Online Poker Site Sees 70% Jump in Players
The home company of Party Poker has seen a big jump in players over the last year, with Party Gaming posting a 70% increase. Along with the increase in players the third quarter revenue numbers were an impressive $115 million. Along with posting big numbers Party Gaming is making big moves, such as purchasing Intercontinental Online Gaming and Empire Online for $66.6 million, a move which helped spike their overall numbers…
Sony Bundles Poker Game with Memory Stick
Electronics giant Sony recently announced the special edition of the Sony Memory Stick Micro as being available in both 1 GB and 2 GB models, and there’s a special surprise bundled with it. On the stick and ready to be downloaded for use on a Sony Ericsson mobile phone there is the Midnight Hold’em Poker game. The game is bundled in for free, giving Sony phone users a bonus gift for buying the stick…
Poker Pro Goes to Washington
The man they call the “Robin Hood of Poker” did his level best to convince the lawmakers in Washington, DC recently that the restrictions on online poker playing in the US should be lifted. Barry Greenstein isn’t a lawyer like 2004 World Series of Poker champion Greg Raymer, but he is well spoken and knows his topic. Greenstein pointed out the ease and advantage of playing poker online…
Everest Poker European Cup Victory by Sweden
Online poker room Everest Poker announced recently that their popular European Cup tournament was won by a 19 year old Swedish poker player named Per Vennstrom. Per was in Portugal to play the event, which ran on the 21st of October, and was the last man standing out of 174. Players from all over Europe came to play in the event, hunting for the top prize of 21,000 Euros…