Friday, August 31, 2007
Mel Molnick's patent on online betting
Mel Molnick's 'method patent' which governs "a method by which a person may participate in a live casino game and place bets from a location remote from the casino at which the game is being played" was filed with the U.S. Patent Office in 1995 and published in 1998. A method patent is a controversial type of patent that covers a process rather than a product. Method patents are often litigated, which Bodog Entertainment Founder Calvin Ayre is confident in winning.
Earlier this week Molnick managed to win a patent infringement case against Bodog.com and on Tuesday the site was taken offline. Immediately the company opened
NewBodog.com and business continued as usual.
Bodog Entertainment Founder Calvin Ayre stated, "I sincerely apologize to any customers affected by our interruption and will continue to provide updates as they become available. We are fighting this dispute and are confident that we will win."
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Mel Molnick.
posted by Poker Player at Mel Molnick's patent on online betting
Saturday, August 25, 2007
Online qualification to Irish Open 2008
Online qualifications to Irish Open 2008 have started with a $1 satellite!
There will be plenty of online feeders to the €3 Million Guaranteed Irish Open 2008. To celebrate the launch, Ireland's largest poker site is hosting a special $1 buy-in tournament with a €4,500 Irish Open ticket guaranteed for the winner.
The first prize at next year's Irish Open is set at a minimum of €800,000 and demand for the $1 buy-in tournament will be huge. With only 1,000 places available, Communications Manager Paddy Power advises players to register early to avoid disappointment. "The €4,500 ticket alone is a nice little return on your $1 entry, if you can then turn it into 800 grand at Irish Open, well, it will be the greatest investment known to man!"
$1 Satellite
Buy-in: $1 + 0.10c
Date: Wednesday 29th August at 9pm BST (GMT + 1 hour)
Fortnightly Super Satellites
Buy-in: $340 + $20
Date: Every second Sunday at 9pm
Feeders: Daily feeders at 1pm, 6pm, 9pm and midnight.
posted by Poker Player at Online qualification to Irish Open 2008
Friday, August 24, 2007
The growth of poker
Did you know that the top prize winners in poker earned as much as Tiger Woods last year?
If not, you ought to be taking a look at the world's fastest growing online game and it's growth seems unstoppable. Visit one of the pioneers of online poker,
Poker Room, and start playing!
The growth in online poker represents a huge opportunity and not just for gaming operators. There are huge gains to be made for a whole lot of sub-industries of online gaming. The appetite for expansion of online gaming is driving online marketing providing revenue streams for many online companies.
posted by Poker Player at The growth of poker
Saturday, August 18, 2007
EPT Barcelona and WPT Legends of Poker Betting
Paddy Power today announces new betting markets on two of the biggest poker tournaments in the world. The EPT Barcelona, 28th August to 1st September, is the first event on the European Poker Tour and traditionally attracts the best players in the world. Last year Phil Ivey was defeated heads up for the title by Norwegian Bjorn-Erik Glenne from a field of 480 runners.
Play poker at
Bodog Poker.
EPT events have made superstars out of relative unknowns and last season's winners will be trying to prove themselves with repeat performances this year. Roland De Wolfe has won both EPT and WPT titles and is the favourite to win again in Barcelona. Marty Smyth, who beat De Wolfe heads up to win the paddypowerpoker.com Irish Open in April is quoted at 175-1.
EPT Barcelona Outright Betting
Roland de Wolfe (EPT3 Dublin Winner) 66-1
Gavin Griffin (EPT3 Monte Carlo Grand Final Winner) 80-1
Vicky Coren (EPT3 London Winner) 150-1
Magnus Petersson (EPT3 Scandinavian Open Winner) 175-1
Andreas Hoivold (EPT3 German Open Winner) 175-1
Bjorn-Erik Glenne (EPT3 Barcelona Winner) 200-1
Thang Duc Nguyen (EPT3 Baden Classic Winner) 200-1
Peter Willers Jepsen (EPT3 Polish Open Winner) 200-1
Running almost simultaneously on the other side of the Atlantic is the WPT Legends of Poker, 25th to 30th August. The 4th event in Season 6 of the World Poker Tour is held in the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles and with a $10,000 buy-in it is a favourite with the top US professionals. This is reflected in the betting which includes most of the biggest names in the world.
