http://www.ridgegaming.com Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:13:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en One of only a handful of online poker rooms welcoming players from the United States is saying goodbye - for now. The rocky state of the current economy seems to have taken yet another prisoner in breaking news that DuplicatePoker.com has ceased operations as of today. I say ... http://www.ridgegaming.com/duplicate-poker-ceases-online-operations The European iGaming Congress and Expo recently held in Barcelona brought a couple of surprises. Powerhouse Boss Media, an online poker networks industry leader, announced their newest venture - an Italian online poker network. In conjunction with St Minver and the newly acquired GTECH, they will exclusively offer a ... http://www.ridgegaming.com/boss-media-ventures-into-italian-poker-market Yet another (and hopefully not too farfetched), attempt in the war for the legalization on online poker has been launched. Democratic New Jersey Senator, Robert Menendez is proposing a new act into legislation titled The Internet Skill Game Licensing and Control Act of 2008. The official name of the ... http://www.ridgegaming.com/new-online-poker-bill-introduced-to-legislation-internet-skill-game-licensing-and-control-act-of-2008 WPT Enterprises announced last July it was gearing up for seventh season of the World Poker Tour on the Fox Sports Network. What seems like right off the heels of that announcement is another one regarding a brand new poker show to debut on FSN as well. ... http://www.ridgegaming.com/wpt-along-with-fox-sports-network-launch-new-poker-show Just a few weeks ago, former WSOP Main Event champion Russ Hamilton went on PokerRoad Radio and officially denied any involvement that he was ever a suspect in the ongoing UB scandal investigation being headed by the Kannawake Gaming Commission and Catania Gaming Consultants. Flash-forward to now. According to a press release ... http://www.ridgegaming.com/russ-hamilton-implicated-in-ub-scandal-investigation Online poker player and DeucesCracked instructor "Krantz" introduced to the viral world one of the greatest energy drink commercials that has ever hit the market.  And I mean this in the most humorous way possible, because simply put - this satirical ad is one of the funniest things you will ... http://www.ridgegaming.com/go-deucesquackers-over-this-hilarious-viral-poker-video An unlikely winner walked away with the title of PokerStars APPT champion earlier this week.  Facing some of the toughest players from his home country of Japan, Yoshihiro Tasaka battled through the odds and took down some fierce competition - as well as some highly talented Stars-sponsored players in the ... http://www.ridgegaming.com/2009-pokerstars-appt-seoul-crowns-winner Hold on to your seats for high stakes action and an adventure of a lifetime in the 2009 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure. Newly released by PokerStars is the tournament schedule as well as the buy-in amounts for the tropical poker event.   The showboat of the tournament will be ... http://www.ridgegaming.com/pokerstars-announces-tournament-schedule-for-the-2009-pca A continuance was issued today in the case of Commonwealth of Kentucky versus 141 Internet Domain names in which Judge Thomas Wingate will make his decision to whether or not the domain names should be liable and confiscated.  The Poker Players Alliance (PPA) presented the Franklin Court Circuit with an Amicus ... http://www.ridgegaming.com/kentucky-online-gambling-lawsuit-update-continuance-issued The ultra festive PKR ‘Oktoberfest’ online poker celebration will be soon be played for the second consecutive year. The innovative 3D poker room will offer up autumn fun beginning October 17th. An amazing $260K Guaranteed cash prize pool (almost twice as much as last year’s inaugural event) will be on ... http://www.ridgegaming.com/pkr-offers-up-2nd-annual-oktoberfest-online-tournament