On this page we've listed summaries of the most important news events of April 2004
Swedish player wins World Poker Tour Championship
April 30, 2004 - New poker prize records were set this week at major championships.
The Ritz Club London opens poker room
April 30, 2004 - The Ritz Club London Online, a prestigious UK gaming brand, has debuted its new poker room at The Ritz Club London.com, licensed by CryptoLogic subsidiary, WagerLogic Limited. This is the seventh poker room license issued by Wagerlogic. A licensee since 2002, the UK site has added online poker to expand its global reach into one of the Internet's fastest growing markets.
The Gaming Club World Poker Championship
April 30, 2004 - The poker sector received another record breaking sponsorship this week when The Gaming Club, part of Belle Rock Gaming group and a major online casino and poker room, in conjunction with Las-Vegas-Casinos.US, announces its sponsorship of The World Poker Championship in a two year deal.
Bet365 chooses Prima Poker
April 30, 2004 - Bet365, one of the most successful casino and sportsbook sites on the Internet has entered the booming online poker sector with the announcement that it is now operational as a member of Microgaming's Prima Poker global network. The network is currently achieving a significant 25 percent a month growth rate, almost double that of the industry standard.
WPT Enterprises goes public
April 23, 2004 - Lakes Entertainment and WPT Enterprises are banking on the soaring popularity of the game of poker, according to the New York Post this week.
World Poker Tour Final
April 23, 2004 - The second season of the World Poker Tour (WPT) culminates tonight, Friday, April 23 at the Bellagio in Las Vegas when one winner will walk away with $2,728,356, the largest-ever prize paid to the first place finisher in a televised poker tournament or North American sporting event.
Ladies Poker Night
April 23, 2004 - The rising pre-eminence of female poker players was recognized by Victor Chandler Poker this week in a press release. According to the UK-based poker website, Victor Chandler Poker, the operator of Vcpoker.com, traditional male-dominated poker is now giving way to the fairer sex.
Choice Poker problems
April 23, 2004 - There's still no sign of life at Choice Poker this week with emails going unanswered, and still many unpaid players. One guy is owed thousands and most are thirty or more days overdue on their payouts. All in all it is starting to look like a disaster for players and the skin owners alike.
Absolute Poker Upgrade
April 23, 2004 - Absolute Poker.com is apparently involved in a significant upgrade. The new lobby has been completed and 6 max player tables to $.50/$1 and $1/$2 Hold'em have been added - all in Beta and soon to be added to all limits.
First Annual College Poker Championship
April 16, 2004 - Riding on the crest of the poker popularity wave this week came an announcement from professional poker player Lou Krieger, author of Poker for Dummies and Internet Poker, who plans to host the First Annual College Poker Championship.
Poker Stars sponsors new poker movie "Shade"
April 9, 2004 - Poker Stars was quick off the mark in sponsoring the world premiere of the new poker movie "Shade" by RKO Pictures. The event took place at The Arclight Cinemas in Hollywood, CA on April 6th.
PokerTropolis.com
April 2, 2004 - Poker tropolis.com. This is a well presented, interesting poker room offering a good range of games, tournaments and tables powered by proprietary software according to manager Jim Silvers. The financial options include PPATM, Neteller Instacash and Firepay and there is full 24/7 Support.