WPT Legends of Poker Outright Betting
Phil Ivey 33-1
JC Tran 50-1
Phil Hellmuth Jr 50-1
Allen Cunningham 66-1
David 'Chip' Reese 80-1
Doyle Brunson 80-1
Jamie Gold 125-1
European poker has exploded in size and reputation in the last twelve months with fields to match those of the WPT. Last year the EPT Barcelona attracted a then record of 480 players. By the season finale, the Monte Carlo EPT Grand Final would attract a European record of 706 players. That record lasted only one week with the Paddy Poker Poker Irish Open selling out to a capacity 708 players the following weekend.
Fields and prizepools are expected to increase again this year and Paddy Power will continue to offer markets on all major local and international poker tournaments.
Play poker at
Bodog Poker.
posted by Poker Player at EPT Barcelona and WPT Legends of Poker Betting
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Irish Poker Open 2008
The Irish Poker Open 2008 event sees the Irish Open expand with an increased buy-in, capacity and guaranteed prizepool.
* €3 million guaranteed prizepool
* Buy in: €4,200 + €300 registration fee
* Capacity: 1,000 players
* Location: Dublin
Online qualification will begin on Monday 13th August with a full schedule of daily feeders to a fortnightly grand final satellite.
Established in 1981, the Irish Open is Europe's longest running poker tournament and in 2007 it became its largest. A record breaking field of 708 players came to Dublin to sample the tournament's unique atmosphere and compete for over €2.3 million in prize money.
Poker's royalty turned out for the event, including World Series of Poker Champions Dan Harrington and Carlos Mortensen, but in the end it was popular Northern Irish man Marty Smyth who reigned victorious. Smyth lifted the Terry Rogers trophy, taking home €650,000, after an epic heads up battle with Roland De Wolfe.
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playing poker.
posted by Poker Player at Irish Poker Open 2008
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
2008 Aussie Millions
For the second consecutive year Full Tilt Poker are offering players the chance to enjoy the poker trip of a lifetime and to join the Full Tilt Poker pros at the largest poker tournament in the Southern Hemisphere. Like last year, attendees at this incredible event will get to play with the pros in the Aussie Millions Main Event, and hang out with them away from the felt at exclusive golf outings, winery tours, and nights on the town.
Learn more about the
Aussie Millions.
posted by Poker Player at 2008 Aussie Millions
Wednesday, August 08, 2007
Mobile Gambling
New websites specialising in Mobile Gambling include:
Mobile Odds,
Mobile Gambling,
Mobile Casino,
Mobile Lotto,
Mobile Betting.
Mobile devices are the future and offer a great convenience factor for mobile phone users to be able to handle transactions via their mobile phones.
posted by Poker Player at Mobile Gambling
Friday, August 03, 2007
Mini-Tables
Mini-Tables: A Multi-Tasker's Dream!
Maximize your earning potential by trying your hand at our mini-tables. This new feature allows you to play up to 12 tables at once, which means it's a perfect way to multi-table, multi-task and multiply your cash flow. To access mini-tables, simply go to the 'Preferences' then 'Table Options' tab of the downloaded version.
Visit
Hollywood Poker to play Mini-Tables.
posted by Poker Player at Mini-Tables
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
4th Annual Caribbean Poker Classic
The 4th annual Caribbean Poker Classic (CPC) begins this November and as usual
Sun Poker is shoving all-in with promotions to assemble the largest Team in CPC History. Starting August 1st through October 31st
Sun Poker is giving away over $130K in CPC Prize Packages. Play hard for three months, collect MPPs, and then relax in beautiful St. Kitts!
The top thirteen finishers are guaranteed packages. Either a $10K full CPC package or a $4K lite CPC package. 14th through 23rd have a 50% shot at winning a package through the sit-n-go tournament, and three packages are guaranteed for 24th - 100 through a multi-table freeroll.
In addition, the player that lasts the longest at the CPC will win a seat to
the EPT Grand Final in Monte Carlo, a 12,000 Euro prize package.
posted by Poker Player at 4th Annual Caribbean Poker Classic
Poker News: August 2007
