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The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) is set to go into effect later this year and banking companies are already starting to clamp down. MasterCard is the latest institution that has made restrictions on U.S. citizens using their card to make deposits to offshore gaming companies, including online poker sites.
So, what is a player [...]
Tell your honey that you’ll be staying home this Valentines Day. The latest season of High Stakes Poker will premiere on the Game Show Network (GSN) February 14th.
The sixth season of the poker series is scheduled to feature well known poker champs, as well as a number of lessor known cash game specialists.
Gabe Kaplin is [...]
HeadsUp Entertainment International Inc. announced the coming launch of the new poker TV network in March. Programming will consist of shows produced by the company for the past three years.
To date, the company has produced over 20 hours of original poker programming and features poker pros such as Phil Hellmuth, Antonio Esfandiari, Huck Seed, Joe [...]
MasterCard has taken measures to block U.S. citizens from using the MasterCard credit to make deposits on poker sites and at online casinos.
The measures are more than likely do to the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) that was signed into law in 2006 by President George W. Bush. The law gave American banks and [...]
Online poker site FullTiltPoker.com has launched a new format of poker on their site, called Rush Poker.
The site claims that Rush Poker is “the ultimate high-speed poker experience, designed to minimize wait time between hands and keep players in the action at all times.”
In the new format, players are dealt up to four times more [...]
There has been many a famous poker player who has lamented fame painting a target on his chest. At the next North American Poker Tour stop, we’re going to see an event in which every player is wearing a bullseye….
The 41st annual World Series of Poker (WSOP) returns Thursday, May 27, 2010 when live action and satellites begin. The annual poker extravaganza, which dates back to 1970, is televised exclusively on ESPN from the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas and consists of a comprehensive slate of the game’s most popular variations [...]