10th of October, 2008
Tiffany Michelle Wins Road 2 Recovery Charity Poker Tournament

The MGM Grand poker room in Las Vegas was packed with celebrities and well-known poker pros on Thursday night, all playing with one purpose in mind: to raise money for Road 2 Recovery. At the end of the day, about 75 players turned out.
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10th of October, 2008
Latin American Poker Tour Announces Season Two Schedule

The PokerStars Latin American Poker Tour has recently announced its expanded season-two schedule, which will begin in early November.
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11th of September, 2008
Online Poker Provider, PokerTime's Sit 'n Go Leaderboard Announces Its Newest Winners

Online Poker Provider, PokerTime's Sit 'n Go Leaderboard Announces Its Newest Winners

Online poker provider, PokerTime's thrilling Sit 'n Go Leaderboard saw some big winnings at the end of August 2008 - with 30 players battling it out for a USD 3,000 guaranteed prize-pool.
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3rd of September, 2008
Sundin Signs With PokerStars

PokerStars, the world's largest online poker room, is pleased to announce another high profile recruitment to its team of international celebrity ambassadors. National Hockey League (NHL) icon and former Toronto Maple Leafs' captain Mats Sundin will play poker both live and online as part of his new brand ambassador role for PokerStars.
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3rd of September, 2008
PokerTek Installs First Fully Automated Poker Room in Indiana

PTEK 4.16, -0.11, -2.6%) , the industry pioneer and worldwide leader in automated poker tables and related software, is pleased to announce that it has installed PokerPro at French Lick Resort Casino in French Lick, Indiana. This is the first 100% PokerPro poker room in the state.
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3rd of September, 2008
No Withholding Taxes on Poker Tourneys

The IRS has decided that every poker operator in the United States will have to report anyone who wins more than $5,000 in a poker tournament.
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3rd of September, 2008
Dublin Named Europe's #1 Destination for Poker!

Dublin has been awarded the title of European Poker Capital 2008 by Bluff Europe Magazine.
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29th of August, 2008
GROWTH CONTINUES AT PARTY GAMING

Poker accounted for more than half of company revenues in H1 2008
 
Party Gaming plc's much anticipated half yearly results were released this week, showing revenue growth in all areas as the online gambling firm continues to rebuild following the depredations of UIGEA and its exit from the US market.
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29th of August, 2008
PARTY GAMING PLANS FRANCHISING

Expanded white label poker franchising and a Party Poker revamp in prospect
 
Party Gaming's half yearly report this week contained some interesting snippets of information about the online gambling group's plans for the immediate future.
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25th of August, 2008
WPT Legends of Poker Attendance Declines Significantly

Day 1B of the 2008 World Poker Tour Legends of Poker event kicked off on Sunday from the Bicycle Casino in sunny Los Angeles, California. When registration closed for the second of two starting days of the hallmark WPT tournament, just 373 entrants coughed up the $10,000 buy-in. Last year, the tournament attracted 485 players, which means that attendance dropped 23% in 2008.
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