New to playing poker? Texas Hold’em starting hands advice added.

Curious where it all began? Information on the The History of Poker.

Real Time Gaming powered Slots Oasis makes it way on to our top 12 list.

Rival Technologies powered Superior Casino makes it way on to our top 12 list.

• U.K.Search Engine Optimization Firm Gearing Up for USA Market Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:10:16

  Search engine optimisation firm Latitude considers it’s self a leading edge company in the sector with clients that include Bet365, Virgin Games and Victor Chandler. It has made public in an interview with Crain’s Manchester Business news, that it is working hard to be a front runner in the USA when and if the online gambling market opens up in that country.

• SuperBowl 44 a Great Success for Online Wagering Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:28:39

  The most gambled on game in America is arguably the Super Bowl played this year in Florida where the weather was perfect and both teams at the top of their form. This year’s 44^th Super Bowl was a great spectacle for anyone who watched the game, it was exciting and tension filled. The betting was rampant in both Reno and Vegas but even more so online. The stats that have come in so far surpass last year’s results by a long shot.

• Probablity Mobile Gaming Specialist Still Positive After Decline Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:24:41

  Probability plc the U.K. mobile gaming technology specialist was founded in London in 2004 and appeared on the London Stock Exchange in 2006. Their vision is to be the global leader in mobile phone gambling services. Recently the company issued it’s quarter on quarter financial report that indicated a drop of 8 percent. Executives from the company said the decrease was caused by “higher withdrawals running up to Christmas” and a decline in the number of new registered players.

• Push On in USA Lobby Efforts for Online Gambling Laws Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:49:51

  The delay in the implementation of the enforcement of the ban on internet gambling in the USA has given the proponents of legalization a chance to gather momentum. According to the Washington Post recently, the poker lobbyists are pushing to legalize the activity on the web in the United States by this year. Backed by a large war chest of cash the poker players are trying to convince social conservatives, sports leagues and religious and moral opponents that this is as much about freedom of choice as playing a friendly game of poker online.

• Czech Republic Online Gambling Operators Want Changes Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:32:48

  The Czech republic is one of the most progressive countries in Europe with laws that are current and fair. One exception seems to be the laws regarding gambling. While 2009 was a record year for online gambling sites in the Republic owners of the web sites were not particularly happy with the results. They claim the outcome should have been much better blaming the second rate returns on outdated gambling laws and a less than respectable execution of the existing regulations.

• Sweden’s Net Entertainment Shows Major Gains Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:00:44

  The Swedish online gambling software provider Net Entertainment has posted a huge increase in it’s profits according to recent financial statements from the company. The surprisingly successful report stated that after taxes were paid, profits were up a full 35 percent over last year. The operational profits were posted at an even higher rate moving the firm up 37 percent. Despite the hard times experienced by many online gambling operations Net Entertainment’s revenue was up a remarkable 46 percent.

• Microgaming to Develop Lord of the Rings Trilogy Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:43:45

  Warner Bros. Digital Distribution, has signed a multi-year licensing agreement with Microgaming, the well established software developer to create a series interesting video slots based on the popular The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy. Tolkien’s world famous Lord of the Rings trilogy has been one of the most popular offerings to audience around the globe. Microgaming now has the right to develop online video slot games using animation material, themes and characters from The Lord of the Rings series.

• Loto-Québec Croupiers Critical of Online Gambling Move Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:58:05

  It is without a doubt a most controversial subject in most countries that are not licensing or regulating online gambling. In Canada in the province of Quebec on the Mohawk Nation’s land within Quebec’s borders online gambling has been supported for years.

   

• Canadian Poker Player TV Streaming Soon Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:23:04

  HeadsUp Entertainment International, is set to launch Canadian Poker Player. tv. a new entertainment source for the thousands of Canadian Poker players. It is estimated that there are over 3,500,000 poker players in Canada, a country which is now the second largest online revenue generating country in the world in the poker industry. The network will work with Heads-Up’s publication, Canadian Poker Player Magazine to offer current content. HeadsUp President and CEO Kelly B.

• Mastercard Blocks Transactions with Online Gambling Links Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:46:40

  Mastercard will no longer be processing online gambling transactions according to the latest news on the web. According to various sources the action taken by Mastercard coincides with a Federal appeals court ruling recently upholding a contempt order for refusing to comply with a grand-jury subpoena levelled against two former online gambling payment processing companies.