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Poker Legislation

Poker Is A Sport Says The Department of Labor

October 15, 2010 at 1:49 PM |

The US Department of Labor now recognizes "Professional Poker Player" as a legit profession, appearing in the federals listings and the Occupational Code Assignment.

Poker Rooms

Troubles at Purple Lounge

April 30, 2012 at 10:48 PM |

Purple Lounge, located in the United kingdom, has suspended its operations.

Poker Rooms

PKR Releases iPad App

January 21, 2013 at 4:33 PM |

Our partner PKR Poker, a next-generation poker room with quality 3D software has released an iPad version of their client software, which can be downloaded via the Apple App Store.

Poker Players

Nominations Are Open for 2011 Hall of Fame Inductees

July 6, 2011 at 4:49 PM |

This is the third time Harrah’s Entertainment picks inductees for the annual Poker Hall of Fame based on an open nomination process.

Online Poker

Isildur1 Wins 1.5 Milllion Dollars in 48 Hours

December 12, 2011 at 6:08 PM |

As we have mentioned a few days ago, Isildur1 has returned to online poker. He won a massive $1.5 million in less than two days, becoming the centre of attention at the high stakes tables this past weekend.

Analysis

Is the weaker hand stronger at Cake Poker?

February 5, 2010 at 12:17 PM |

Players were left scratching their heads after a software hiccup at the Cake Poker network.

Poker Players

Nanonoko Losing Popularity

October 29, 2010 at 4:41 PM |

Nanonoko is one of the most popular grinders of all time according to PTR'S (PokerTableRatings) database, however, he became much less popular in the last few months. His PTR profile had 175,680 views in March 2010, but in September, he only had 48,891.

Poker Rake Races

Betsson €10,000 Microgaming Cash Race - 1-31 October 2013

September 24, 2013 at 3:51 PM |

Betsson Poker continues to offer a $10,000 Microgaming cash race to Rakerace.com players in October. In addition to the cash race, the €1,000 Microgaming first deposit bonus, the 30% cashback as well as the central promotions provide great value to our players.

Analysis

Exclusive April Races Review

March 31, 2010 at 4:02 PM |

With March now behind us, Rakerace.com is starting the month of April with a whopping $30,000 up for grabs in our exclusive races.  Here are just some of the promotions we have running for this month.

Poker Rooms

Meet the new kid on the block - Breakout Poker joins Rakerace.com

February 27, 2018 at 11:52 AM |

One of the newest poker rooms on the online poker market, Breakout Poker has arrived and can't wait for you to join. They even have some pretty good arguments to convince you!

Online Poker

Aces Hangout – Video Chat Poker to Hit Google+

December 8, 2011 at 1:21 PM |

Aces Hangout is the latest poker application developed by Hettema & Bergsten for Google+. The game utilizes the Google+ Hangouts video chat to bring the experience of live poker closer to the online community.

Poker Rooms

Partypoker closed 121 bot accounts in July

August 16, 2019 at 5:33 PM |

The second-largest crackdown saw $175,000 seized across the accounts.

Poker Rooms

PartyPoker to remove inactivity fee

November 17, 2017 at 3:46 PM |

PartyPoker announced the revoke of "historical charge" this Thursday as well as some other changes regarding seating in cash games.

Poker Tournaments

Two Venom PKO tournaments on PokerKing in October

October 9, 2024 at 3:23 PM |

Winning Poker Network's October Venom tournaments offer a guaranteed prize pool of $6.5 million. Thanks to the freeroll satellites, you can participate in this event even for free.