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NEWS & PROMOTIONSJune 15, 2004 - Empire Poker is giving Double VIP points for July 4th weekend. When you play during the 4th of July weekend (July 1 - July 4), we'll award you with DOUBLE EPOINTS. Play as much as you can and you'll get the most out of our EPoints system. June 10, 2004 - Party Poker and Empire Poker now have Sit N Go mutli-tables, late registration, and lifelines. Take advantage of the best of both worlds - enjoy the swiftness of Single Table Tournaments and the dynamic excitement of Multi-Table tournaments. And Late Registration for Multi-Table Tournaments: Logged on Late? Missed the deadline? Don’t worry – we’ll give you some extra time to make sure you don’t miss the tournament you’ve been waiting for. LifeLine: If you have problems with connectivity and get disconnected often, this new addition will give you some extra time to re-connect according to how much you have invested in the pot. June 5, 2004 - Pokerroom.com ends player cash back system. As of June 15th the cash back promo system has expired. It will be replaced by a much more exciting weekly $6,000 Player Points Freeroll. But you still have until the 17th of September to convert your old player points. If you have at least 100 player points, the cashback option will be visible on the My Account page (requires logging in). The rate is $1.00 for every 100 player points acquired. June 1, 2004 - Team Absolute is offering a special Rake Free promotion for its 6/12 Limit Holdem games. The rake free tables will launch on Sunday, June 27th at 6pm ET providing 100 players have registered. So register now by submitting your email address below and our real time counter will track interested players up until launch. The necessary 6/12 Limit Holdem games will be available for play, RAKE FREE, until the game(s) break. How long will they go? The players will decide. You need to register here http://216.94.0.209/promos_holdemMarathon.asp 
March 5, 2004 - InterCasinoPoker will pay you 3 cents for every raked hand you play this weekend on any real money table! There is no need to claim - the credits will all be made on Monday Morning, and as always the comps come with No Strings Attached! Please note that hands in practice mode, tournament hands, and hands in which no rake is taken will not count towards this promotion. And don't forget that you can get a $50 bonus this month from InterCasinoPoker - all you have to do is play 300 hands on any real money table!February 20, 2004 - World Poker Tour Announces Plans for Initial Public Offering Lakes Entertainment, Inc. (Lakes) (Nasdaq:LACO) World Poker Tour, LLC announced today that it will seek to raise approximately $20 million through a newly formed corporation pursuant to an underwritten initial public offering of common stock at a price to be determined. It is expected that proceeds from the offering will be used to expand World Poker Tour's entertainment production business and for its working capital. There will be no selling shareholders participating in the offering.
February 19, 2004 - InterCasinoPoker is hosting another promotions weekends!This weekend if you are dealt a pair of Kings in the pocket on any 6 or 10 player Texas Hold'em table you will win $15! February 11, 2004 - Party Poker software changes PartyPoker.com has implemented some new Policy/Software changes that we would like to make you aware of. Disconnect Protection: In an effort to better standardize and make clear the rules and policies of poker at PartyPoker.com we have renamed what was previously call ‘all-in protection’ to ‘Disconnect Protection’. All-in is defined as: When a player bets all his or her chips. Because the term “all-in” is meant to specifically mean that a player bet all of his or her chips, it is confusing to associate the act of disconnecting from the internet, and then being allowed to continue in the hand, with betting all of one’s chips. You will notice a few changes in the lobby and on the game screen. Lobby – Options – Request Disc. Protect. ‘Request Disc. Protect’ replaces what used to be ‘Request all-in reset’. From the game screen – Dealer Tray - Request Disc. Protect. ‘Request Disc. Protect’ replaces what used to be ‘All-in reset’. On the game screen, ‘Disconnect-Protect: 1’ has replaced what was ‘All-ins: 1’ You will also notice the appropriate changes made to the website. Understanding the reason behind having disconnect protection is important. If you are unfamiliar with our Disconnect Policies please Click here Multi Table Tournaments: 1. Disconnect Protection – The Disconnect Protection Policy for Multi Table Tournaments has been changed to allow one (1) Disconnect Protection per person, per tournament. Once a player has used that protection he will not be entitled to any further disconnect protection. Each players disconnect protection for a specific tournament will expire as soon as that tournament has ended (or that player has been eliminated). 2. Hand-For-Hand – All Multi Table Tournaments will begin Hand-For-Hand play at ten (10) spots away from the money and resume at again based on the number of players that started the tournament. Please see the Hand-For-Hand chart for more details. 