Instapoker
Some of the stuff on my screen(s) right now / a couple days ago … none of it is really relevant any more. The MAINSTREAM MEDIA is starting to realize … hey, wait a minute, this \”enforcement act\” is pretty […]
poker business
From the Dept. of: Um, Excuse Me?
Just got my official form letter from Jeffrey Pollack — telling me the 2007 WSOP will begin June 1 … and with the main event starting on July 17, we\’re looking at a Pokerpalooza* that could last a full two
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Podcast of the Week
A Lou Kreiger interview on Hold\’em Radio with poker-beloved Nolan Dalla and Howard Schwartz (from Poker Player Newspaper). Citizen Nolan is hyped! And a little pissed. With due cause, of course … the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act is the
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Another One Flees America
Empire Online, the place where I spent 400 hours (10 work weeks) to win $607 in 2004 is following Party\’s lead and skipping Yankee-town. I probably learned more from this site than any other, but apparently they\’ve got better things
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International Shakedown Shake-ups
The tectonic shifts in the poker online gambling world are starting to rustle up the industry … with Sportingbet selling its U.S. operations for $1, and Leisure & Gaming following suit. (No details on the buyer or price yet for
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Sorry, you can’t play … but keep sending us players
From Empire Poker (the first online room to capture my loyalty, and Pokerati\’s most ineffective affiliate campaign): Dear dan michalski, In light of the new reality about to come into force in the USA with the Federal Unlawful Gambling Enforcement
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Eerily Familiar
So Party\’s pulling out, and so is PokerStars … Pacific Poker is out but Paradise Poker is staying put (for now). Is it just me, or does all this remind you a lot of the (temporary) implosion of the Dallas
A Look Back …
Poker at its Renaissance
The game became a worldwide obsession virtually overnight. Now what will become of the game?
By Dan Michalski — published in All In Magazine, premiere issue, June/July 2004
“Black Monday”
I\’m confident the sky isn\’t falling, but the stock is. PartyPoker\’s stock is down 55 percent in the first hour of trading today. UPDATE: It took a while, but the non-poker world is finally starting to notice poker\’s issues. Even
You’ve Gotta Fight … For Your Right … to Party (Poker)
Call your Senators … even now, even though it\’s late. Bill Frist is apparently trying to slip through the online gaming ban tonight, as we speak. I\’d also like to take this chance to remind you all that no matter
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