Tom Dwan and Patrik Antonius face off at the high stakes tables

January 06 2009
The online poker industry is slowly but surely grinding close to a standstill this time of the year, in anticipation of the live scene to kick off or just taking a well-deserved breather before the bustle sets in again. The ... Read More

Online gambling to be legalized in Czech Republic

January 05 2009
It looks like online gambling and online poker (so unfairly included in the same category with the former again) will gain legal status in the Czech Republic soon. Fortuna Group, a company which offers live sports betting for the Czech Republic, ... Read More

PokerStars moving to conquer uncharted territory

January 03 2009
The abundance of Russian players in all sorts of high profile live international events like the EPT and even the WSOP, as well as the fact that Russia had declared poker a sport some time ago, have definitely attracted PokerStars’ attention. ... Read More

Boris Becker to take on 6 PCA qualifiers

January 03 2009
PokerStars certainly knows how to turn a good poker event into a great one, and the PCA (PokerStars Caribbean Adventure) will represent another opportunity to generate great hype around the game we all love.
As part of its online qualifying ... Read More

The prospects of legal online poker in 2009 in the USA

January 02 2009
To most of those who follow the legal battle surrounding the UIGEA and its ever imminent repeal, it is probably not news that the incoming Democratic administration generally views the issue in much more favorable terms than the outgoing republican one. ... Read More