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| The
Quest Poker Tournament, Poker: Quest of Champions |
| Las Vegas-based PokerQuest Entertainment
has signed with Los Angeles based Artist International Management's
manager Joel Newton to represent The Quest, a poker tournament
featuring a whopping $15 million first prize. Doc Hollywood/Artist
International's CEO Steven Saxton and Joel Newton are currently
in talks to finalize a network television deal. To be held
at THE PALMS Hotel "The Quest" is currently slated
to be held in January 2006, with some of the biggest names
in Hollywood and the poker world already onboard. |
July 30, 2005 |
| SNOOP
DOGG ROCKS THE TROOPS AND ESTELLA WARREN COMES UP ACES AT
BODOG'S CELEBRITY CHARITY EVENT |
| Oahu, Hawaii (July 25, 2005) Bodog.net
sponsored a celebrity "thank you to the troops"
charity event this past weekend for the 110,000 men and women
of the U.S. military currently in Hawaii, many of whom are
awaiting or returning from deployment in the Middle East.
The two-day event (July 22-23, 2005), entitled "Bodog
Salutes the Troops: A Tribute to American Heroes," was
held in Oahu, Hawaii, and included celebrities, musicians,
comedians and troops interacting in various activities including
a poker tournament and concert and comedy show. |
July 28, 2005 |
| Say
hello to our new poker face |
| Chances are you won't be teeing it
up any time soon at the Masters with Tiger Woods. For that
matter, the odds dictate you're not likely to find yourself
at the World Series of Poker across the table from Daniel
Negreanu, whose weekly column on poker debuts today. |
July 22, 2005 |
| World
Series of Poker coming to Tunica |
| Hot on the heels of the largest and
richest World Series of Poker in history, poker fans will
soon see their favorite poker stars on the big screen as well,
in what will be the first film set in the exploding world
of professional poker. In Spring 2006, poker fans will be
able to see more than two dozen of their favorite poker icons
sharing the screen with these Hollywood stars -- Eric Bana
("Troy"), Drew Barrymore ("Charlie's Angels")
and Robert Duvall ("The Godfather"). |
July 20, 2005 |
| Golden
Spirit Goes Online With Poker and Acquires EverythingAboutPoker.com |
| Golden Spirit Gaming Ltd. (OTC BB:
GSGL) has signed an agreement to acquire 100% ownership of
4 of A Kind Enterprises, a Nevada Corporation based in California,
USA. The Company has also signed an agreement with Arc2 Entertainment
Inc., a British Virgin Islands Corporation to build and operate
its online gaming website, Golden Spirit Poker.com. |
July 20, 2005 |
| CYOP
Signs First Poker Software License |
| CYOP Systems International Inc. (OTC
BB: CYOS), a leading provider of online gaming software, is
pleased to announce that it has signed a letter of intent
with RDC Services Ltd. to license its poker software. |
July 20, 2005 |
| More
women are betting on online poker |
At last, Hollywood B-actress and
ubiquitous partygoer Jennifer Tilly has become known for
more than her recent star turn in "Seed of Chucky."
It turns out she is one heck of a poker player, beating
out 600 players to win $ 158,625 in the Ladies no-limit
Texas Hold 'Em event at the World Series of Poker last month.
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July 13, 2005 |
| TOO
MANY LIVES FLUSHED BY ONLINE POKER PLAYERS |
| Here is my fear about the poker nation
we are creating, part one: One day, while tens of millions
of us are holed up in our bedrooms or dens - shades lowered,
computers whirring - playing four screens of Texas hold 'em
simultaneously, Soviet troops will roll into New York and
bring America to the brink of collapse. |
July 11, 2005 |
| POKER
OBSESSION GAMBLES WITH THE SPORTING TRADITION |
| I'm not sure when it happened, but
poker is everywhere. It is not bluffing. The game is a hot,
ubiquitous presence, beckoning to us from TV sets, casinos,
Web sites and bookstores. Why, the other day, I bought a six-pack
and there was an ad saying I could win $100,000 at some Texas
Hold 'Em showdown in Las Vegas. |
July 10, 2005 |
| UK
Gamers Say "Yes" to Online Poker and "No"
To Casinos |
| Three quarters of the UK population
[74%] feel uncomfortable and intimidated by the thought of
playing poker in a casino according to research released today
by World Poker Exchange[1] [www.worldpx.com]. In contrast
21% of the population is having a punt and playing online
poker. |
July 5, 2005 |
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