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July

WEB WATCH; POKERSTARS.COM
WHY VISIT? It's hosting the Third Annual PokerStars' World Championship of Online Poker, which has guaranteed prize pool events daily through Aug. 8.

AngelCiti's First Half Results Up More than 11% over 2003
PEMBROKE PINES, Fla., July 27, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- AngelCiti Entertainment's(OTCBB:AGEL) wholly owned subsidiary, Worldwide Management, announced that it had a gross win of more than $901,000 in the first half of 2004 on a net handle of more than $20.3 million, an increase of more than 11% over 2003.

PartyPoker.com seeks agencies for UK launch
PartyPoker.com, which claims to be the world's largest online poker website, is looking for agencies to launch its gambling service in the UK. The company is understood to have a war chest of up to £4m to support its launch.

Full House of Players to Compete in PokerStars.com's Third Annual World Championship of Online Poker
   World's Largest Online Poker Tournament Puts $4 Million on the Table
    LOS ANGELES, July 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The cards are dealt, the chips are down and $4 million is on the line as competition has begun in the Third Annual PokerStars' World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP). The event has guaranteed prize pool events daily through August 8.

 


August

CryptoLogic Q2 earnings up, sees Q3 EPS 14-15 cents
LONDON (AFX) CryptoLogic Inc posted a rise in second quarter earnings helped by strong revenue growth from existing licencees and increased returns from online poker.

A FAMILY PLOT
"Your action sir" - Now this was real
It hadn't been a stunning deal
I'd no idea how tense I'd feel
As I played online poker
My daughter used my credit card
She'd won a fortune - and it jarred...

Blue Square eyes up other bookmakers for exchange
Blue Square could try to persuade other bookmakers to link into a betting exchange network if it goes ahead with its takeover of the Sporting Options exchange, in a deal that could be confirmed as early as today (Thursday).

POKER
TEACHING POKER is difficult in an environment like a public card room or casino. It is not possible for poker students to have a poker professor sitting behind them at the table giving tips, analysing moves and discussing what opponents' bets might mean.

Over $100,000 Up for Grabs in Second Annual College Poker Championship
Although colleges aren't offering full-ride poker scholarships, at least not yet, the College Poker Championship offers the next best thing. "We're determined to find the best college Texas no-limit hold'em player in the world."

SECRETS OF NET POKER; NET PROPHET
EDUTAINMENT press release of the summer, winning by some margin our prestigious Golden Cobblers award, arrives from Victor Chandler Poker (vcpoker.com) - who entirely incidentally power the superb online poker room at racingpostgaming.com.

Poker popularity grows, both online and in person
With a 16-month-old son to take care of, Norm Fournier can't take off for Las Vegas at the drop of an ace. But that doesn't mean he can't get into the action.

ONLINE POKER PLAYERS ARE BIG DEAL TO INDUSTRY
For generations, the poker room has been portrayed as a smoke-filled parlor where whiskey-drinking, tobacco-chewing gamblers would rather shoot you than let you take the pot with a pair of fives.

Online poker: A whole new card game
Your cell phone rings to the tune of "The Gambler." You think Ben Affleck's best performance wasn't in a movie but in his winning hand at the last celebrity poker event. You couldn't care less about politics, but you can argue for hours whether you should play or fold an unsuited Ace/6.

New Online Poker Site built in Toronto begins countdown to launch
In just 30 days, Check n Raise Poker.com is going to take the online gaming industry by storm! Developed in Toronto by Funtime Hospitality Corp., a publicly-traded company on the TSX Venture Exchange, Check n Raise Poker.com will be opening for business on September 26, 2004.

Big stakes as many ante in online poker
SAN JOSE, Calif. _ For generations, the poker room has been portrayed as a smoke-filled parlor where whiskey-drinking, tobacco-chewing gamblers would rather shoot you than let you take the pot with a pair of fives.

PokerStars' World Championship of Online Poker Spreads Wealth Around the World; Players From All 50 States and More Than 40 Countries Battled for Record $6 Million+ in Total Prize Money
With more than 10,000 entries and $6 million in prize money awarded in 12 events held between July 28 and August 8, PokerStars' Third Annual World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) now rivals the biggest and most prestigious land-based poker tournaments in the world. As thousands of poker fans watched on their computers this past Sunday, a 30-year-old financial analyst from Oslo, Norway, known by the screen name "Ragde" won $424,945.26 in the main event.