3. Time Allowed To Act – When a Multi Tables Tournament gets to ten (10) spots out of the money the time to act on each hand will be reduced from 40 seconds (20-20) to 30 seconds (20-10). The time to act will remain at 30 seconds until the tournament is completed. 4. Structure Change – The structure (levels) for Multi-Table Tournaments has been changed. Click Here to view the new structure. 5. Payout Structure Changes – The payout structure (prize payouts) has been changed for Multi-Table Tournaments. Click Here to view the new structure. Single Table Tournaments: Disconnect Protection – The Disconnect Protection Policy for Single Table Tournaments has been changed to allow one (1) Disconnect Protection per person, per tournament. Once a player has used that protection he will not be entitled to any further disconnect protection. Each players disconnect protection for a specific tournament will expire as soon as that tournament has ended (or that player has been eliminated). Fold To Any Bet: A new feature that allows a player to check/fold for entire hand has been implemented. While involved in a hand you will see a check box with the words “Fold To Any Bet” appear on the left side of the game screen. If you check this box the software will check for you (if that is an option) and fold if you do not have the option to check. The software will take this action for the duration of that hand, not just that betting round. City Listing: The option to mark your city ‘undisclosed’ has been removed. All players city name will be displayed as a rollover on the game screen. February 4, 2004 - WSEX freerolls start at 8PM The WSEX "freerolls" (which are $1 buy-in single table tournies with $40 added) have been changed from 9PM to 8 PM.  February 3, 2004 - ProPoker.com up for sale.The much criticized online poker room ProPoker.com has put itself up for sale. Although ProPoker.com entered the market before the recent boom in online poker, it was unable to accomplish the scale of growth of the other online poker sites such as Party Poker. It was scorned by many online players because many of them feared the site used "bots" - computer programs that play poker - at the site to keep the games going. Bots are feared by human players because, if programmed correctly, they can be designed to outperform a human player (or at least play good enough to minimize any potential for profit). ProPoker, established in 2002, currently has revenues of $700,000 and 15 employees and is asking to be bought out for a price of $1,200,000 February 2, 2004 - Ultimate Bet is offering a 20% reload bonus (up to $100) Terms: "We're pleased to offer you a 20% redeposit bonus if you make a deposit with us between 6PM ET Saturday January 31st and 6PM ET Thursday February 5th. To take advantage of our deposit bonus offer, simply deposit $25 or more into your poker account during this time period. After you make a deposit, a maximum of $100 Bonus Dollars will be automatically credited to your account. Bonus Dollars will be converted to real money for play on the site at the rate of $1 for every 10 UltimatePoints you earn at our $.25/$.50 or higher tables. See how you earn UltimatePoints here. Bonuses are limited to first time deposits only." February 1, 2004 - Paradise is offering a 10% Neteller reload bonus on every Sunday in February. Terms: "Every Sunday in February, Paradise is offering a 10% deposit bonus when you use NETeller. up to $250. a 10% bonus will be added to your Pending Bonus account up to a maximum of $50 per Sunday. The bonus will be held and automatically released to your cash account based on these easy requirements: For each raked game you play you receive 1 point and at 100 points we will move $10 from your Pending Bonus account to your cash account." January 31, 2004 - Intercasino raises monthly bonus to $50 Intercasino raises it's monthly bonus it offers to all it's players to $50 from $40. You need to play 300 raked hands for the month to qualify for the bonus. January 27, 2004 - Pacific Poker now offers tournaments Pacifc Poker now has multi-table and single-table tournaments. As of now they are only limit tournaments but there is considerable action so far.  January 22, 2004 - Harrah's to continue World Series of PokerMore than $20 million in official prize money is expected to be up for grabs at the 2004 World Series of Poker at Binion's Horseshoe, according to Gary Loveman, president and chief executive officer of Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. Loveman said at a press conference today that the legendary gathering that annually draws thousands of poker enthusiasts from dozens of countries to the downtown Las Vegas casino will continue this year as it has since the late casino legend Benny Binion started the tournament in 1970. The World Series of Poker, widely regarded as the most prestigious competition of its kind, has been held at Binion's Horseshoe Hotel & Casino in downtown Las Vegas since its inception. Harrah's agreed to purchase the Horseshoe after it closed earlier this month. "This tournament has a long and colorful history, and we look forward to preserving the traditions that have made it the world-renowned phenomenon it is today," Loveman said.  