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PokerStars has been the giant of the online poker world ever since taking this position from Party Poker a few years ago.  However, they might have to take a step back down on the poker room food chain following Party Poker’s recent merger. Party Poker’s parent company – PartyGaming – recently agreed to a merger with the Austrian gambling site Bwin that will take place in 2011.  The two companies finally agreed to terms on the merger this week, and Bwin will get 51.4% of the company while internet poker giant Party Poker will have a 48.36% stake in the …

Once the world’s biggest online poker room before the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act was signed into effect in the United States, Party Poker is doing everything they can to get back on top.  And one of the recent measures they’ve taken to get there again is opening a site that will offer services to French players. Party Poker’s parent company, PartyGaming, signed an interesting (and semi-confusing) deal that will be called www.partypoker.fr.  The deal was signed with PMU, France’s pari-mutual horse racing company, and it calls for PartyGaming to help PMU set up an online poker site.  But rather …

For one very lucky player at PartyGaming, it is going to be a very happy 2010 as they scooped up $5 million dollars in December! The player who goes by the name of ‘gamago’ will be getting an entry in the Guinness Book of Records as the biggest online win yet. The player is no stranger to wins online and has taken home some nice jackpots over the years. “I have won $50,000 and $100,000 jackpots before but nothing on this scale. It is unbelievable that one spin has given me nearly $5 million!” they told reports. Well, those minor …