Archive for January, 2009
UltimateBet Awards Half-Million Bad Beat Jackpot
Online poker room UltimateBet has seen its Bad Beat Jackpot steadily climbing at break-neck pace since joining forces with Absolute Poker on the new CEREUS Poker Network. As the Bad Beat Jackpot soared past the $500,000 mark, one exceedingly (un)lucky online poker player has cashed in big! Just nine days earlier, a 19-year-old poker fan [...]
Bodog Poker Celebrates Super Bowl Weekend With Two Special Tournaments
Special Flight Club Semifinal and Super Bowl Special Tournament with $20,000 in prize money added BodogLife.com – The Super Bowl is the biggest weekend in all of sports, and Bodog is celebrating this year’s big game with two big tournaments that will have online poker players battling it out on the virtual turf for some [...]
New Poker Network For Doyles Room: Opening To US Players?
Last week, members of Doyles Room online poker site received an email declaring the upcoming integration of a new poker network. Doyles Room has been a long time member of the Microgaming Network, but will the change bring back US player acceptance? Microgaming is currently the leading online gaming software, leaving many members to ask [...]
Kentucky Appeals Court Overturns Ruling To Seize 141 Online Gambling Domains
The Court of Appeals in Kentucky has returned its ruling on the Commonwealth’s case that sought to seize 141 online gambling domains. The courts overturned the original ruling, stating that Kentucky does not have the right to seize online gambling domain names. While the ruling was a major victory for the defense team, the Kentucky [...]
Obama Asks What Americans Want: Legal Online Poker!
On Change.gov, the official web site of Barrack Obama, the US President-elect has asked Americans to voice what changes they wish to see in the coming administration. Ranking #2 on the list is a call for regulation of legal online poker. As the new President Obama prepares to take office, being a professed poker player, [...]
Titan Poker Sets The Stage For $2.5M GTD In March
According to a press release issued today, Titan Poker will be holding an awesome $2.5 million guaranteed online poker tournament in early March. The pride and joy of the iPoker Network, Titan Poker averages around 30,000 players at peak hours, and is sure to attract a massive crowd for this latest promotion. Titan Poker has [...]
