Many of you out there would have probably witnessed all of the recent publicity relating to the movement in America in support of online poker being made legal again and the dumping of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act. Despite this it appears that the country of Norway is making a move in the opposite direction, with much controversy arising due to the country moving closer towards a complete ban of internet gambling. Read the rest of this entry »

The levels of publicity that the world of poker has received has significantly increased in recent years, with its expansion into mainstream media providing poker on the whole with positive momentum in relation to turning people’s attitudes towards recognizing the game as a sport, in comparison to the stereotypical view held by many that the game of poker is simply gambling and nothing else. Read the rest of this entry »

A Federal District Court situated in Ohio (US) has set a trial date for a copyright infringement case relating to the US Playing Card Company and an inventor located in Florida named Michael Faessler. The trial date that has been set is planned for January 14th 2008. The case in hand was initiated back in 2005, and Faessler has accused the US Playing Card Company of copying the design of his ‘Military playing card line’, the case potentially holds Read the rest of this entry »

Phil Hellmuth has always been known as a bit of a ‘devil’ in the world of poker due to his infant like remarks, controversial outbursts, high self-opinion and constant attempts to belittle his opponents. Hellmuth famously stated ‘I can dodge bullets baby’ during the main event of the World Series back in 2005 after laying down a huge hand to an even better hand of pocket aces, representing his great talent in the game . It is for this reason, along with his bizarre personality that Hellmuth has always attracted the attention of the crowd and never fails to entertain. This December on the first of the month at the Palms Casino Las Vegas, Phil Hellmuth will be Read the rest of this entry »