Alberto Gonzales, Attorney General of the United States who took office in February of 2005, has announced his resignation. The resignation was not unexpected; Alberto Gonzales had announced on August 27th that he would resign from office on September 17, 2007.
Online gambling officials and those advocates trying to get the U.S. stance on online gambling changed, have a reason to celebrate Gonzales’ resignation, being he is one of the top opponents of the online gambling industry. This sparks hopes in [...]
So what effect is the online gambling ban known as the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act or UIGEA, the separation of bank and online gambler, having in the world of mainstream politics?
Rogers Cadenhead of Watching the Watchers has an interesting theory on the subject, he speculates “I think Republicans lost both houses of Congress because President Bush signed a tough law against online gambling in October, weeks before the vote.”
Further comments by Cadenhead compare [...]
One of the most frustrating aspects for a young (and that’s not referring to age, but to experience) poker players can be when you go scrounging for all the information and advice you can get, only to find that while you might get some good advice, you have no idea how to translate that into a practical use at the poker table. One of the most common examples I see of this is the sage advice: “Observe your opponents.” [...]
According to Guardian.co.uk, PartyGaming, home of PartyPoker and other online gambling locales, such as Party Bingo, and Party Casino reported losses during the last six months alone amounting to a little more than $47 Million, due to the United States online gambling ban. The ban which is better known as the Universal Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA). Forty Seven Million Dollars, that represents about a 70% dip in what used to be the biggest online poker room [...]
More than 2,500 poker players played this months Pokerstars Sunday Million, buying in for $500 + a $30 fee to the house, together generating a prize pool of more than one million dollars. First place paid out a whopping $243,000 providing there were no final table deals of course.
Within 10 minutes of the final table commencement a player was removed, OnlyPlayRagz was busted out by Rk58, big 2 pair, vs. bigger 2 pair, both [...]
The Poker Players Alliance (PPA) will soon be moving, and changing leadership. In the very near future, the PPA will relocate from San Francisco, California to their new home and headquarters in Washington D.C. this will allow the PPA to become more centralized and continue their fight for online poker rights right there in the main boxing ring, in DC.
Michael Bolerek has stepped down, and will no longer be the president [...]
Absolute Poker, possibly one of the largest online poker rooms available to United States Poker Players, has announced a pretty big software launch, actually, it’s so big they’re calling it Absolute Poker 8.0.
In fact, the release is so big, that the senior VP over at Absolute, David Clainer claims that this new software will “Officially Unlevel the Online Poker Playing Field.”
Those of you familiar with Absolute Poker are surely aware that [...]
Two major powerhouses in the world of online poker have joined together for the benefit of their players, us!. UltimateBet.com and AbsolutePoker.com (Mac compatible) have agreed to allow players with accounts on both sites to transfer money between them. There has been various rumors being told over the several months that inter-site transfer capabilities were in the near future, and now have arrived.
The benefit to the player comes with another benefit to the companies themselves. The additional benefit [...]
Chris Ferguson, as you probably know, started on a Full Tilt Poker quest to make poker mountains, out of chip stack mole hills. The Poker Pro’s goal was originally to turn an empty bank roll (that’s right $0) into $10,000. We all know that Chris could make a deposit at Full Tilt if he so chose, however, this wasn’t about the 10 grand, it was about the challenge, the quest to turn nothing [...]
Poker has gotten so aggressive lately that it seems insane. Between good aggressive players, many more terrible ones, and the ones who think they’re good but aren’t—it seems like poker tables are sometimes so bad that they become almost a complete crap shoot. One of the most important things to figure out is why the players are being aggressive. If they are being bullies or think they’re really good, but aren’t, then this type of knowledge can [...]
