Its been a long process that has been leaked into the gambling community via a number of sources but Bwin and PartyGaming have finally moved to confirm that they are holding talks regarding a possible merger deal that will see Bwin operate within the PartyGaming Network. The confirmationRead Full Article

News was revealed yesterday that the worlds largest online poker room has completed a deal with Canadian broadcaster TSN that will see the two join forces to create a new custom build poker environment that will be make available to poker players from around the world. The newRead Full Article

PokerStars has announced that the inaugural North American Poker Tour event, taking place at the Venetian in Las Vegas, will conclude with a $25k buy-in High-Roller tournament with a twist; certain pro players will have a $5,000 bounty on their head, and the player collecting the most bountiesRead Full Article

One of the last bastions for US poker players has apparently been closed off. MasterCard has decided to block all online poker transactions from US players. The move is likely spurred by UIGEA legislation being enacted in June –unless the government overturns the legislation before then—and other paymentRead Full Article

First there was Pennsylvania, then there was Delaware, and now Maryland legislators have introduced their own bill to legalize and regulate table games throughout the state, including poker. The movement has caught fire since the recession hit, and states started looking for new ways to generate revenue. StatesRead Full Article

It has come to the attention of the media that online poker rooms that are based within the United States of America are having an increased amount of difficulty with the processing of deposits made by their members from their credit cards. The issues started to happen whenRead Full Article

The news that Cake Poker could soon be losing two of their sites that are homed within the networks branding could be confirmed by mid April this year. Rumours that the network is set to lose PlayersOnly and SportsBook.com to networking rivals Merge Gaming Network could see CakeRead Full Article

Poker lovers in North America are about to be told that they are soon to have a new poker channel added to their list of things to watch, CanadianPokerPlayer.TV. The new channel is to be created by HeadsUp Entertainment Limited and will be purely dedicated to poker, offeringRead Full Article

With a revamped lobby and filters, Full Tilt’s upgrades began last year and the site has continued making improvements in the early stages of 2010 with the addition of Rush Poker, and the announcement of a revamped VIP Rewards Program in the works. The #2 online poker siteRead Full Article

The Borgata is one of the only US casinos that is going on the offensive to counteract the falling attendance numbers that have plagued US poker tournaments over the last two years. In late 2009 the Borgata dropped the buy-in of their WPT championship event from $10k toRead Full Article