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Karlskrona is beautifully situated on the south-east tip of Sweden, built upon 33 islands around the island of Trossφ in the Blekinge archipelago. A baroque city founded in 168 and inspired by Venice. Since its foundation by Carl XI in 168, when the Swedish Empire was a major territorial power within the Baltic region, Karlskrona has enjoyed over three centuries of uninterrupted naval history. Its southern location and freedom in large part from ice (as compared with the Stockholm archipel… Continue

If you want to know why pokerplayer from Sweden is so good - read this!! Sweden was, between 1611 and 1718, one of the great powers of Europe. In modern historiography this period is known as the Swedish Empire, or Stormaktstiden ("the era of great power"). At the conclusion of the Thirty Years' War, the Peace of Westphalia Congress in 1648 granted Sweden territories as war reparations. Sweden demanded Silesia, Pomerania (which had been in its possession for nearly twenty years), and a war i… Continue

68 percent of complaints to eCOGRA decided for the player in 27 London, 25 February 28 - Tex Rees, the Fair Gaming Advocate for player protection and standards body eCOGRA has released her report for 27, showing that the majority (68 percent) of legitimate complaints handled by her office were settled in favour of the player. eCOGRA oversees the online gambling activities of some 12 tier one online casinos and poker rooms owned by some of the biggest and most established operators on the Inte… Continue

If you haven't been to the PPA forum lately, you must stop by to discuss all that the PPA is doing, poker legislation, the presidential candidates' poker positions, the upcoming Congressional races, state issues, and other issues important to poker players. The forum has become very active over the past several months, but I have not been soo active as I ought to. I hope I'll find it to be a valuable resource in my and ours fight to advocate for our rights as poker players. Proud to play po… Continue