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The PPA has announced that shock-jock Howard Stern has become a member. Stern who has used his radio/satellite pulpit in the past to promote candidates and political causes has a large audience and has been very effective in rallying his listeners. PPA Chairman Alfonse D’Amato is well known to be friendly with the broadcaster and [...]

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Here they are (with approximate chip counts): Darvin Moon (59.7M), Eric Buchman (36M), Steven Begleiter (28M), Jeff Shulman (20M), Joe Cada (13M), Kevin Schaffel (13M), Antoine Saout (10M), Phil Ivey (10M), and James Akenhead (5.5M). PokerFilterWebsite – More Posts

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From the looks of things the case between 1st Tech and Bodog has reached some sort of settlement which has Bodog back in control of the Bodog.com name. PokerFilterWebsite – More Posts

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An excellent press release about the number of people playing poker on Facebook. The Texas Hold’em poker by Zynga application has over 11 million users and is making between $50 million and $60 million annually from selling virtual goods to the players. (NewDesignWorld Press Release Center) — The growth of Facebook applications is creating a [...]

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Although gaming companies haven’t been doing so hot lately, Harrah’s and MGM Mirage made the Forbes 500 list this year. Then again, it’s not like 2008 was a banner year for anybody so perhaps it’s all relative. PokerFilterWebsite – More Posts

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Looks like the rumor mill is buzzing with news that Gigamedia and Party Gaming are in talks about a possible merger. Coming off the back of a successful negotiation with the US DOJ Party now has a clean bill of health in terms of possible prosecution in the US and is a much more attractive [...]

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It has been announced for awhile now but Poker Room’s final transition into Bwin has taken place and the once popular poker room is no more. Some have questioned whether this was a good move because Poker Room ranked so highly in Google and other search engines for great keywords but obviously Bwin felt that [...]

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Dates and Venue: Thursday, September 17, 2009 to Thursday, October 01, 2009 London Clubs International 5-6 Leicester Square London WC2H 7NA , UK Events: No-Limit Hold’em (Event 1) Fri, Sep 18th 12:00 AM 4-Day Event No Rebuy/Add-ons £1,000 Pot Limit Hold’em/Pot-Limit Omaha (Event 2) Mon, Sep 21st 12:00 AM 3-Day Event No Rebuy/Add-ons £2,500 Pot [...]

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Here is the text of the press release 7 April 2009 PartyGaming Plc (the ‘Company’) Non-Prosecution Agreement Concluded with the US Authorities Further to previous announcements, the Company announces that it has entered into a Non-Prosecution Agreement with the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (the ‘USAO’). Under the terms of [...]

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