September

Business Sues US Department of Justice Over Efforts to Stop Online Gaming Ads
On August 9, 2004, Casino City Inc. filed a lawsuit against the U.S.
Department of Justice in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana. The complaint seeks a declaratory judgment that advertising online casinos and sportsbooks is constitutionally protected commercial free speech under the First Amendment of the United States.

THE GOSS WITH KATIE HIND, LEIGH PURVES AND AMY WATTS; TRICKY CAPRICE
POKER champ and supermodelturned-telly queen Caprice has taught us a few tricks of the trade. The 32-year-old - who chatted to our Leigh as she promoted online poker website paradisepoker. com at London's Oxo Tower Bar - said: "What better way to pull when you're in a room with hundreds of men?" Deal us in!

PartyPoker shuffles its cards for a float
The market-leading online poker site Partypoker.com is believed to be planning to float on the London stock market, writes Matthew Goodman.

Teen poker producing full houses; Texas Hold'em has become a fad with teenagers, but gambling officials urge caution.
Saturday nights used to find Danny Langseth and his Minnetonka High pals at the movie theater or at one another's homes playing video games. But since the summer, their pastimes have been replaced by a new obsession: Texas Hold'em.

The World's Largest Poker Tournament in History
The amazing growth of online poker is poised to cross another threshold with the poker world's first freeroll tournament to offer cash prizes totaling $100,000. Yes, that's right: $100,000 freeroll prize pool - there's no entry fee required - and all you have to do to win your share is play.

Poker set to rival sports bets for Ladbrokes online
Poker could soon overtake sports betting in importance for Ladbrokes on the Internet, according to the company, marking a hugely symbolic shift in its business.

Games, Inc. Expands Its Multi-Player Game Collection With the Addition of Online Poker
CINCINNATI, Sept. 9, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Games, Inc. (OTCBB:GMSI) announced today they will begin offering multi-player Online Poker games.

HIGH STAKES; ONLINE POKER deals a risky hand as players participate in illegal games
In the virtual world, there are no tells. No one can see opponents smoke cigarettes, wear mirrored sunglasses or fiddle with $100 chips. And the only poker faces that players see online are grainy 2-inch photos posted around the screen.

CryptoLogic Releases Poker Software For Satellite Tournaments
WIRELESS NEWS-23 September 2004-CryptoLogic Releases Poker Software For Satellite Tournaments ©2004 10Meters - http://www.10meters.com

Princeton student develops, markets poker odds calculator
Sitting at a virtual table in an online poker room just before midnight, a player -- who asked not to be identified, so we'll call him "John" -- found himself facing off against nine opponents in a $2 limit game of Texas Hold 'Em

Bicycle Casino Debuts First Free Online Poker Site by a Licensed US-Based Casino; Los Angeles' Hottest Poker Club, The Bicycle Casino, Is First Land-Based Casino With Its Own Free Online Gaming Presence
The Bicycle Casino, ranked as one of the world's largest Card Casinos and the #1 Poker Tournament House in the world, has just announced the launch of its online gaming site at www.thebike.com. This is the first-ever free play site for a land-based, licensed casino. While the online site will not involve gambling for money, it will allow users to rack up points redeemable for cash and prizes.

BetWWTS.com Enters Strategic Partnership With PrimaPoker.com
 BetWWTS.com, a leading offshore gaming company for over 10 years, today announced a strategic agreement with PrimaPoker.com. Under the terms of the agreement, BetWWTS.com will integrate their forthcoming poker product, BetHoldEm.com, with the PrimaPoker.com network, one of the largest online poker networks in the world.

Virtual poker tables hopping; Whether for fun, money or both, online games are latest big thing With ONLINEPOKER
With a 16-month-old son to care for, Norm Fournier can't take off for Las Vegas at the drop of an ace. But that doesn't mean he can't get into the action

Online poker tournament deals scholarships to college students
Students across the country are signing online to compete for money and vacations in this year's The 2nd College Poker Championship.

Ben Affleck Heads to Aruba for the UltimateBet.com Poker Classic
   Premier online poker site, UltimateBet.com, has announced that actor, and rising poker star, Ben Affleck, will play in their 2004 World Poker Tour event in Aruba. The event, which begins September 26th, has a guaranteed minimum prize pool of $4 million, with first place winning $1 million.

Online Poker to Get the eCOGRA Seal of Approval
- Player Protection for Top Poker Sites
    On the back of a boom in online poker, top quality poker rooms and networks will now be able to demonstrate their adherence to best practices by undergoing a rigorous independent assessment designed to give more protection to the player and improved efficiencies to operators.

