Latest Poker News

Unibet gambling group’s latest brand, Maria Poker, was recently launched online. Maria Poker is powered by Microgaming, the online gambling software provider which is based on the Isle of Man.

PartyGaming has agreed to pay an amount of $105 million to the US Department of Justice less than a month ago. In terms of the settlement PartyGaming would not be prosecuted for having violated the online gambling laws.

Peter Jepsen, better known by his online poker name, Zupp, has joined the Betfair Poker team to represent the site online and offline at tournaments across the world. Jepsen, who is considered up and coming talent in the poker world, joins other top professionals such as Sorrel Mizzi on the Betfair Poker Team.

With Paris Hilton’s life still in the news PartyPoker has learned that the former Simple Life star’s Bentley has recently been vandalized.

The online gambling industry has learned that the Australian government is taking steps to block a number of popular online poker sites, including Full Tilt and William Hill Poker. According to a report, ISPs will be obligated to block access to at least thirteen poker sites.

After several months of planning, Ladbrokes Poker is finally making the official switch to the Microgaming poker network on Tuesday.

Twenty-one year old Englishman, Andrew Feldman, has joined the leading online poker site Full Tilt Poker to its’ Team Fulltilt squad  where he will compete online. While traveling the world playing in the biggest poker tournaments he will also serve as a brand ambassador wearing FullTilt Poker Clothing.

International Poker Network, the Boss Media operated global poker platform has completed the migration of six former Cryptologic powered poker rooms onto the network.

The Poker Players Alliance, the one million member strong grassroots group in the United States that is actively pushing for a legalized and regulated industry in the country, has proven that pressure in numbers can do wonders.

Ondrej Tuma, Marketing Manager for Slotland has qualified for the final table of its Affiliates Series of Poker and will be attending the Amsterdam Affiliate Conference commencing today.

World Poker Tour Enterprises will be bringing the event to the African continent for the first time in history, thanks to a three year deal signed with top online poker site, ChiliPoker.com. The WPT event, scheduled to launch in October, will take place in the world renowned Casino de Marrakech, home to the Marrakech Poker Open.

One of the most sought after land poker tours in the United Kingdom, the Gala Coral British Poker Tour will not run this year, according to the organizers, Gala Coral.

Betfair is one of many parties that are seeking regulation of the Australian online gambling industry.  At present it is very difficult to enforce the laws even though online gambling is illegal in Australia.

Bwin, which partnered with the World Poker Tour this year, will bring the Main Event of this prestigious tournament to Venice in Italy.

Poker players who ever dreamed of appearing on the front cover of Bluff Magazine may very well have their wish come true.The publication recently launched the Bluff Online Poker Challenge, essentially offering players the opportunity to build up a bankroll from $200 by playing in multi player tournaments and sit and gos at an online poker room. The challenge will run from March 1 for a 30 day period, and players may not take part in cash games as part of the challenge’s policy.