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Jul 20 2004, 11:40am
ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 20, 2004--PokerBook Gaming Corporation ("The Company" or "Company") is a publicly traded company (Pink Sheets:POKG) that develops and markets internet gaming, poker and bingo software to licensed operators around the world. In addition, the Company provides management, marketing, and other support services to its licensees.
Jack E. Owens, CEO, said: "We are really excited to announce the first legalized poker gaming site in the United States. PokerBook Gaming Corporation is the first to organize legal, on-line Texas Holdem Poker Tournaments for charity fundraising! PokerBook Gaming will target and contract only licensed Non-Profit 501(c)3 Large Corporations with established Donor contributor bases. This will give them the ability to cash in on the world Poker craze for fundraising. PokerBook Gaming Corporation's FANTASY POKER CLUB'S WORLD TOUR, scheduled for launch September 2004, will give charities the ability to use the Internet in a revolutionary new way!"
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Jul 20 2004, 09:02am
Seemingly overnight, poker has evolved from the game of cowboys, casinos and college dorms into a full-blown national fad.
Multimillion-dollar tournaments such as the World Series of Poker and the World Poker Tour now appear on cable television. Celebrities go nose job to nose job over $250,000 for charity on Bravo's Celebrity Poker Showdown.
There's even a college poker championship that offers $15,000 scholarships to top players.
Source: HoustonChronicle.com
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Jul 20 2004, 08:59am
I’ll admit it. I was nervous Tuesday as I entered Pilot’s Pub for my first poker night.
All right, I was more than nervous. My heart was racing, I could feel the blood rush to my head and my palms were sweating. I had no idea what the night held for me.
I paid the $20 buy-in. That may have been my first mistake.
Source: The Advertiser
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Jul 19 2004, 11:21am
DEADWOOD, S.D. (AP) -- The Black Hills gambling town of Deadwood, which has had its notoriety rejuvenated courtesy of a popular cable television series of the same name, will land on national cable TV again in October, this time as a backdrop for the "World Series of Poker."
Bill Walsh, owner of the Franklin Hotel on Deadwood's Main Street, said his contact at ESPN confirmed the show on Friday.
The two-day taping will feature 12 previous winners playing poker in his Main Street-level saloon. ESPN will fly the players to Deadwood, where they will stay at the Franklin. It's scheduled for Oct. 26-27.
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Jul 19 2004, 09:04am
Clonie Gowen knows what it’s like to be the only woman at the table. She polished her poker skills in casinos while her young daughter spent weekends with her ex-husband.
“I was supplementing my income a pretty good amount. Almost $2,000 a month, I was clearing,” Gowen says.
After seven years of playing to make extra cash, Gowen decided to go “all in” and turn poker into a profession.
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Jul 19 2004, 09:03am
Sweepstakes Winners Can Go 'All In' for a Chance at $10,000 With Dave Navarro, Tommy Lee and Goo Goo Dolls' John Rzeznik Clear Channel Entertainment Properties Teams With Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Bureau and the Palms to Create One-of-a-Kind Experience.
Source: Yahoo News
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Jul 18 2004, 11:40am
BLACK HAWK, COLO. - Folks in these parts have gone from mining gold to mining gambling. And Texas Hold'Em poker has been riding the wave of prosperity.
Source: NY Daily News
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Jul 18 2004, 11:39am
When Gloria Julian walked into a nondescript storefront in a Hollywood strip mall to learn card dealing two months ago, she knew nothing about poker.
''I didn't even know what a spade was,'' the Sunny Isles Beach resident said. ``All I knew was that after seven years as a bartender, I was sick and tired of hearing about divorces and ex-wives.
Source: Herald.com
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Jul 18 2004, 11:37am
So there I was, preparing for my first free Hold 'Em tournament, when I decided that it was never too late to do homework.
First I took a ride on the information superhighway, searching for Web sites that would steer me in the right direction.
Source: Kansascity.com
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Jul 18 2004, 11:37am
It'll be one sweet ride home from the card table now that Wichita Falls firefighters have reshuffled the prizes of their charity poker tournament.
Without the new deal, there could have been trouble in the casino on July 31. Although all proceeds will go to Operation Santa Claus, the district attorney's office found a seedy looking Joker in the prize structure.
Source: timesrecordnews.com
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