Posts Tagged ‘poker’
Full Tilt Poker plays its last hand
The word is out: Full Tilt Poker is no longer allowed to offer poker gambling services to players all over the world. This shocking announcement has been met with dismay by poker fans and the Poker Players Alliance (PPA). Read the rest of this entry »
Shane Warne – Cricket Legend, Poker Pro and Philanthropist
Shane Warne lives his life to the fullest. Not only is he a great cricketer, he is a charitable man who likes spending time playing poker with Team 888poker. Learn more about him today.
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Poker Psychology Tips
The roll of bluffing in poker is rather over-played, but that doesn’t mean that psychology isn’t important. Outright bluffs may not happen as often as the media likes to suggest, but that does not mean that the way you present yourself does not make a difference to how people play.
Poker.com.au – for all your poker needs
The domain market proves once again to be a hot topic these days with 888.com purchase of Australian poker domain poker.com.au for $100,000. According to experts in the industry this domain is consider to be a “bargain” in compare to equivalent sales made in other countries. David Lye, from NetFleet explains that the regulations made years ago, prohibits the advertising of online gambling services in Australia.
Theoretically, no website in Australia can advertise online gambling services and also for those braking the law, penalties are large; however, the law does not restrict Australians from using these services.
All facts point to the speculation that without the prohibiting laws, the domain price could have been ten times greater holding the legislation responsible for this. A year ago a similar sale was made in Canada, where regulations are not that tight, poker.ca was sold for $400,000. Now, Canada has one and a half times the Australian population, and yet the price is four times greater.
Legalizing online gambling advertising wouldn’t only increase the value of related domains, but it will also increase tax revenue. Lye explains, that online gambling it’s a very luxurious field on the website, legalizing it will allow access to poker rooms which simultaneously will increase tax revenue by hundreds of millions per year. But so far it seems that restrictions will continue.
888 Holdings holds many gambling sites worldwide. poker.com.au currently post a message saying: “The Poker Guide that will change the way you think about poker, play poker and even dream your hand in poker is coming soon with all the features that you’ll want and all the bonuses and special offers that you’re looking for.”