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VictoryPoker.com, the Malta-licensed poker site, has made a decision to take the option to leave the US market.

This decision follows the US’s federal indictment of eleven individuals who were connected with online poker sites, Full Tilt Poker, AbsolutePoker.com and PokerStars.com.

A member of the Cake Poker Network, VictoryPoker.com was set up about a year ago and promoted itself as a site that welcomed players from the United States.

Following the charges brought against PokerStars.com founders by the Department of Justice on what has become known as Black Friday for the US online gambling industry, Wynn Resorts announced that they have pulled out of their short association with the group.

Earlier this month, Steve Wynn, CEO of Wynn Resorts, announced a strategic alliance that was due to push for changes in existing online gambling laws in the US and create a new online poker room, run jointly by the sites, after legislation was changed.

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There are no less than six special promotions currently running at popular Genting Poker and players are, therefore, being offered massive prizes and lots of poker action.

There are also lots of fantastic $5,000 Las Vegas Packages up for grabs included in the prizes with each package consisting of a seven night stay at the popular Palazzo Resort Hotel Casino in Las Vegas including breakfast, flights, transport and $3,200 in spending money.

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OpenBet, the interactive gaming provider, has announced that it will be providing the award winning PKR online poker site with casino and fixed odds games. Players will be able to enjoy a wide range of titles – a total of 50 in total – through the link games.pkr.com. The Games Room is already up and running and players can access it easily from PKR.com and try the new OpenBet brand. The games can be played instantly off the site, without the need to download any of the software.

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After years of opposing online poker and gambling in the United States, the head of Wynn Resorts, the billionaire casino tycoon Steve Wynn, announced that his group has signed an alliance deal with the world’s most popular online poker room, Poker Stars. The announcement was made on Friday, and has attracted much excitement in the online gambling world, considering that Wynn was such a vocal opponent of the legalization and regulation of this form of entertainment in the past. In a joint statement, the two groups said that they would be working together to bring about a change in current legislation, following with the creation of a joint PokerStarsWynn.com online poker site.

Nevada is the latest state in the US to consider legalizing and regulating online poker. It was announced this week that Nevada introduced AB258, which, according the Wall Street Journal, is being pushed by Rational Entertainment Enterprises – aka Poker Stars.

PaddyPowerPoker.com, the popular online poker room, will be holding €20 re-buy Irish Open Super Satellites and awarding at least one seat into the Dublin event every Monday evening until 31st January, 2011.

It is PaddyPowerPoker.com’s intention to send at least four players to the Irish Open which is due to be held at The Burlington Hotel in the centre of the city from 22nd April to 25th April, 2011. There is a possibility that additional tickets could also be on the cards but this depends entirely on the total prize pool generated.

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The dates for the 42nd annual World Series of Poker scheduled to take place in 2011 have already been announced and leading online Poker Sites are already offering satellites which will put their players in line to win entry into this event.

The World Series of Poker (WSOP) is open to anyone over the age of 21 years and the 2011 campaign will start on Tuesday, 31st May, 2011 and continue for 50 days until Tuesday, 19th July, 2011.