CryptoLogic Announces New Poker Software For Satellite Tournaments
   TORONTO, ONTARIO--(CCNMatthews - Sept. 22, 2004) - ALL DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN US$
   Enhanced tournament capability drives bigger prizes and excitement for online poker fans worldwide

CryptoLogic Engages Poker Expert to Continue Poker Growth
Steve Morrow's online and land-based gaming experience an asset to dedicated poker team


October

New Liability Trends In Online Gaming
As the popularity of online gambling (let's call it "gaming") and entertainment grows, so does the complexity of related liability. Gamers who lose money don't want to pay. Astonished parents are shocked at online gambling debts of teenaged offspring. Even where it is legal - in some countries outside of the U.S. - many users get angry and do not want to pay debts, feeling that they might have been cheated.

Sportingbet in advanced talks over 'substantial acquisition'
Sportingbet PLC, the UK-based online gambling group, said it is in advanced discussions with a third party regarding the potential "substantial acquisition" of an online poker business.

Here's Jason Parker ...
HERE'S Jason Parker, the new face of Blue Square's online poker service. While Paradise Poker pulled out all the stops and used supermodel Caprice in its ads, Blue Square has decided against this traditional attraction. Instead of scantily clad women, you get Parker from Ugly Models. Blue Square's spokesman says: "We are having a dig at our rivals and highlighting that you don't know who or what you're playing against." helena.keers§telegraph.co.uk

Sportingbet in talks to buy Tropical Paradise - report
Sportingbet PLC, the UK-based online gambling group, is in talks to acquire Tropical Paradise, owner of internet poker firm Paradisepoker, for more than 170 mln stg, the Sunday Times reported.

Sportingbet chases funds for online poker buy
PUNTERS today showed they cannot get enough of the online poker craze whether they are gamblers or stock market investors.

Fancy a gamble or viagra? Then go to Lib Dem website
Members of the Sutton Liberal Democrat Party were left fuming this week after it emerged their website had been "hijacked" by advertisers offering online poker games and cheap viagra.

SPORTINGBET PLAYS CARDS RIGHT IN NET POKER COUP; CITY AND BUSINESS EDITED BY STEPHEN KAHN
UK online gaming group Sportingbet yesterday strengthened its hand in the Internet poker stakes by buying Costa Rica-registered Paradise Poker for £169.1million, writes David Shand.

TAKES FIVE PHIL HELLMUTH JR. Poker brat remembers hands from the '80s
There are good poker players who quietly win all of their opponents' money, and then there are good poker players who do it loudly and brashly. Phil Hellmuth Jr. would be in the latter category. The Madison native and youngest winner of the prestigious World Series of Poker No Limit Texas Hold 'Em tournament has made a nice living for himself at the poker table, and now that poker is hugely popular, Hellmuth is hot. His first book, "Play Poker Like the Pros," has been on The New York Times bestseller list, he endorses an online poker site, Hollywood producers are considering making a movie on his life, and now he's just finished another book, "Bad Beats and Lucky Draws.

Sportingbet stakes 196 mln stg on Paradise Poker UPDATE
(Updating with further details of acquisition, comments from a conference call with the group)
      UK online gambling group Sportingbet PLC has agreed to buy Paradise Poker, the world's third biggest online poker business, for 196.3 mln stg in cash and shares.

SportingBet buys Paradise Poker
Online betting company SportingBet plc made a big wager Thursday, Oct. 28, on online poker house Paradise Poker, agreeing to pay £169.1 million ($309.2million) in cash and stock for the San Jose, Costa Rica, company.

NOVICE WINS A FAIR DEAL
AN Irish scaffolder bluffed his way to a Pounds 21,000 fortune in an online poker game. The 31 year old from Co Laois, who goes under the pseudonym Zxnm, saw off 600 rivals with just a pair of tens.

Caribbean deal rumour puts sun in Sportingbet
PROFESSIONAL punters yesterday decided to have a flutter on Sportingbet on hearing that it is in advanced negotiations over the possible acquisition of a 'substantial' online poker business. Undeterred by news that any deal would have to be funded by an equity fundraising, they chased the shares up 41/2p to 1041/2p.

Sportingbet is set to raise poker stakes
THE world's largest internet betting group, Sportingbet, is in talks to acquire Paradisepoker, an online poker firm, for more than £170m.

