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Updated May 17 2006

Pokerstars has evolved into a really good poker room to play at. They have loads of members now and you will always find a table or tournament to play at regardless of your budget.

The software is very light on your computer, meaning that it is a small program and does not use up your processor resources which could lead to a massive heating problem. A really cool feature is that you can upload a photo of yourself and this will be displayed at the table when you are playing. I like this, because it puts a face to a name and it has a more personal touch to it. Another one is the connection status of players, where you simply move your mouse over the player and you will see what his or her connection is like. This can be useful when you are looking for a table to play at and you know that your connection is always good, saving you from playing at tables waiting for those to make their move - sometimes severly frustrating.

Being part of the WPT and offering seats to the WSOP, you can be sure to find brilliant offers at various tournaments and freerolls.

A really cool poker room!!

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27.02.2008
Champions of Poker
Every poker player wants to be a Champion. This is because being a poker champion not only gives you a title and a higher ranking and status than other players, but mostly because it involves giant sized pots of money. Poker Champions turn millionaires overnight and they get to do it while playing games! Now, that’s the way to make money, if you were to ask me!

16.12.2007
Backgammon ace takes the EPT Prague title
Over 500 poker players registered for this weekend's inaugural PokerStars.net European Poker Tour Prague Main Event, an indication of the keen following the game has in the region. But it was French backgammon master Arnaud Mattern who emerged victorious, claiming Euro 708 400 in his first-ever EPT cash.

28.01.2007
Does the US want the American online gambling business to themselves?
The respected UK newspaper The Telegraph carried a hard hitting article this weekend which suggested that the US crackdown on online gaming may not be so much about morals as hard cash.

20.12.2006
The UIGEA needn't screw up your online entertainment
The publication Techworld carried a positive article this week on the enforcement problems that may confront US officials attempting to enforce the recently passed Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, which seeks to disrupt financial transactions between American players and their online gambling sites of choice.

02.12.2006
Bad winter weather could be good for online casinos
"It's an ill wind that blows nobody any good", claims an old saw that could have real meaning this week. Temperatures in some Canadian and US areas have dropped below freezing, reminding operators in sunnier climes that bad weather up north often produces better business for online gambling as punters seek indoor entertainment.

22.11.2006
New look and poker from Sportsbook.com
There's a prominent notice on the stunning new Sportsbook.com website that this successful and long-established US-facing online casino, horse and sportsbetting operation is "no longer owned or endorsed by the Sportingbet plc group" - a sombre reminder that the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act forced the respected British publicy listed Sportingbet to relinquish its Sportsbook subsidiary for a token $1 only weeks ago.

15.11.2006
Neilsen stats confirm October decline in US internet gambling visits
After months of steady, double digit growth, U.S. online gambling visits showed a marked decline in October, according to Internet usage specialists Nielsen//NetRatings on the release of the companys latest monthly statistical report.

25.10.2006
You won´t stop online gambling say experts
Gaining massive international coverage this week is an Associated Press article titled "Experts: Ban won't stop Web gambling" which questions whether the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act recently signed into law can be effective in stopping US residents from playing at online casinos or poker rooms, or betting on sports.

21.10.2006
US situation could change says Partygaming boss
PartyGaming chief executive Mitch Garber seemed to be in optimistic mood when speaking to the UK newspaper The Guardian as a turbulent week for online gambling ended. The leader of what was until recently the biggest powerhouse in Internet gambling told reporters that he thinks there is a 50 percent chance of the new prohibitionist US legislation being scrapped within three years should the balance of power in Washington drift away from the Republicans.

21.10.2006
Changing of the (software) guard?
RGT Online carried an interesting article this week which posed the question "Will operators keen on the US market have to change from softwares that have totally abandoned it?"

21.10.2006
Billion dollar loss on the cards next year for Party Gaming
Despite the outstanding current performance numbers from Party Gaming ( third-quarter revenue grew by six percent to $337.2 million) this week, analysts have noted that these gains were made pre-the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act which has devastated the online gambling operator landscape by announcing restrictions on US cash flows to Internet gaming sites.

20.10.2006
Sportingbet and Party Gaming count the cost
The industry has been watching for two key sets of results from major online gambling groups Sportingbet and Party Gaming, both of which have been in the forefront of industry public companies grappling with business problems created by the new U.S. Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act.

14.10.2006
U.S. President signs anti-online gambling bill into law
Following on from our news flash on this watershed event for the online gambling industry, the anti-online gambling measure attached to the primary US port security bill was signed into US law at mid-morning this week on an appropriate enough date of Friday 13th.

02.10.2006
US online gambling ban a "significant setback" for Party Gaming
In an interview with Bloomberg News, Mitch Garber, chief executive officer of PartyGaming considered the implications of the U.S. funding ban on online gambling.

16.05.2006
Outlook for online gambling IPO plans not promising
After the optimism generated by several major successful Initial Public Offerings on the London market, there may now be a gloomier outlook the UK newspaper The Telegraph reported this week.

24.08.2005
Cassava IPO speculations
Reuters and other reports on the public listing of Cassava Enterprises permeated the UK media this week as speculation continued (see previous InfoPowa reports) that the major Internet gambling operator was planning a GBP 700 million flotation late next week.

25.05.2005
Online gambling boosted by poker interest
Media Life Magazine opined this week that online gambling sites have grown impressively over the past six months, driven mainly by the (USA) country's renewed fascination with poker.

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