http://www.pokernewsguru.com Sat, 09 Jul 2011 08:13:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It seems like the market's response to Atlantic City's huge fore-front experiment was a very negative one. This involved cutting out dealers & chips, and then replacing them with automated poker games. The Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino has had to remove their 14 automated poker tables after experimenting them out ... http://www.pokernewsguru.com/poker-news/atlantic-city-discards-automated-poker-games/614 Poker books used to be highly popular in the poker world. Now however, as technology has developed, poker books are becoming a thing of the past and sales are down over the last few years. This is because the internet is becoming such a valuable source of information to an ... http://www.pokernewsguru.com/poker-strategy-articles/poker-books-worth-it-or-not/608 When players first start out playing poker, they have no idea what poker sites are beneficial for them and which are not. Because they have no experience to go by, they end up signing up to the first room they see, which may not be a great, secure room. For ... http://www.pokernewsguru.com/poker-strategy-articles/top-5-online-poker-rooms/604 The poker community has been told that the congressional action regarding the reversal of the UIGEA (Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act) will happen very soon. This has been confirmed by both Congressmen Barney Frank and Jim Mc Dermott when they spoke about introducing the bills. On top of that, this ... http://www.pokernewsguru.com/poker-news/an-introduction-to-pro-poker-legislation-coming-up/600 The World Series Of Poker has advanced a lot recently, as stated by the gaming industry experts. In fact, Harrah's Entertainment is being pushed to give up a number of possessions in order to avoid bankruptcy and alleviate their liquidity issues. The wish of the online casino operators out there ... http://www.pokernewsguru.com/poker-news/online-casinos-might-be-bidding-for-the-internet-wsop/597 Mangas Captial Gaming (MCG), which is the majority owner of Betclick has announced that they have now acquired Expekt’s sports betting and gaming operations. After a long series of discussions and negotiations it is believed that Expekt.com eventually agreed to sell for between €110m and €125m. Expekt is a Malta based ... http://www.pokernewsguru.com/poker-news/mangas-close-e125m-expekt-deal/592 Bodog Poker, one of the industry leaders in recent years in the sportsbook and casino sector, has really been making strong efforts to bulk up their software in another important part of their operation: the poker room. The site has been making great strides in the playability and graphics department, completely ... http://www.pokernewsguru.com/poker-press-releases/bodog-releases-new-mac-poker-client/557 Tom Dwan, also known as the infamous "Durrr" on Full Tilt Poker, is not exactly having the most stellar start to his new year - especially on the virtual felt. After making his "heads-up challenge to the world" at the beginning of 2009, Dwan has literally had to eat his own ... http://www.pokernewsguru.com/poker-news/tom-dwan-not-having-a-fantastic-2009/515 "Amarillo" Slim Preston, hands-down one of the greatest living gamblers and poker players of all-time, was rushed to a local area hospital in Amarillo, Texas, this past week after being beaten and robbed of his possessions and a large amount of cash. The robbery, which occurred when Preston was trying to ... http://www.pokernewsguru.com/poker-news/amarillo-slim-beaten-and-robbed/513 Players Network, a leader in the industry of “gaming lifestyle,” has announced their partnership with the National League of Poker (NLOP) to invent a new online poker site under the Players Network brand. This new online poker room will, like NLOP.com, bring legal and free online poker to the world. ... http://www.pokernewsguru.com/poker-press-releases/nlop-partnership-with-players-network/490