PartyPoker.com, ESPN Radio 710 and Bicycle Casino Present the 1st Annual Mason & Ireland Celebrity Poker Party Benefiting Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- PartyPoker.com, the world's largest online poker room, will partner with ESPN Radio 710 and the Bicycle Casino to present the 1st Annual ESPN Radio 710 Mason & Ireland Celebrity Poker Party on Sunday, November 14. Up to 700 participants are invited to compete in the No-Limit Hold 'em tournament for a guaranteed $25,000 first prize. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles.

Midas Entertainment Processes Over $800,000 in Transactions in Its First Full Month of Operations
DAVIE, Fla., Oct. 5, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Midas Entertainment, Inc. (Pink Sheets:MDAS) announced that it has processed $849,535 in transactions and generated in excess of $180,000 in revenue during the month of September, the company's first full month of operations.

STAR BETS - AT THE TABLES; ADD SOME SPICE TO YOUR CHIPS
LEGENDARY bookmaker Victor Chandler is the doyen of oncourse layers and the man that big hitters head for at all of Britain's biggest race meetings.

I'LL SEE YOU .. AND RAISE YOU POUNDS 160M; BRITISH ONLINE BETTING FIRM BUY MAJOR US POKER SITE
A BRITISH firm are the world's biggest gambling website after buying a major US online poker site for pounds 160million. It will give Sportingbet.com access to the 97,000 active players with US- -based Paradise Poker - who are promoted by model Caprice.

Illegality and backroom dealing are part of online poker's allure
In the six years since online poker was launched, more than 2 million people have played it, according to data collected by the largest site, Partypoker.com.
About 70,000 are online simultaneously.

Online Poker's Flush With Success As More Folks Deal Themselves In; Discarding Legal Issues; Your telltale poker face won't cost you a penny, and a seat's always open
For 40 years, Orrin Gowen turned to his weekly poker games for male bonding, relaxation and low-stakes gambling.

Poker is the new bridge, but the stakes are higher
While local poker once meant a bunch of guys getting together to drink beer and play cards, the scene has changed. Inspired by TV and online poker, small groups that had been getting together on Friday nights began organizing tournaments.

Why we're hooked on internet gambling Online poker sites are mushrooming and more and more converts - women as well as men - are being drawn into the game. Matt Born reports
I'm sitting at a table on a tropical island (location unknown) playing poker with seven strangers. We're a pretty cosmopolitan bunch - two Swedes, a Scot, someone from the Philippines and three Yanks.

Gambling for an online poker rush
For more than a century, men have gathered around tables to play "the cheating game." Poker


November

CryptoLogic profits from online gamble
Gambling software firm CryptoLogic says its third-quarter profit rose to $2.9 million US, from $2.2 million US a year earlier, as fees from online poker increased sharply.

POKERSTARS SETS SIGHTS ON WOMEN
The world's second largest online poker site PokerStars has included women's media in a broadly targeted PR campaign to promote its involvement in the European Poker Tour (EPT).

POKER
THE BIGGEST ever redistribution of wealth on the European poker scene is about to take place, starting this weekend. Three major tournaments will be happening at the same time - in Blackpool, Amsterdam and Monte Carlo.

PartyPoker.com Joins Poker Tour International for the Costa Rica Classic
This month kicks off in the Poker industry with a cutting edge promotion and high energy. PartyPoker.com, the world's largest online Poker Room, joins the Poker Tour International for the Costa Rica Classic. The new venture came together as a result of the successful Royal Oasis Grand Bahama Poker Tournament held in late August. Comments Pro Player Ted Lawson, winner of this year's Las Vegas Omaha World Poker Series ($500,000) and CEO of Federated National Insurance Company: "The tournament was the best value for the money with most of it going into the pot. The best man won, he played beautifully."

Pokertropolis Promotes "Giving Thanks" to Military Families in Need; VFW Foundation Program Chosen for Online Site's Thanksgiving Day Donation Drive
Pokertropolis (www.pokertropolis.com), the popular online poker room, is hosting a Thanksgiving Day donation and matching-funds benefit to assist American soldiers and their families. During the entire day of Thanksgiving, every dollar of registration fees that 'the house' normally earns for hosting tournaments will be donated to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Foundation Program, Unmet Needs (www.unmetneeds.com). Pokertropolis will also match funds for players who wish to donate any of their Thanksgiving Day tournament winnings to the Unmet Needs Program.

HOST YOUR OWN POKER NIGHT; GAMBLING SPECIAL
Maybe it was 'Late Night Poker', maybe it was the advent of internet gambling but whatever the reason, poker is growing in popularity in Britain.And while online poker can be fun, there's no substitute for playing and bluffing face-to-face.Here's what it takes to get an authentic poker game together in your own back room.

