Mike Sexton
PartyPoker Signs Kara Scott
It’s been an exciting few months for Kara Scott. The professional poker player and television presenter recently signed on as Gabe Kaplan’s new co-host of GSN’s “High Stakes Poker” in November, and this week she became the newest member of “Team Party,” where she will represent PartyPoker.com at poker related events around the world.
South Carolina Attorney General Appeals Poker Skill Game Ruling
The fight for five poker players in South Carolina is far from over. According to the Associated Press, the state’s Attorney General will appeal the October ruling that Texas Hold’em, the world’s premier poker genre, is a skill game.
Poker2Nite Welcomes Poker Hall of Famer Mike Sexton
The UB.net sponsored poker news program “Poker2Nite,” which makes its home on Fox Sports Net, welcomed Mike Sexton this week. The World Poker Tour (WPT) host is also a member of the Poker Hall of Fame after being inducted one month ago.
Bwin Downplays Party Gaming Merger Talks
Party Gaming and Austria-based gambling group Bwin are allegedly involved in merger discussions, according to stories published in The Times and Sunday Times over the weekend. The move would potentially create a £2 billion online poker, casino, and sports betting company.
Final WPT Event of 2009 Signifies Changing of the Guard
On Monday, the final World Poker Tour event of the year will begin. It was a tumultuous 2009 for the WPT, as the company was put up for sale and entertained three different offers before finally being absorbed by the European gaming giant PartyGaming.