January 15, 2004 - Harrah's buys Binion'sIt looks like a new hand's been dealt to Binion's Horseshoe in Las Vegas. Just two days after U.S. marshals raided and shut down the financially distressed casino, Harrah's Entertainment snapped it up, giving a new lease on life for the last family-owned casino in America and home of the legendary World Series of Poker . source close to the agreement. Though Harrah's is expected to re-sell the property, the acquisition will help save many of the 1,500 jobs endangered by its closure and ensure that the 2004 WSOP will go on as planned. Nevertheless, the acquisition also marks the end of an era, effectively folding the famed Binion family's run in the casino business. Further, it may also be the last WSOP to use Binion's Horseshoe as a hosting venue. Binion's has hosted the "tournament of all tournaments" since it was first started by Benny Binion in 1970. For its part in the deal, Harrah's gains what it has really been after for the past several months -- the rights to use the Horseshoe brand in the state of Nevada. And, in the process, Harrah's also picked up the rights to the WSOP. Owning the WSOP may generate brand value, and perhaps Harrah's will use its marketing muscle creatively. Harrah's could more effectively use "Win a trip to WSOP" to promote play at its non-Las Vegas casinos. I believe Harrah's also has plans to reopen at least one poker room and perhaps others around the country, and thus could use them to offer WSOP satellite tournaments. As for the future of the WSOP itself, that's still up in the air. Though Harrah's has said it would retain the World Series, it hasn't said where it would hold it. If Harrah's re-sells the casino as expected, that would certainly lessen the chance of it being held at Binion's in 2004. Maybe it was time to move from the old, rundown joint anyway, but at least it had character in those musty, smoke-filled rooms.  January 13, 2004 - Nicole Sullivan wins Celebrity Poker ShowdownNicole Sullivan played a queen and eight of diamonds and held on to defeat David Cross in the finale of Bravo's Celebrity Poker Showdown. The six-week tournament ended with the two-hour championship pitting the previous five winners: Sullivan, Cross, Willie Garson, Paul Rudd and Richard Schiff. Sullivan won $100,000 for Alley Cat Allies, a charity which provides neutering for cats.Cross took the runner-up $20,000 for the National Gulf War Resource Center. January 12, 2004 - U.S. marshals raid and shut down Binion's In a high-stakes game in which the government had no intention of losing, the Nevada Gaming Commission shut down Binion's Horseshoe over the weekend. If the name sounds familiar it's because you either have a fond recollection of when downtown Las Vegas ruled the legal gaming circuit or you recognize the establishment as the creator of World Series of Poker competition. No doubt the inspiration behind Lakes Entertainment's (Nasdaq: LACO) majority-owned World Poker Tour that thrills five million viewers on the Travel Channel every Wednesday night, you can't help but to shake your head at the poor timing. Binion's was holding a hot hand -- in terms of the publicity it stood to generate if the card game continued to grow in popularity -- but just ran out of chips to keep playing. Poker's prime time exposure should have been a major boost to the 52-year-old hotel and casino, but it apparently wasn't enough to cover some of the millions in employee benefits that had gone unpaid since June. DECEMBER 20th, 2003 - Poker Room Christmas Deposit Special Get up to $100 deposit bonus! Get 30% in deposit bonus on your first deposit! In order to get your deposit bonus, you must first collect player points by playing. When you have enough player points, you will automatically get the deposit bonus transferred to your PokerRoom account. To get the bonus you need to collect player points. A bonus requires seven player points for every dollar. DECEMBER 19th, 2003 - Intercasino Christmas promotions
DECEMBER 7th, 2003 - Paradise Poker adds multi-table tournamemts After a very long wait by it's patient customers Paradise Poker has finally added multi-table tournaments afte losing considerable market share to Party Poker and Pokerstars. You can sort players by name or by their rank in the tournament, and it displays their stack sizes without you having to double click their name. The list always shows your rank as well, regardless of sorting. The window gives you every bit of information you could want about the state of the tournament, including how many places you need to move up to be in the money. It also seems to be more "real time" compared to the othe sites. DECEMBER 4th, 2003 - Party Poker adds new high-limit tables Party Poker has added $30/$60 limit tables. As of now they only have 2 tables going and there are considerable wait lists. DECEMBER 3rd, 2003 - Pokerstars adds Central Coin as deposit option and offers 20% re-load bonus "We've launched a new and very convenient deposit option, CentralCoin. CentralCoin allows you to deposit money from your Visa card or checking account, and make convenient ATM withdrawals. From now through December 15, make a deposit up to $600 and we'll add 20% (maximum bonus $120). Restrictions apply. NOVEMBER 25th, 2003 - John Myung wins Showdown at the Sands In a surprise turn of events, John Myung has captured the 2003 Showdown at the Sands and won $1 million. The tournament will be shown on Fox Sportsnet on Thanksgiving Day. |