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British gaming group Bwin.Party is reportedly considering a sale of their Ongame Poker Network. The company currently owns and operates a pair of networks, making Ongame largely expendable. This news was initially broken by Todd Eilers, a gaming analyst for Roth Capital Markets.

Bwin.Party acquired the Ongame Network in a recent merger, and has continued to support its sizable user base. At present, it represents ...

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The United States Department of Justice is hot on the trails of the owners of Full Tilt Poker. Earlier this week, the Department of Justice amended their Black Friday papers, to include money laundering allegations aimed directly at Full Tilt Poker.
The Department of Justice called Full Tilt Poker a “ponzi scheme�, and tied the theft of $300 Million in player deposits to the over $443 Million which the company paid its owners ...

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Daniel Negreanu has been making a number of big life moves in recent history. Just this month, Negreanu temporarily relocated to Canada. The popular poker professional luckily holds Canadian citizenship, making his relocation a breeze. American pro Daniel Cates was denied entry into Canada, when he attempted the move after Black Friday. Negreanu has been seen online at PokerStars since his move.

Leon Daniels, spokesman for Canadian-poker.ca said, “With Full Tilt Poker swamped by ...

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When Black Friday took place and Americans could no longer play on the three biggest poker sites in the world, it became clear that PokerStars has never put all their eggs in one basket. Even without Americans in the picture, their player traffic is still strong and they are still the biggest poker site on the Internet today.

Their efforts to attract new players to ...

Phil Helmuth is the definition of love him or hate him. With his volatile table behaviour, and brash demeanor, the hardcore poker fanbase, have a polarized view of Phil. He’s either the nuts, or air, and nothing in between.

Combine that with his long list of accomplishments, including: 11 WSOP Bracelets, 1989 Main Event Champion, $13,000,000 in tournament winnings, fourth all-time on the tourney winning list, and sixth on the WSOP all-time winning list, and you get the usual cast ...

In a stunning move early Wednesday morning (6:30 EST) the Alderney Gambling Control Commission suspended FullTilt’s poker license pending a hearing set in late July. This decision comes more than two months after the United States government shut down operations inside the US at PokerStars and FullTilt.* The AGCC’s Executive Director, Andre Wilsenach, suspended five egambling licenses because of issues found during a special investigation of the company.

PokerStars, along with ...

Updated 06-30-2011 at 06:13 PM by blog

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It’s an odd paradox that the lower the number of attendees a World Series tournament gets, the more media attention it garners. The reason is that contests like Event #16, the $10,000 No Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball Championship, only appeal to a select group of players. That refined bunch usually tend to be the best in the business, so when the action gets down to the final few, you’ve usually got big names still in the hunt.

There is no name bigger in poker than Phil Hellmuth. The Poker ...

Congratulations to Erick Lindgren and Erica Schoenberg, who are expecting a child. The couple, who were recently married in Las Vegas, announced the news over Erica’s Twitter feed.

“If u catch me at the table doing this (napping), or eating, burping & running to the bathroom, it’s because I’m pregnant!�

According to a family friend, Erica is due, November 22nd, 2011. No word yet on what they will name the child. The parents names, Eric and Erica, are Scandinavian ...