February 26, 2014
Delaware Governor Jack Markell and Nevada counterpart Governor Brian Sandoval signed a multistate internet poker cooperative agreement today (Tuesday) in Wilmington, Delaware that will allow residents of both states to play across state lines. “We’re standing in a moment of history today. We hope (the deal) will serve as a model for multistate collaboration and […]
February 26, 2014
English professional poker player Neil Channing’s Black Belt Poker skin will close its virtual doors at midnight on February 28th. Channing said in a blog post on Black Belt Poker: “Sadly sometimes in life you just have to accept that things are not working and you need to move on. That time has come with […]
February 25, 2014
In a website post, Garden City Group said it will begin its first round of remission payments to U.S. Full Tilt players who have filed claims, had their petitions approved and their bank account information verified on Friday, 28 February 2014. In the days leading up to the payment date, petitioners will receive an e-mail […]
February 25, 2014
Canadian poker pro Matthew LaPossie scored his biggest payday yet over the weekend when he took down the World Poker Tour Fallsview Poker Classic at Niagara Falls. The young Canadian took home the CAD $363,197 first prize after surviving a field of 382 other hopefuls and starting the final table as low-stack man, facing Spiro […]
February 25, 2014
The world’s biggest online poker operator, Pokerstars, suffered an uncharacteristic setback in its attempt over the weekend to break the record for most online poker players simultaneously in action on its website. The weekend’s attempt on its own Guinness Word Record of 225,000 fell short by over 13,000 players on Sunday, when a nevertheless impressive […]
February 25, 2014
Pennsylvanian state Representative Mario Scavello made the headlines last week when he gave notice of his intent to introduce a state law criminalising players who use online poker and casino websites to gamble, but a Google Poll-powered study of 500 adult Pennsylvanians this week may give him pause for thought. Conducted by the independent poker […]
February 24, 2014
A Doncaster student emerged victorious over a field of 620 players in the 2014 Sky Poker UK Poker Championship (UKPC) Main Event which was held at the Dusk till Dawn poker club in Nottingham this past weekend. 20-year-old Alex Spencer, an accountancy and finance student at the University of York, took the title, the main […]
February 23, 2014
The much anticipated re-ignition of the California online poker legalisation debate took place late Friday with the introduction of two bills to the California State Legislature. Both were submitted as urgent bills, which mean that a two thirds majority vote in both the Assembly and the Senate will see them fast-tracked into law, with a […]
February 22, 2014
The eighth anniversary of Pokerstars’ popular Sunday Million online poker tournament series is to be marked by a massive investment by the Isle of Man-based company in a guaranteed prize pool of $8 million That means that the ultimate winner of the March 2 tournament will take home a minimum of $650,000 for a buy-in […]
February 22, 2014
It’s taking a little longer than expected, but Hero Poker could be firmly on the comeback trail, commencing open beta testing on its new Microgaming-powered client this week under Philippines licensing. The site is currently restricted to real-money action in Philippines currency only, but that will presumably be expanded as the enterprise moves toward full […]