Poker news from 2008-08-07

Here are some archived poker news articles.

Bill seeks to clarify illegal online gambling

The bill, H.R. 6663, is titled the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Clarification and Implementation Act of 2008. Its purpose is to modify the language in the UIGEA to better clarify what is illegal online gambling. The bill seeks to limit the definition of illegal online gambling to sports b... Read more...

PartyPoker celebrates seven years

The online gaming giant is celebrating its seventh year of operation and the players will be the ones to truly benefit from the anniversary. PartyPoker will be offering a $1 million guaranteed Birthday Party bonanza tournament on Sunday, Aug. 10 at 12:45 ET. The event will be complete with champion... Read more...

Press Release: WSOP Europe Schedule Announced

The second annual World Series of Poker Europe presented by Betfair.com has solidified its ...
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World Poker Tour Inks Deal with Fox Sports Net

After the Game Show Network declined to pick up ...
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Football Hurt Online Poker Room

When Pacific Poker and 888.com announced their gaming revenues, the numbers showed a drop in the three months to June 30, and football is to blame. 888.com representatives have pointed to the Euro 2008 football tournament as the culprit, saying that online poker players stopped playing during the ru... Read more...

New Online Poker Bill Upsetting to Players

When the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) went into effect in 2006 it upset the online poker community, but it did not expressly label online poker as illegal. A new bill, HR 6663, called Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Clarification and Implementation Act (UIGECIA), which w... Read more...

Vegas Insider: 2008 July

Steve Hall with a Girl Model

A trip to the Bellagio this week revealed a few strays (Hello Sarah Bilney + Valter Farina) and some so broke that even a trip on the megabus to LA would have required a visit to one of the many pawn shops.

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Learning from Allen Cunningham by Jay Greenspan

On Friday, Allen Cunningham completed another amazing World Series of Poker*. He made three final tables in the 2006 WSOP*, won one bracelet, and finished 4th in the Main Event. This comes on the heels of his 2005 WSOP* performance, when he was named Player of Year after making four final tables and... Read more...

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