Kentucky Supreme Court Hears Online Gaming Domain Name Seizure Case
12am Fri Oct 23rd, 2009

Yesterday, Kentucky's Supreme Court heard arguments for 90 minutes from both sides concerning the legality of the state seizing domain names used in online poker and Internet gambling. Outcome of the case, expected in 2-4 months, could have wide-ranging implications outside the online gaming industry.

World Poker Tour's Festa al Lago Main Event Kicks Off
12am Thu Oct 22nd, 2009

The $15,000 Festa al Lago WPT Main Event got off to a slow start on Wednesday at the Bellagio. The tournament features one of the deepest structures of the year. With each player starting with 600 big blinds, the momentum takes awhile to build. This year, players can even wait to register until five hours into Day 2. The stacks weren't quite deep enough to save more than 40 of the day's 246 entrants. Soheil Shamseddin was the first to bust in just under 90 minutes. Michael and Robert Mizrachi, Daniel Negreanu, Joe Sebok, Eric "Basebaldy" Baldwin, Chad Brown, Antonio Esfandiari, and David Benyamine also didn't make it through the day.

Full Tilt Poker's Run it Twice + Cashout Tournaments Features Are Released
12am Thu Oct 22nd, 2009

Last week, Full Tilt Poker announced the release of a new software update that includes two exciting features: Run it Twice and Cashout Tournaments.

German Markus Sippe Bests Record Field at Boylepoker International Poker Open
12am Wed Oct 21st, 2009

Boylepoker just reported that its International Poker Open tournament in Dublin, Ireland attracted a record for an event outside the USA with 1,440 players from over 18 countries. German-born, Luxembourg resident, Markus Sippe, won the event after less than 10 minutes of heads-up, taking home a payday of USD $62,250.

Update: Party Poker's Dikshit to sell all PartyGaming shares
12am Tue Oct 20th, 2009

Party Poker Parent co-Founder Sell-Off Sparks Share Drop
12am Tue Oct 20th, 2009

Shares in Party Poker parent PartyGaming plc have already dropped nearly 14% of their value today in London, following reports that co-founder Anurag Dikshit is to sell approximately 75 million shares, equivalent to two-thirds of his 27.63% stake in the company. The sale, worth a potential GBP 213 million at yesterday's closing price of 284.50 pence, will reduce his holding to approximately 9%.

Kiwi Simon Watt Wins Skycity New Zealand Poker Tournament (NZPT)
12am Mon Oct 19th, 2009

Sky City Entertainment announced in a press release that today New Zealander Simon Watt became the second ever player to win the SKYCITY Festival of Poker's NZPT Main Event. Simon outplayed 263 rivals over five days to take home the 2009 SKYCITY Festival of Poker trophy and $209,085 NZD. Winning the NZPT event in his home town of Auckland made the win even better.

'All In For a Cure' Poker Pledge Pgm Supports The NephCure Foundation
12am Mon Oct 19th, 2009

Poker Players International (PPI) announced the start of the "All In For a Cure" pledge program for The Nephcure Foundation (www.nephcure.org), the only charitable organization committed exclusively to support research seeking the cause of two potentially devastating kidney diseases, Nephrotic Syndrome and Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS).

'Ambassador of Poker' Mike Sexton Elected to 2009 Poker Hall of Fame
12am Fri Oct 16th, 2009

Mike Sexton has been chosen as the 38th and only 2009 inductee into the Poker Hall of Fame. Harrah's and the World Series of Poker just announced Sexton's selection into the 30th year of the Poker Hall of Fame. Sexton's induction ceremony will be held on Nov. 7 at the Rio in Las Vegas, when play resumes at the Main Event of the World Series of Poker.

French Bill to Legalize Online Poker Passes Assembly- Next to Senate
12am Thu Oct 15th, 2009

On October 13, The French National Assembly approved (302-206) the bill to liberalize and regulate online gaming (including online poker) in France. The bill now passes on to the Senate for further debate.

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