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.
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.
GTEC G2, the interactive gaming software and services provider, has revealed that PKR.com, the three-dimensional online poker site has signed a licensing agreement in terms of which it will utilize its range of instant-play miniature and side games.
GTECH G2, the interactive subsidiary of American gaming technology and services firm GTECH Corporation revealed that PKR.com is now one of more than 40 other sites including Unibet.com, BetClic.com, Bwin.com and Ladbrokes.com to offer its selection of instant-win miniature and side games.
Betfair.com has announced that it will be holding a multi-table Anthony Nolan Charity Poker Challenge tournament which will commence at 7.30pm London time on Monday, 1st November 2010.
The Gibraltar-licensed online poker offering from Betfair.com reported that the tournament will feature a buy-in of $30 and that they will be matching the rake generated by the tournament and thereafter donate it to the Anthony Nolan Trust.
The second of three Intertops Poker Mega Money weekends will return on 13th and 14th November with an offer of $5,000 in prize money that will be awarded to players in a pair of free roll and $5 buy in tournaments.
A special free roll will start off the action at 3.17 pm New York time on Saturday November 13th offering $2,000 in cash from Intertops as well as an additional $500 in Forum prizes. Players have a chance to register for this free roll until November 10th.
CakePoker.com, the US-friendly online poker room, is premiering the new Cake Games offering on its domain where two popular card games, Tourney Blackjack and War, has been launched.
Players can now try their hand at a revamped version of the classic card game War or deal themselves in to a blackjack tournament with Cake Tourney Blackjack which is only offered through the new Cake 2.0 poker software.
Audley Harrison, the current European heavyweight boxing champion, has signed a sponsorship deal with Full Tilt Poker in terms of which he will represent the fastest growing online poker site at some high profile online and live tournaments.
The Full Tilt Poker branding will be prominent on 38-year-old Harrison when he faces fellow Londoner David Haye at the M.E.N. Arena on November 13, 2010 for the World Boxing Association’s heavyweight title. The event promises to be one of the biggest all-British fights that the country has ever witnessed and Harrison is currently training in California ahead of the meeting.
