On this page we've listed summaries of the most important news events of January 2004
Cryptologic signs poker deal with Betfair
January 22, 2004 - UK gambling group Betfair has announced a deal with Canadian turnkey provider CryptoLogic to launch an online poker platform in the near future.
Absolute Poker fights DDOS attack
January 22, 2004 - Gambling911 this week reported more weekend Denial of Service extortion attacks on sportsbooks...and on a poker room.
Tribeca Tables at ICE
January 16, 2004 - Businessmen interested in the current wave of online poker popularity can see the latest software from an experienced provider at the upcoming ICE show in London between 27-29 January.
Pokerroom.com takes problem gambling seriously
January 16, 2004 - Poker Room.com's chief Patrick Selin takes problem gambling in the booming online poker sector, and his responsibilities as an operator seriously, unveiling new initiatives this week to deal with the problem.
World Poker Tour goes Hollywood
January 9, 2004 - Those creative poker publicity minds have been working overtime to produce new ideas for the World Poker Tour, and celebrities aplenty are in store for the next TV series.
Ladbrokes reports sharp rise in poker popularity
January 9, 2004 - UK press The Guardian reported this week on a Ladbrokes survey of the online poker phenomenon
Pokerpass launches...
January 2, 2004 - InfoPowa has previously reported the affairs of Mark Glusing's LegalPlay - formerly Poker.com Inc - and has flagged the (then) upcoming launch of the new Pokerpass.com site. This has now launched, but there is still no confirmation on the origin of the software, which we suspect is from a Swiss provider or indications of which European jurisdiction is licensing this new operation.