Daily news from poker and online poker world http://www.pokernews.com/news/ Sun, 11 May 2008 18:12:21 -0700 http://www.pokernews.com/i/logo-pn2.gif http://www.pokernews.com/news/ en-us Copyright 2003-2008, PokerNews.com http://www.pokernews.com/news/2008/05/brick-mortar-casinos-poor-first-quarter.htm The general rule of thumb is that vices do comparatively well during economic downturns, but that appears not to be the case for brick-and-mortar casinos in the first quarter of 2008. From Tropicana's bankruptcy filing... poker/news/Poker Business http://www.pokernews.com/poker-forum/topic3452/ Sun, 11 May 2008 13:58:00 -0700 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2008/05/888-holdings-posts-strong-first-quarter.htm 888 Holdings, parent of Pacific Poker, posted its key performance indicators which showed a 38% increase in the company's net gaming revenue when compared to the same period last year. Commenting on the announcement, 888 CEO... poker/news/Poker Business Sat, 10 May 2008 15:07:00 -0700 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2008/05/bodog-josh-arieh-part-ways.htm While Bodog's signing of young phenom Justin Bonomo made headlines this week, another change in the works was Bodog's decision to end its long-running endorsement deal with Atlanta native Josh Arieh, the two-time WSOP bracelet winner... poker/news/Poker Business Thu, 08 May 2008 15:32:00 -0700 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2008/05/wpte-first-quarter-loss-widens.htm There were few bright spots for World Poker Tour Enterprises (WPTE) in the first quarter of 2008. For the quarter, the company's losses widened by almost 25% over the losses posted for the same quarter last year. WPT lost $2.83 million... poker/news/Poker Business http://www.pokernews.com/poker-forum/topic3438/ Wed, 07 May 2008 10:08:00 -0700 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2008/05/partygaming-grows-first-quarter.htm PartyGaming released their latest key performance indicators, showing continued growth in the first quarter of 2008. Net revenues were up 21% when compared to the same period last year and up 6.2% from the previous quarter... poker/news/Poker Business Sun, 04 May 2008 16:23:00 -0700 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2008/04/pokertek-narrows-first-quarter-losses.htm PokerTek Inc, seller and licensor of automated poker tables, announced its first quarter 2008 earnings earlier this week. Pokertek posted a net loss of $2.13 million for the quarter which was an improvement over its net loss of $2.62... poker/news/Poker Business Sat, 26 Apr 2008 00:52:00 -0700 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2008/04/harrahs-to-become-caesars-entertainment.htm Harrah's Entertainment, rights holder to the WSOP, announced that its Board of Directors had approved changing the company's name to Caesars Entertainment Corporation. CEO Gary Loveman said, "Adoption of the name Caesars Entertainment... poker/news/Poker Business Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:32:00 -0700 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2008/04/888-prelim-2007-year-end-earnings.htm 888 Holdings PLC, owner of Pacific Poker, announced its preliminary 2007 year end results, which in many respects mirrored the performance of the industry as a whole. Like many of its competitors, 888 posted excellent gains from... poker/news/Poker Business Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:29:00 -0700 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2008/03/pokertek-obtains-3-million-in-financing.htm PokerTek, Inc., licensor of automated poker tables, announced a needed infusion of cash this week. PokerTek's filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission disclosed taking out a $1 million loan from UBS in exchange for a lien... poker/news/Poker Business Sat, 29 Mar 2008 01:00:00 -0700 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2008/03/bwin-core-businesses-show-2007-profit.htm Although online gaming company bwin Interactive Entertainment AG won't release its final full-year results until next month, the company's preliminary fourth quarter and annual 2007 release validated the company's continued focus... poker/news/Poker Business Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:08:00 -0700