Jackpot Madness Rides the Poker Wave; Jackpot Madness Launches NEW Progressive Poker Game and Improved WowPot Progressive
Jackpot Madness (www.jackpotmadness.com), the world's #1 cash jackpot destination, will join the online poker explosion with the release of Microgaming's newest progressive -- Poker Ride, to be launched together with a new, improved favorite, WowPot.

Cryptologic Q3 basic EPS 22c vs 18c; beats company expectations - UPDATE
(Recasts, adds detail of previous forecasts, strong poker ops)
     CryptoLogic Inc, the internet gaming software developer, posted better-than-forecast third-quarter results, saying its performance had been driven by the rapid growth of its online poker product and a solid performance by the internet casino business.

Poker proves winner for CryptoLogic SMALL CAPS:
CryptoLogic, the internet gaming software developer, announced better-than-forecast third-quarter results, driven by the rapid growth of its online poker product and a solid performance by the internet casino business.

Midas Entertainment Goes Live with KingMidas.com
DAVIE, Fla., Nov. 11, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Midas Entertainment, Inc. (Pink
Sheets:MDAS) announced that KingMidas.com began operations this week.
KingMidasPoker.com is operated by one of the internets' largest affiliate programs and its results are expected to hit the Company's bottomline almost immediately

Sportingbet delays results.
Sportingbet, the UK-listed online gaming group, released a statement announcing the postponement of its preliminary results for the 16 months to 31 July 2004, on the basis that it was in "advanced discussions with a third party regarding the potential substantial acquisition of an online poker business."

SPORTINGBET (SBT)
The tabloids may these days be filled with horror stories about compulsive gamblers in a backlash against the government's new gaming bill but, if Sportingbet's results are anything to go by, the warnings are falling on deaf ears.

Putting the Bling in UK gambling
Shaken up by the advent of easy-access online betting, the gaming industry is now about to be swept along in a gold rush as the new Gambling Bill brings Las Vegas-style casinos to Britain's big cities. Who stands to win in this betting revolution? Nils Pratley reports.

CityPoker.com Players Excel at Monte Carlo Millions Tournament
DAVIE, Fla., Nov. 15, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Two online players from CityPoker.com won entry into the Monte Carlo Millions Poker Tournament courtesy of CityPoker.com and performed excellently against some of the world's top poker players. CityPoker.com is powered by Midas Entertainment, Inc. a publicly traded online poker software company (Pink Sheets:MDAS).

Media: Playing for high stakes: Online poker is a booming business with £40m being gambled every day. But how do punters decide which site to visit? Victoria Coren, who promotes one website, explains how it's done
Toby Young has just exploded. A tiny cloud of smoke hangs over his empty chair. He's gone. There is an awkward silence. Matthew Norman, Jon Ronson and Caitlin Moran are all delighted to see him go, but the method was a little shocking. Eventually, Ronson says: "That's a brutal way to die."

VIP Management Services Is Proud Today to Announce the Full Production Launch of Its Much-awaited Online Poker Product VIPpoker.com
WILLEMSTAD, Curacao, Nov. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- VIP Management Services announced today the launch of its much-awaited online poker product VIPpoker.com. Operated by United Poker Network, this cardroom allows all players from VIP's flagship sites VIPsports.com and BetGameDay.com to experience live, real money online poker with players from all over the world. "UPN has done a fantastic job in delivering us this room, and the initial feedback from all our players has been overwhelmingly positive," said Alistair Assheton, Managing Director of VIP.

James Woods hits the HollywoodPoker.com Red Carpet
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Nov. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Some of Hollywood's biggest stars and professional poker players attended the virtual software premiere at the HollywoodPoker.com launch party this past Tuesday. The official release of this new cutting-edge gaming experience marks a new chapter in the poker craze that is sweeping the nation.

POKER WEBSITES RING CHANGES TO RAKE IN JACKPOT
    The new super-casinos are not the only force changing the face of UK gambling.
    The popularity of online poker around the world has increased hugely since the first websites were set up in the late 1990s and there are now roughly 200 poker sites in operation.


December

Sportingbet pays 163m [pounds sterling] to get Paradise.
Sportingbet, the UK-listed internet betting outfit, bought Paradise Poker for 169m [pounds sterling] ($297.5m), as reported in Leisure Report in November, as part of its hid to become a world leader in the online sports betting and gaming entertainment industry.

