There are poker players who are trying to explain to the lawmakers that poker is not just about money, but it is also a game of skills.
In 2005 bwin, the world’s leading online gaming provider established a partnership with the Division on Addictions. Now the Division Addictions, Cambridge Health Alliance, a Harvard Medical School teaching affiliate conducted a study on online poker.
PokerStars is the largest online poker site in the world and as every year, also this year it is organizing a European Poker Tour (EPT) Grand Final week. As an addition this year, during the Grand Final week, they are hosting also a star-studded charity tournament, the Ante Up For Africa Europe Celebrity Charity Poker Tournament.
There are a lot of people giving their opinion on
poker sites. But it is best to go to the more respected poker reviews and read up what they have to say. With the incredible growth in online poker, there has been an associated growth in the number of websites where you can play, not only poker, but also all types of online games. And of course, these sites range in quality and functionality.
Before the advent of online poker, players didn't think too much about statistics. Some "math oriented" players understood the likelihood of winning with certain hands of course, and the occasional dedicated soul might try to take some notes during their play, but that was about it.
Soon people will be able to play poker also in Russia's Zavidovo, where poker is becoming very popular. Russia's government considers poker playing a sport, like soccer or baseball. The fact that poker has been declared a sport facilitates the game in so many ways that had been such a struggle in so many other countries. The event at Zavidovo is also sanctioned by the government.