Posted by Steve Ruddock on Nov 12, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »
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This is the opening salvo in a three part series that will examine the biggest stories and themes in poker over 2012: To start this series off I will look at some of the black-eyes the poker world received in 2012. Part 2 will focus on the biggestRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Sep 09, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

The story in the poker world the past week was the Partouche Poker Tour Main Event where event organizers claimed there was never a €5 million guarantee associated with the tournament, despite numerous mentions of it on their own website and across the internet. After a scathing speechRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Aug 06, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

The groundwork for one of the most monumental undertakings in the history of poker has begun, but even with a number of announcements that point towards the International Stadiums Poker Tour (ISPT) becoming a reality in May 2013, the poker world is far from sold on the idea,Read Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on May 15, 2012 Posted in Poker Industry News | No Comments »

It would appear that people may have jumped the gun in saying that the Heartland Poker Tour’s original ownership, All-In Productions, got the short-end of the stick after selling their prized possession to the Epic Poker League’s parent company Federated Sports + Gaming, which later went belly-up, owingRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Nov 06, 2011 Posted in Poker Industry News | No Comments »

After the old guard took their lumps on Black Friday, the road was basically paved in gold for the mega-casinos who have recently thrown their weight behind online poker legislation in the United States. Even before Black Friday we saw a number of Brick & Mortar casino giantsRead Full Article

Posted by Rich on Jun 11, 2011 Posted in Poker News | Comments Off on Guoco to Take Over Rank?

Guoco are a corporation based in Hong Kong and they already own 40.8% of The Rank Group, and today they have had a bid to takeover the remaining 59.2% rejected by the Rank Group. Rank are the owners of Grosvenor Casinos and Blue Square Poker, and they runRead Full Article