Sky Rolls Out Sunday Roller Games

Sky poker is attempting to spice up the Sunday evenings of online poker fans with their new “Sunday Roller” promotion.  The event will take place at 7PM every Sunday Evening, and will allow competitive poker players to finish their weekend with a little excitement.  Each weekend there’ll be an £8,000 guaranteed prize pool, and those [...]

Poker Room Re-Opens For Business

After a three year break, Bwin‘s poker room has re-opened.  This online poker room is one of the poker brands that is credited as having pioneered the poker industry, and the return is most certainly welcomed by poker pundits and fans alike. The online poker room opened in 1999, but was forced to exit the [...]

Poker: The Year Ahead

For many poker players, casual online fans and professional alike, 2011 was a difficult year.  Hopes are high, however, for 2012.  As last year came to a close, the Department of Justice caused quite a fuss, stating that the Wire Act of 1961 applies only to sports betting, and not to online poker.  For players [...]

Poker New Year Resolutions

Now that 2012 is drawing to a close, it’s time to start considering New Year’s resolutions.  Many people make career or health focused resolutions, but how about making poker ones?  Improving your poker game wouldn’t just make your poker playing more profitable, it makes it more enjoyable too. This year, why not follow some of [...]

Online Poker Exempt from DoJ Wire Act

There’s been a lot of buzz about online poker becoming legalized in the USA.  Some people believe that the day when online poker and gaming is legalized is drawing near, and a recent statement from the Department of Justice has increased the volume of that talk. The statement is related to the Wire Act of [...]

Black Friday Players Finally Being Repaid

The online poker players that were hit by the Black Friday events earlier this year can now rejoice.  At least, those who played on Absolute poker and UltimateBet can.  Players whose funds were withheld as a result of the raids on the sites are now being repaid. There is one catch, however.  Currently, repayment amounts [...]

Absolute Poker Founder Pleads Guilty

Brent Beckley, one of the co-founders of Absolute poker, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges linked to an illegal gambling case that spanned several sites.  The charges include bank and wire fraud, and violation of US Internet Gambling Law.  Absolute Poker is not the only site that is accused, Full Tilt and PokerStars were also [...]