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CardRunners Hacked, Passwords Possibly Compromised

Last Night, the online coaching site CardRunners sustained an illegal intrusion into the database. However, according to the site, no financial or customer credit card data have been, but the email addresses and the passwords might have been compromised.

ESPN Inside Deal on Black Friday

Yesterday’s edition of the ESPN Inside Deal programme devotes the majority of its airtime to the issue of Black Friday and its after effects.

HSP Changes Sponsor to US Play Money Site

As a result of the Black Friday, PokerStars has ceased sponsoring High Stakes Poker, however, the show must go on: the only legal U.S. poker room, Gold Strike Poker announced they would replace PokerStars as the show's main sponsor.

Bellagio Robbery Suspect Faces Trial

Anthony Carleo (29) is suspected to be the ’Biker Bandit,’ the robber who stole $1.5 million in chips from the Bellagio. He was arrested in February after he sold some of his loot to an undercover police officer.

Bwin.Party Merger Complete?

As we informed you a few weeks ago, Bwin and PartyGaming have completed their merger by March 31; as it could be predicted, they now released their joint website, bwinparty.com.

Exclusive Freeroll for Our Forum Members - A Freeroll for 41 Tickets Worth $180 Each

The team of Rakerace.com is happy to announce this brand new promotion designed specifically for our active forum users. We would like to appreciate your contribution to the site, therefore, we are going to grant you access to a monthly exclusive PokerStars Turbo Takedown Freeroll.

The World's Most Expensive Poker Home Game Set

If you have lots of money not knowing how to spend it, but love to play poker with your friends at home and would like to do it in style, Ralph Lauren and the Geoffrey Parker company have you covered.

Zynga Chip Hacker Sentenced to Prison

Ashley Mithcell, UK hacker, who stole 400BN Zynga chips has been sentenced to two years in prison for his crimes, and extra 30 weeks, as he ran afoul of a 40-week suspended sentence for hacking into the local council's computers in 2008.

Bwin + PartyGaming Merger Almost Complete

One of the biggest mergers in online gaming history is about to take place very soon. The financial phase is almost completed, individual Bwin shares will cease trading on the Vienna Stock Exchange on March 25, completing the phase on March 31.

BLUFF Magazine Poker Power 20 - Howard Lederer First

BLUFF Magazine compiled this year's Power 20 list that they put together every year evaluating the most influential people in poker.This year, Howard Lederer, Full Tilt Poker's owner managed to come in first.

Libyan Domains in Trouble Due to Crisis

Due to the Libyan conflict that has filled the news in the past days, an unusual situation may arise soon: if the government decides to block internet access in the country, most of the .ly domains will be out of order.

Improvements at Rakerace.com

As you have probably already noticed, Rakerace.com has been undergoing several changes recently. Improvements include a brighter overall design, a more detailed and renamed Poker Deals Timeline and last but not least, the introduction of the all new Forum feature.

Bellagio Chip Robber Caught

A few days ago undercover officers of the Las Vegas Police arrested Anthony Michael Carleo after he tried to sell them high-value chips stolen from the Bellagio robbery in December. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that Carleo is the son of George Assad, Municipal Court Judge of Las Vegas.

UK Hacker Stole 400BN Play Chips from Zynga

A UK-based hacker called Ashley Mitchell admitted stealing 400 billion in Zynga chips, worth $12 million. Judge Philip Wassall said Mitchell could face jail time for his offense.

High Stakes Poker Season 7 Soon - First Commercial

GSN released the first commercial of the newest instalment of its hit TV show, High Stakes Poker. The video is just a little teaser for the fans featuring Phil Laak, Daniel Negreanu, Doyle Brunson, Antonio Esfandiari, 2010 WSOP Main Event winner Jonathan Duhamel and Johnny Chan.
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