Friday, March 5th, 2010
As we come to the end of 2009 and approach a new decade, we thought it would be nice to look back at some of the big news events in poker over the last ten years. Ah the Noughties… It certainly has been an eventful one. Let’s look at some of the big events in the last decade.
Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009
It is not often that Vegas has its breath taken away. Sin city has seen it all, but a snow storm in Vegas will always be a rare occurrence and one that has the residents of the city with their jaws open! As flakes of snow are lit up by the bright neon-lit colors, there is a hush that falls over the city.
Thursday, December 17th, 2009
PartyGaming purchased the World Poker Tour for $12.3 million dollars. PartyGaming, the online casino group best known for being one of the first to bring poker rooms to the Internet. The company had lost value as the main market for PartyGaming was the US market and saw a big drop in value when the UIGEA was passed, making online gambling difficult for most American residents. The purchase fuelled the speculation that PartyGaming has seen a rise in its profits this year.
Saturday, December 5th, 2009
America has been known for sometime now for its dislike of smoking and smokers. Today there has been an announcement that a second Vegas strip casino is being sued for second hand smoke. As a result, casinos now conform to US law and do not allow smoking as of the 1st of October.
Saturday, November 21st, 2009
As if we didn’t have enough machines to take our money. Normally we are quite happy feeding the slots and poker machines as we do have a lot of fun and may actually win in the process, but I really have to draw a big line when it comes to my bank ATM getting in on the act!
