Two of the largest companies in the online gambling business, PartyGaming and Bwin Interactive Entertainment, announced plans to merge. The two companies combined brought in $893 million in 2009. They also operate in different sectors of the market, with PartyGaming focusing on poker and casino games while Bwin focuses on sports betting. With news that the US may regulate Internet gambling very soon, PartyGaming announced plans to acquire Bwin Interactive Entertainment. The merger of the two company's creates the largest publicly traded online gambling company in the world. A company that big and with that much clout, would certainly be taken seriously should the US look to license gaming company's.

Leo Margets was the last woman standing in the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event, but a year after that amazing run (she placed 27th) in 2010 she busted at Day 2. “I was very sad to be left because I was looking forward to a big comeback, but ultimately it’s better to bust in Day 2 than in the bubble” stated the Spanish poker player who first picked up poker four years ago when her boyfriend introduced her to the game: “It was completely weird. I was out on a first date, and at the time I didn’t know anything about cards. I invited him for a drink and he declined because he had a poker game. I was intrigued – what was this poker thing that was more important than a date? So I asked him if I could come along and see. This relationship really got me into poker; he was a great teacher and really helped me understand what poker is about. I got crazy about poker and started playing lots online, and the rest is history”.

A big step towards the overturn the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) has been taken in the United States yesterday. The House Financial Services Committee, chaired by Barney Frank approved a bill that will license and regulate online gambling. It was not the first time the Committee voted on the bill, as previous attempts began in 2008 with mixed success.

Worishofer shoes have always been considered anything but cool. Now, however, that kind of footwear is making a comeback in a big way, and the trend is affecting the gambling community as much as any. Celebrities started to wear the comfortable shoes, as have poker players who spend long periods of time at the tables. "Sometimes I have to spend upwards of ten hours at the table in one sitting. The past couple of months, I have started wearing the Worishofer's to my tournaments, and not only are they comfortable, but they have brought me good luck” told Jenny "The Trick" Weltman.