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The Future of Online Poker
Category: Industry
Issue: September 2006
Robert Harris - August 31, 2006

The Market Research
A latest market research by the Irish organization Research and Markets (www.researchandmarkets.com) has exposed the future of online poker as revealed by their study. The report says "Europe is the future of online Poker". It reveals a number of interesting facts and figures and predictions on the future of poker, both online and offline.

Increasing Popularity
Online Poker is giving a tough competition to offline poker, as far as popularity is concerned says their report. Some of the most popular online poker sites of the world have over 75,000 players/members playing simultaneously. The company also states that innovative ways of gambling keep coming up constantly, to ensure a steady future growth of the gambling industry. From the figures online poker seems to be the clear winner guaranteeing steady growth. It is a winning combination of two mega trends in gambling—online gambling and online poker--both of which have become very popular.

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Continued Protest over Government Interference With Online Gambling

Online Casino Legislation Causes PPA to Protest

After taking in the latest arrests of top executives in the online casino world, the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) has initiated a protest against the legislation, seeing their quest as an attempt to further "promote and protect America's favorite past-time". Compromised of online and offline poker players, the PPA has been one of the first organizations to support and defend the rights of online casino poker players. The PPA is supported by various poker players, online casinos, and card rooms located across the United States.

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Amarillo Slim

Thomas Preston Jr., known far and wide in the world of poker as "Amarillo Slim," won the main event at the World Series of Poker in 1972. Not only is he one of the most popular players ever to grace the poker scene, he is known as a consumate gambling man who would be on anything. As of 2006, Preston has compiled four WSOP bracelets, including two in Omaha, and has won over $500,000 in tournament play. He was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 1992.

Preston's victory on poker's biggest stage in 1972 propelled him to fame, not only within poker circles but also beyond it (unfortunately, there are no longer any existing records of his 1972 world championship). He soon made the rounds of various talk shows and was given a bit part in the Robert Altman movie "California Split." Overall, Preston has appeared on The Tonight Show 11 times as well as on Good Morning America, 60 Minutes, The Tomorrow Show, Panorama, Georgia Today, and A. M. Los Angeles. Preston became so famous during the seventies that most Americans would immediately think of his name and face every time they would hear about the game of poker.

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BUZZER JOINS THE BETFAIR POKER PROS

Pro will represent Betfair at international tournaments, help online poker players and star in new downloadable video project.

Betfair Poker has signed a deal with Thomas ‘Buzzer’ Bhil which formalises his position as one of Team Betfair's sponsored pros.

He joins Ben ‘Milky Bar Kid’ Grundy and Bengt Sonnert in representing Betfair at major tournaments. The three pros will also play important roles in the education of new Betfair Poker players.

“Buzzer is a very strong player with some excellent tournament results. In single table tournaments he is one of the toughest players in the world. He will be responsible for passing on his knowledge to our user base,” said head of poker, Ben Fried.

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Bombshell Poker Sends Lucky Player to Playboy Mansion

Bombshell Poker, Online Poker’s Hottest Site, sends lucky contest winner to the Playboy Mansion for the night of his life. Delivering on their promise to offer members access to exclusive events and parties, Bombshell Poker sent Derek and his best friend Chris of North Carolina, along with several LA Bombshell Girls, to the “All Star Night At The Mansion” party hosted by Rodney Peete.

Los Angeles (PRWEB) August 16, 2006 -- Bombshell Poker, Online Poker’s Hottest Site, sends lucky contest winner to the Playboy Mansion for the night of his life. Delivering on their promise to offer members access to exclusive events and parties, Bombshell Poker sent Derek and his best friend Chris of North Carolina, along with several LA Bombshell Girls, to the “All Star Night At The Mansion” party hosted by Rodney Peete to benefit the HollyRod Foundation. The lucky Online Poker player and his buddy partied with over 200 Celebrities, Athletes, Playmates, Bombshell Poker Girls and 500 of LA’s Hottest women.

Bombshell Poker offers a variety of poker rooms offering the following popular games: Texas Hold’em, Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo 8, 7 Card Stud, 5 Card Stud, 5 Card Draw, Lowball Poker, and Mixed Games. The site is easy to navigate and offers Free Money games for those who just want to play poker for fun, as well as a wide variety of tournaments - “Win-a-Date with a Bombshell,” “Win-a-Trip to a Bombshell photo shoot,” and the “Bombshell Poker Cruise Package” – you and 100 beautiful models.

The VIP section allows members to actually meet the girls of Bombshell Poker. Members will be able to interact with the girls in a “My Space” like environment by being able to email the girls directly. VIP Members will also enjoy exclusive invites to Bombshell parties and events, and access to photo galleries, behind the scenes video of photo shoots, and special members only tournaments. The VIP section gives members a chance to view photo galleries and even meet the Bombshell Poker girls. VIP members also enjoy exclusive invites to Bombshell Parties and Events.

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Ever wanted to know where Poker Chips came from? Besides winning them from others!

The History of the Poker Chip

From the time poker was first played on earth, poker chips have been an inseparable part of the game--keeping track of the winnings. The materials used for making poker chips have been as varied as their colors and designs. The materials used for manufacturing modern chips are—plastic, amal... Click for the rest of the story!

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ONLINE POKER PLAYER GOLD HAS THE MIDAS TOUCH

Bodog sponsored player cleans up to the tune of $12 million at WSOP....and beyond

The new World Series of Poker champion is Jamie Gold following a tough 14 hour slug-out at the final table (see previous Online-Casinos.com and InfoPowa bulletins) that culminated in the early hours of Friday morning Las Vegas time in a heads up between former movie star agent Gold and Paul Wasicka.

Gold had amassed a chip armoury 7 times larger than Wasickas in his aggressive and skilful journey to the top, and just seven hands into heads-up play, Gold raised to $1.7 million preflop and Wasicka called. The flop came Qc-8h-5h, and after Gold checked, Wasicka bet out $1.5 million. Gold moved all-in, and Wasicka hesitated for a moment while Gold tried to goad him into a call. Wasicka seemed to read Gold for weakness and made the call with two tens, while Gold showed Q-9 for top pair. The turn came an ace, and the river a four, offering no help to Wasicka, and Jamie Gold was the new World Champion.

Winning the $12 million grand prize of the largest and richest game in poker history is just the start for Gold, who has signed a two-year endorsement deal with gambling group Bodog.com which not only includes the standard tournament buy-ins and promotional appearances, but also a $1-million television production deal. The agreement additionally features a Jamie Gold table on Bodog.com, where Gold will play frequently, enabling other Bodog players to go up against the WSOP champ. He joins a Bodog sponsored "A Team" that includes David Williams, Josh Arieh and Evelyn Ng.

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