AngelCiti's SharkCasino.com Wins Numerous Awards
PEMBROKE PINES, Fla., Dec. 6, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- AngelCiti Entertainment's
(OTCBB:AGCI) SharkCasino.com was a recipient of numerous awards recently including being rated as one of the top online casinos and one of the most reputable online casinos by industry expert Gambling.com as well as garnering distinction as a top new casino by Gambling Online Magazine in their 2004 Award Special.

Check n Raise Poker.com sends the Lucky Dozen to the World Series of Poker
In a "Lucky Dozen" January promotion, Check n Raise Poker.com will be giving twelve online poker players entries into the
2005 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. Poker players everywhere are invited to participate and take that first step along the path to fame, fortune and phenomenal glory.

Investors' bid gamble is paradise at Sportingbet
ONLINE gambling group Sportingbet has been on a roll since splashing out Pounds 169m in October for Costa Rica-based Paradise Poker, one of the world's top four online poker groups. Its share price has rocketed 80pc. But if industry rumours are anything to go by, lucky shareholders could be in for an even bigger jackpot.

Whole New Ballgaming; Cross Baseball With Poker, and What Do You Get? The D.C. Cards
Empire Poker Stadium?
Empire Poker Park at Anacostia Yards?
"The Poke"?
   With a deal to bring Major League Baseball to Washington apparently cratering last week, a civic-minded and no doubt extremely respectable Internet gambling company has stepped forward to try to save the day. Empire Poker, which describes itself as "North America's leading online poker site," said late last week that it would provide up to $500 million to prevent the would-be Washington Nationals from becoming the Lame Ducks. The company would finance the team's move from Montreal to a new District stadium.

Online Poker Site to Donate Proceeds to Tsunami Relief
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, Dec. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Online poker leader AbsolutePoker.com has announced that it will donate all tournament fees from this Saturday's activity to the International Red Cross to be dedicated to helping those people injured or left homeless by last weekend's earthquake and subsequent tsunamis in Southeast Asia

PokerRoom.com Solves NHL Lockout Dispute; - PokerRoom.com Invites Bettman and Goodenow to Winner-Take-All Online Poker Game -
In an effort to find a solution to salvage the 2004/2005 NHL hockey season PokerRoom.com, one of the world's largest online poker gaming sites, has today delivered registered letters to NHL commissioner, Gary Bettman's New York office and NHL Players' Association

Online poker brings new faces to challenge the old hands
World Series of Poker winner Mr Chris Moneymaker didn't learn his skills hustling the back rooms of Las Vegas or spending a lifetime learning how to read bluffs.

U. Minnesota student wins big playing online poker
Some call it a sport; others call it a hobby or an addiction. University of Minnesota finance sophomore Brandon Ressler calls it his job.

Pros & Online Players Alike Enjoy Big Action at WagerLogic Licensees' First Caribbean Poker Classic
3 WSOP Champs, 3 European Champs & 3 Internet Hopefuls Also Face off During a Special Pro-Am Tournament
   WagerLogic Limited, a global leading provider of online gaming software announced today that its licensees' first ever Caribbean Poker Classic(TM) has proven to be a major success with pros and online poker players alike.

Online poker gives gambling a facelift
It's Monday night, but that doesn't matter to Evan Silverman.
   Sinking back into his black leather couch with a laptop on his lap, fresh delivery on the table and "Jeopardy!" on the tube, the senior criminology and criminal justice major is in the zone. He's playing online Texas Hold'em poker, betting real money on digital cards.

I CAN PLAY POKER FOR EIGHT HOURS A DAY, BUT I'M NOT ADDICTED; EXPRESSYOURSELF - REAL LIFE
    Melanie Lofthouse, 33, plays live and online poker for about 25 hours a week and claims it is just a hobby that she could stop at any time. Here, Melanie, who lives in Slough with her fiance Eugene and their four-month-old son Declan, describes how she got the gambling bug POKER is my hobby and I've become a real convert to the world of online poker.

That's no limit hold'em, baby
Jay Lovinger, ESPN's resident poker professional, calls online poker the Wild West of Poker. With "homicidal maniacs behind every cursor ... every hand has the potential to be a Wild West shootout. Every single hand."

Playing their cards right: online poker has enjoyed a meteoric rise. Simon Stephens raises the ante.
Sportingbet's October acquisition of the world's third-largest online poker operator, ParadisePoker.com, dispelled any doubts about the recent growth of internet gaming. The $297m deal, gave the online sports betting and casino operator a 10% stake of the worldwide online poker market, and helped boost the share price as the City welcomed the move.

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