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This morning, I received what I understand to be the last issue of Inside Poker. Apparently the magazine will be merged into Dennis Publishing's other poker and gambling titles, Poker Player and Total Gambler, while its online content moves to...

It's taken me a long time to really 'get' Twitter, but the epiphany happened over the weekend. And the future, as so many people told me, is live search. Starved of a live video or audio stream of the World...

I've been playing around with Google's new toy, Google Wave, for the past week or so now. The following are some initial thoughts on the application, and some nascent ideas on how it could be used in the gambling sector....

Admittedly, I'm late to the party with the news that Harrah's Interactive Entertainment has opted to go with 888's B2B venture Dragonfish, to launch its online poker and casino products. HIE will probably end up with a core staff of...

Over the past couple of months, I've noticed that Twitter lends itself perfectly to distributing and getting feedback on poker hands. Tweets are sent out in real time, often to mobile devices, and can be searched for, commented on and...

PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) started on Friday. But what should have been cause for celebration is turning out - for some observers - to be a cause for concern. Of the first 11 events, three have failed...

A new social networking site for poker players and gambling enthusiasts has launched today. PokerNations.com aims to serve up a range of social Web 2.0 activities to poker players giving members a chance to mix with professionals and recreational players...

Word on the street is that Everest is involved in merger and acquisition talks. But who could be the purchaser? Probably not Full Tilt or PokerStars - both of whom have been relatively inactive during the downturn in terms of...

See the Twitter feed in the right hand column? Well, that's mine - @alextanner1. But that's for me to feed news into, not to broadcast Gamblingbites' content on Twitter. So if you want Gamblingbites on Twitter, follow @Gamblingbites. Admittedly, it's...

William Hill has reported that it made a six-figure sum following England's defeat of Australia in the Ashes on Sunday. Unbelievably, despite setting Australia a world record run chase, and with a supposedly dodgy pitch deteriorating by the second, Betfair...

PartyGaming has announced it is to buy WPT Enterprises Inc - which operators the World Poker Tour - for $12.3 million in cash. The online gambling giant will also "pay a minimum of $3 million over the next three years...

Research conducted for EGR.com by search marketing company Greenlight, indicates 888 is now the most recognised poker brand in the UK. Party Poker appears to be the biggest loser, while PKR is one of the operators to have made significant...