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Police report that hackers fleeced online poker players.
Police in South Korea have revealed that they have arrested 33 hackers who used a malware program to cheat online poker players out of 55 million won ($45,265) from last November through May, the publication Joongang reports.
The hackers were led by two men ident...
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Two of the industry’s major operators score French licensing.
The French gambling regulator ARJEL has released its second list of new licensees, which features two of the online gambling industry’s major operators, Party Gamingread full article
Hamrick and Gordon take their first bracelets home
Going into Day 30 of the 41st World Series of Poker, the latest bracelet winners are Dean Hamrick, who bubbled last year’s main event final table, and Ian Gordon, who started low but staged a remarkable comeback in his event.
Starting the day against 24 other survivors, Hamrick won event 42, the $1,500 buy-in No-Limi...
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WSOP action and a new docu-reality television show in prospect
Capitalising on the media buzz around the 41st World Series of Poker currently unfolding in Las Vegas, the New York-based Fatty’s Poker Club is sending 10 players to get into the Main Event action next month.
The lucky ten Fatty’s players include five conte...
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Steve Jelinek takes event 41 down for $245,871
British players continue to do well in World Series of Poker, with Steve Jelinek claiming a fifth gold bracelet for the Brits in event 41 of the 41st WSOP.
Event 41 was a $1,500 buy-in Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better competition entered Day 3 Thursday afternoon with15 players left from the initial entry field...
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And was it under conditions acceptable to the Guinness Book of Records?
Message board scuttlebutt and claims on the Cake Poker blog as the week ended suggest that the two-week-old, 115 hour endurance record for pl...
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Online poker provider restricts French activity to dedicated site
The world’s largest online poker provider, Pokerstars.com may be prepared to tangle with the confused US legal system, but when it comes to French players the operator is playing it strictly by the bo...
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Sandrine Mangia-Park joins the board of directors
Sandrine Mangia-Park, a marketing executive with online poker operator Everest Poker, has been appointed a direct...
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Perth pro boosts career earnings to over $4 million
Perth, Ontario pro Scott Montgomery (28) emerged victorious Wednesday night in World Series of Poker event 36, a $1,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em competition contested by an initial field of 3,102.
It was the culmination of four tough days of highly compet...
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New Zealand court rules that .net advertising and poker tournaments are not illegal
Online gambling companies using the .net advertising strategy will be heartened by a New Zealand court’s ruling that such advertising is not an inducement to gamble, and that...
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The action continues as big names and unknowns alike mingle and compete for the cash
Variety, action and the imminent reward of more World Series of Poker bracelets are keeping interest high in poker’s biggest spectacle unfolding at the Rio in Las Vegas.
By late Sunday night event 34 - the $1,000 buy-in Seniors No-li...
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Four more bracelets awarded
Four more World Series of Poker events have been decided in Las Vegas over the weekend.
Event 30 - the $1,500 buy-in No-limit Hold’em contest has sent another WSOP bracelet to the United Kingdom – the fourth so far in this 2010 series which has just passed the halfway mark.
A three hour heads up between Brit player Mike Ellis and Chris...
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Despite entering for several events, gold continues to elude internet phenom
As the 41st World Series of Poker thunders into its third week, the more recognisable top pro names remain largely absent from the winner lists, although not for want of trying, with a slew of top players in the business...
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Top tournament director appointed by WPT
The World Poker Tour, which was acquired last year by Party Gaming for $12.3 million has appointed top tournament director, Matt Savage, as executive tour director.
“Matt is one of the world’s foremost exper...
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Online poker giant collaborating with Betsafe, Betsson and RedKings
Bwin’s major o...
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