PartyGaming closes to French

Without a warning to investors, PartyGaming, Plc., chose to close its Web site to French customers Friday. The news was broken today by the Guardian Unlimited today which said the online gambling company is refusing to comment on the change.

Playtech posts booming profits for 2006

Playtech Ltd., a booming designer, developer and licensor of software for the gaming industry, has posted its preliminary numbers for 2006 and the results are strong: Total revenues for the year were up 89% to $90.1 million.

Remote gambling licensing potential in Macau

Macau, the Chinese city that recently surpassed Las Vegas as the world's biggest gambling market, could be answering the cry of online operators for licensing jurisdiction in the country.

WSOP Academy plans first-ever ladies poker camp

More and more women are entering the professional poker world and taking on some of the world's biggest poker tournaments. Now they can also check out an exclusive, ladies-only poker camp being offered by the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Academy.

Tran in a trance at L.A. Poker Classic

J.C. Tran is playing poker at the L.A. Poker Classic like he's in a trance. With 18 players left in the World Poker Tour (WPT) tournament, leader Tran has almost three times as many chips as Jacob Fernandez, who is in second place.

GNUF gives you its guarantee(s)

Being the new poker room on the Microgaming block isn't stopping GNUF from rolling out the guaranteed money off the top. A slew of daily, weekly and monthly guarantees are on the slate, with the not-unsubstantial promise of a $250,000 No-Limit showdown every month.

Dot.com logos to be allowed at 2007 WSOP

Harrah's Operating Company, Inc. has opened pre-registration and disclosed the new tournament rules for the 2007 World Series of Poker (WSOP). This year, tournament participants will be allowed to wear dot.com logos as long as the gaming site they're promoting does not conduct business with U.S. residents.

InterPoker.com extends Reload Revolution

The Reload Revolution, which began Feb. 14, is being extended by InterPoker.com to give players an even better chance to win a trip to the 2007 World Series of Poker (WSOP).

Empire strikes back with $300K Sunday guarantee

If you want to be a player in the online poker world, you've got to have a Sunday guarantee. Empire Poker knows it, and is proving it can play in the big leagues with their own $300,000 Sunday tourney.

Titan wants to see some poker faces

At least one Titan Poker player will compete at Pokerface 2007 and just who that person is depends on the winner of its new super satellite promotion.