The World Poker Tour has announced the launch of multiplayer WPT Texas Hold ‘Em 2 in partnership with multi-media company, 3UK. The launch signifies the first time a free play, multiplayer WPT game will be accessible to European poker fans.
The second game in the hugely popular WPT Texas Hold‘Em series, which boasts 200,000 multiplayer hands [...]

Tampa Greyhound Track has announced it is ending live racing starting Aug. 18, only 49 days after beginning its 75th racing season.
The track will, however, continue to have simulcast wagering on greyhounds, thoroughbreds, standardbreds and jai alai. The poker room will also remain open for daily poker games. But the future of live racing beyond [...]

Organizers of the Moscow Millions poker tournament has announced that it will push through with the event despite the withdrawal of online site Full Tilt Poker as sponsor. However, the date has beenmoved from October 20 - 22 to November 24-26.

In a statement earlier this week, the organizers said: “Though we truly welcomed Full Tilt’s support, the success of the Moscow Millions has not been planned solely dependent on it.”

China Leisure Sports Administrative Center announced that it will launch the first National Traktor Poker Tournament in China and has selected WPT Enterprises, Inc. as the exclusive marketing partner for the Tour. The tour will focus on the sport of Traktor Poker, known as Tuo La Ji, China’s most popular poker game.
“This marketing partnership with [...]

Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) — Card Player Media and Ladies International Poker Series (LIPS) join forces to bring exciting poker coverage to women poker players nationwide.
The coverage includes an exclusive women’s poker section, which features women’s tournament reporting, schedules, profiles, and articles. The featured writers for the new section include poker notables such as [...]

The National Poker League has signed a partnership deal with the Venetian Resort Hotel Casino for the 2007 Vegas Open and World Championship Tournament, scheduled November 24th – December 5th. The tourneys will be held at the Venetian Poker Room in Las Vegas.
Previously held at Caesar’s Palace, the 2nd NPL Vegas Open will feature a [...]

PRNewswire/ — Bodog Online Casino & Sportsbook will bring its unique, high-class brand of gaming entertainment to the Warped Tour again this year, when international record label Bodog Music hosts its annual poker tournament at the Tweeter Center in Camden, New Jersey on August 3.
“We are excited to bring our poker tourney back to the [...]

The UK Gambling Commission have released new reports showing British citizens gambling online is on the rise. The survey conducted from January to June 2007 showed 8.6% of adult Brits play online poker and casino, last year that figure stood at 7.4%.
The National Lottery still ranked as the most popular form of Internet gambling with [...]

LAS VEGAS, July 31 — Harrah’s will launch the fourth season of its popular World Series of Poker Circuit with an expanded schedule of 12 tournament stops that will bring high-stakes poker action and excitement to players at nine Harrah’s casinos around the country.
“Strong customer demand prompted us to add another event to the Circuit [...]