domain names ending in .com often sell for very high prices, those domains that end with .org do not usually change hands for extremely high amounts of money. The domain name, Poker.org, will be sold for an agreed upon amount of $1 million. Currently, this domain name is in the possession of National A1 Advertising. While the cost of Poker.org may not be comparable to the .com domain...

Loto Quebec has plans to offer an online gambling service, and plan to begin with online poker games, and sports betting. Quebec’s finance minister announced that by September this year, online poker should be available for those who reside in this Canadian province. The Quebec Minister of Finance, Raymond Bachand, noted that the state is expected to make about $50 million in the first three years of the online poker...

King Solomon’s Poker, the small but quality online poker room, announced that it has successfully moved from the Boss Media platform to that run by Playtech. The site’s new home on the iPoker Network will allow poker fans to enjoy excellent tournaments, games and promotions. "We regret to inform you that on 31st January 2010, King Solomon's Poker will be closing its doors on the Boss Media Network," read a statement...

Bodog Poker is looking for fresh action at its quality online poker room and made a request for those interested in a poker sponsorship to contact them. However, this request is more interesting than usual – Bodog Poker is seeking to specifically sponsor women players. Bodog Poker recognizes that more and more ladies are drawn to online poker, and thus want to create professional poker players who can serve as...

Paddy Power Poker definitely knows how to make a headline and the popular online poker site has definitely caught the public’s eye with the announcement that it has invited the President of the United States (no less!) to partake in the Irish Open this year. Paddy Power Poker noted that President Barack Obama had always showed an interest in his Irish roots (which he can apparently trace back to the mid...

Party Gaming, the Gibraltar based poker and casino software provider has announced the signing of an exclusive five year deal for the Danish gambling operator, Danske Spil. Party Gaming will provide the Danish government monopoly group with a quality poker and casino platform, a move that signals the London trading company’s strong entry into Denmark’s poker industry. Denske Spil is one of the leading gambling operations in Europe and reported a massive...