Many of our lives changed five years ago today, as George W. Bush signed the Port Security Act into law. At the time, many wondered if this marked the end of online poker, which had been booming at a rate […]
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Since it seems the Feds aren\’t gonna allow the world to come to the WSOP (via the internet) … the WSOP is now taking steps elsewhere across the world. Caesars Interactive Entertainment, formerly HIE but still parent company to the
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None of this should come as a shock … after all, we saw this summer that Team WSOP employees were all wearing name tags that clearly identified them as worker-bees for HIE, Harrah\’s Interactive Entertainment, the year-old parent company formed
A shocker but not really … Jeffrey Pollack and Harrah\’s are breaking up. The WSOP Commissioner, President, and Twitterer in Chief\’s last day with Harrah\’s and the World Series is today. \”I\’ve made the decision after four years of successfully
\”Mark my words,\” he says. Phil Hellmuth — fresh off the announcement of his coaching relationship with Harrah\’s-hater Jeff Shulman and apparently still on tilt about having to pay for his own room at the WSOP this summer — appeared
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It was no secret that Harrah\’s Entertainment planned to enter the online gaming business, especially after hiring former PartyGaming bigwig Mitch Garber as the CEO of its new Interactive Entertainment division in May of this year. But the next big
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Not a big deal at all, I\’m sure … just a little report about a new company coming to Canada — Harrah\’s. The new CEO of Harrah\’s Interactive Entertainment, Mitch Garber, will be setting up shop in his old hometown
WSOP to Open Online Poker Room,
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The former CEO of Party Gaming is on board with the WSOP to be sure … as CEO of the newly formed Harrah\’s Interactive Entertainment. Jeffrey Pollack stays on board as WSOP Commish and President of the new parent company.
I\’m just assuming they\’re talking about WSOP.com … but really, it doesn\’t have to be. Still, despite semi-denials of former PartyGaming CEO Mitch Garber\’s coming on board, it looks like Harrah\’s has something in the works regarding the web that
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