Judge deals blow to online poker players (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

A King County judge Thursday upheld a state law that bans Internet gambling in a widely watched case filed by a Renton poker player.

Despite ruling, online poker players won't fold (KOMO Seattle)

It's just the first round of bets, but the state won the hand in a battle to preserve its ban on Internet gambling. A judge has upheld Washington state's ban on online gambling, setting back the hopes of players who want to play for real money.

The highs and lows of the World Series of Poker (Las Vegas Sun)

Thu, May 15, 2008 (3 a.m.) Throughout the final day’s play at the 1997 World Series of Poker, Stu Ungar periodically reached into his shirt pocket and pulled out a photo of his daughter, Stefanie.

PartyGaming shuffles management (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

Online poker and betting company PartyGaming said on Thursday that Jim Ryan would be its new chief executive, succeeding Mitch Garber who leaves the company on May 16.

Icahn Ready to Dump Yahoo Board (The Mac Observer)

Carl Icahn, well known billionaire and investor, thinks Yahoo "completely botched" Microsoft's buyout offer and is now presenting his own pro-Microsoft proxy board in an effort to oust the Internet search and advertising company's current board. Mr. Icahn is hoping that if his board nominations are accepted, Microsoft will return to the negotiation table and close a deal with Yahoo

Poker Day in Court (Online Casino Reports)

Washington state's law specifically bans online gambling, atop the federal Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA). Signed into law by Governor Chris Gregorie, online gambling is no less than a felony.

Thursday May 15, 2008 - 11:23 EST (Rolling Good Times)

DUBLIN, Ireland -- (PRESS RELEASE) -– CryptoLogic Limited, a world leader in Internet gaming software, has signed an agreement with Khel Galli – one of South Asia's fast-growing on-line gaming companies – to develop and launch KhelGalli.com, a new Internet gaming brand for this high-growth market.

Casino Affiliate Convention to Be Held in Moscow on June 7-8, 2008: Includes Focus on Eastern European Affiliates (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)

Ticonderoga Ventures, Inc. announces its first Eastern European Casino Affiliate Convention taking place June 7-8, 2008 in Moscow, Russia. It is a business event on internet marketing and advertising methods for the casino, poker, bingo and sportsbook industry for Eastern European nations and languages.

Breaking Even Steven (TheCelebrityCafe.com)

Call me Even Steven. I was playing Poker last night, started out losing and ended up winning. When it was all said and done, I came out even. It's not as good as winning, but, hey, it's better than losing. I didn't have to go to a casino or invite my friends over to play Texas Hold 'Em.

Tuesday May 13, 2008 - 12:39 EST (Rolling Good Times)

DUBLIN, Ireland -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- CryptoLogic Limited, a leading software developer to the global Internet gaming market, through its wholly owned subsidiary WagerLogic, today announced an exclusive three-year licensing agreement with OPoker.com, a new online poker site launched by a group of Scandinavia's leading Internet poker executives.