Poker or Casino

Poker players are also potential online casino players. Many different online poker rooms also offer a casino where you can play with the same account. When a poker player has been on a winning streek it is very often seen that they tale place at a blackjack or roulette table to relax and release some of their stress. The game is of course not meant to be stressfull but does of course bring the necessary stress with it while playing. An olnine casino dtill gives the poker player a sense of ganbling but then with a lot less stress. The fact that a casino always wins on the long run does not seem to effect the decision to play there as it is done by a large percentage of poker players.

French under attact by EU

After the arrest of Unibet CEO who has now been released on bail the EU are opening the attact on the French. The French government are protecting their own gambling market by not letting anyone in by arresting any person who tries to enter, online as well as offline. This is against all European Union rules where all EU countries agree to open their borders for fair trade. This rule is one of the ground rules when the whole EU was created and now it is being broken by the French. France is not the only country try to protect their gambling market, The Netherlands are doing exactly the same and they are also looking for high sanctions from the EU.

Online poker hipe loosing ground

The big question in the poker world at the moment is wheather the hipe is loosing ground or stabalising. This question came around after Part Gaming the worlds largest online gaming company said it was open for any takeover bids. The company has not been on the UK stock exchange for that long and made a loss last year after the US market had been closed. They are now open and willing to talk to parties who may have interest in a takeover.

Party Poker gaining ground in Ireland

By the looks of the different statstics Party Poker is doing well and is gaining ground on the very popular Paddy Power Poker. Party is the worlds largest poker room but this is not the case when it comes to online poker in Ireland. Irish poker players have in the past always favoured Paddy Power but times are changing. Party is looking to gain some serious market share in the last quarter of this year and even more during the next, 2008.

Online Poker market growing strong

The latest results show that the online poker market is still growing strong. After the setback last year when the US closed the market to all online gaming compnaies they had to redirect their attention to the Europe. After just a year they are starting to see effect and their poker rooms are getting fuller and fuller. Poker is still othe number one online gambling game and by the looks of thing it will be that way for the future.

Paddy Power has fantastic results

Paddy Power the best known bookmaker in Ireland have just released their 6 month results. In the last six months Paddy Powers operating pofit has seen an increase of more than 100% thanks to favourable sporting results. The online profits saw a raise of about 50% compared to last year which measn that Paddy Power is doing very well. The online director Mr Corcoran says that the online part of the company is seeing a strong growth for the future.

New feature for Party Poker

Party Poker the largest online poker room in the world has just launched a new feature where players can see exactly how much cash there is in the pot at any given time. Party does not very ofetne come with new features so this one is a big surprise to us. Players can now see the exact amount as it is stated in the top-middle of the table when you are playing. This does make the pot amount very clear to everyone and we see it as an improvement and welcome any other feature like this one.