Poker in the News

The Svenska Spel, the Swedish government owned gambling monopoly, has been given permission to launch an internet poker room (although it is still prohibited from opening and running internet casinos).

The government wants to "channel internet gaming to organizations under the control of the Swedish state", so that they can better regulate the industry. A number of conditions were attached to the license-- including that minors must be prohibited from playing, and that all players set loss limits.

The Local - Net poker gets the green light

Bodog.com is launching four slick TV ads that focus on common types of poker hustlers. The ads are called "The Hustler", "The Under Dog", "The Ringer", and "The Wild Card", and provide details on the tactics that each of these poker personalities use.

The ads will run on Spike, Comedy Central, USA and the GSN networks over the next few weeks. The ads will also start running in select movie theaters starting on December 2nd.

Bodog.com's New Ad Spots Give Poker Players An Ace Up Their Sleeve

Despite warnings from other online gaming companies, 888 Holdings reported a strong October, with impressive growth in both it's online casino revenues and it's online poker revenues (888 operates Pacific Poker).

In recent months, shares of online gaming companies have fallen--- most notably PartyGaming, operator of the largest online poker room PartyPoker--- amid concerns of slowing growth.

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