The Stock Market quoted Paddy Power group has announced its interim financial results for the six months to 30th June 2006 with a generally bullish performance across all its sectors. more
Ladbrokes Poker is holding the annual renewal of their flagship on-line poker festival this month between Monday 25th September and Sunday 1st October. The Ladbrokes European Online Championship of Poker (LEOCOP) will consist of seven events more
As reported earlier in the week, London Clubs International (LCI) has received a bid approach - recommended by its directors – from WSOP Owner Harrah’s Entertainment Inc. more
The UK festival circuit moved on last week to Bolton for their “Extravaganza” Festival. The Grosvenor Bolton is a new venue this year on the circuit, and it hosted the Super Six short handed tournament two months ago. more
The PokerStars Sunday Million attracted another bumper field this week as 5699 players anted up the $215 entry fee to play for a share of the $1.1m prize pool on offer. After nearly 10 hours of play more
All In™ Poker, an online poker room which attracted hundreds of players via it's controversial multi-level marketing program, is to close this month. Members were informed of the action by email last week more
The image and branding of Blonde Poker maybe named after the most famous blonde head in the game but as of September 1st 2006 Dave ‘El-Blondie’ Colclough has decided to part company with the site that he jointly founded back in October 2004. more
The Purple Lounge/FHM poker tour got off to a great start on Thursday 24th August with a large turn-out to the first tournament in Oslo at Klub Kamikaze. As well as the players that had qualified through the freerolls more
32Red plc, the award-winning online casino, poker and sportsbetting operator has updated the stock market with its latest figures for the half year up to 30th June 2006. more
The largest poker tournament series held online; the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) gets under way this month. It runs from Saturday September 16th right through to Sunday October 1st. more
The owner of the World Series of Poker franchise, Harrah’s Entertainment Inc, has announced a recommended cash offer for UK quoted casino group London Clubs International plc (LCI). more
In this interesting and thought-provoking book, the “Mad Genius of Poker”; Mike Caro teaches us how to “use the science of tells – and win!” Over the years, Caro has pioneered some of the most important gambling concepts ever written more
The Poker Channel & All-In Sports have announced an exciting new production and the launch of Europe’s biggest ever game of high stakes poker. Million Dollar Cash Game features the world’s most famous poker faces more
Daniel Craig, the new James Bond, has become quite a poker player after the filming of his latest film, Casino Royale. A poker sequence plays a large part in the film and apparently Craig picked up the "bug" during its making. more
PokerNews, the independent online poker authority, has added a Danish language site to it's growing international list of poker news and information web sites. more
Tribeca Tables Europe Ltd has announced that Sporting Index have joined the Tribeca Tables Poker Network. Tribeca now host over 150 poker and lifestyle brands including some impressive leading gaming names. more
The long-awaited Purple Lounge Poker/FHM Norwegian Poker Tour commenced in spectacular and glamorous style in the attractive capital, Oslo, late last week. It then continued on to Fredrikstad and Lillehammer at the weekend. more
OPEC, will not hit you in the pocket at the pumps this autumn. Petrol prices may still be high but The Online Poker European Championship (OPEC) from Paddy Power Poker could drive you, laughing, all the way to the bank. more
UK Poker News' newest reporter Nicky O'Donnell takes in all the action from the Irish Poker Cup. Players from all over Ireland descended on The City West Hotel in Dublin for a shot at the coveted prize. more
Greg Hill keeps us up to speed with the latest happenings in the big on-line Sunday tournaments. Almost 6000 players tried their luck in the $1 million guaranteed on PokerStars including some well known UK players. more