February 21, 2014
The International Poker Network started by Boss Media a decade ago will soon be closing as part of the GTech group’s strategy to focus on regulated markets, using the software for clients in often ring-fenced dedicated environments. Many of the industry’s top brands have been members of IPN at one stage or another in their […]
February 20, 2014
PartyPokerNJ.com marketers in New Jersey were quick off the mark this week as news broke that up to $82 million in Full Tilt Poker reimbursements is about to reach 30,000 US poker fans. The site is to offer special bonuses on deposits made from FTP remissions. The poker information site Pokerfuse reported that players who […]
February 19, 2014
Unibet launched its stand-alone poker product targeted at recreational players Wednesday. Estonian based supplier Relax Gaming developed the software exclusively for the Unibet and Maria brands which saw the company move from the MPN (formerly known as Microgaming Poker Network) to a standalone poker product. “The environment in the online poker industry has changed over […]
February 19, 2014
A new MPN Poker Tour (MPNPT) will kick-off in London at the end of May. During its inaugural year, the MPNPT will visit several locations across Europe, including London, Malta and Tallinn, focusing on building a community among MPN players and operators. Every festival will consist of a deep-stacked, slow-structured Euro 550 Main Event, plus […]
February 19, 2014
Bulgaria’s online gambling regulator, the State Commission on Gambling (SCG), has added “REAL Spain” Ltd., Tazhbizh, Malta to its roster of approved licencees utilising the domain Pokerstars.bg. The licence authorises PokerStars to offer online poker and casino games to the Bulgarian market and is the third licence to be awarded by the regulator. Eurofootball Malta […]
February 19, 2014
The popular French online poker enterprise Winamax is gearing up for its one billionth hand, joining a select few companies to have achieved the milestone. The company has set aside Euro 100,000 to promote the achievement, and will be awarding special jackpots at every 100,000 hands leading up to the big deal, commencing at hand […]
February 19, 2014
The Garden City Group – the independent financial administration company selected by the US Department of Justice to dish out legitimate Full Tilt Poker payments – has announced that the first tranche of pay-outs will involve $82 million dollars and will go to 30,000 former Full Tilt players who have no dispute with the amount […]
February 19, 2014
The sole tribal gambling groups showing any real interest in Universal Entertainment Group’s online gambling proposal Poker Tribes.com have backed away from the project amid internal power struggles and financial questions regarding the $9.4 million already paid over to UEG. The Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma have decided to forego participation in the free-to-play […]
February 19, 2014
Bwin.Party subsidiaries PartyPoker and World Poker Tour, along with their online partners, are laying out big money to create exciting live poker tournament prize pools that will appeal to a wide range of players. PartyPoker’s Pokerfest has seen an investment of a million dollars in guaranteeing a tasty prize pool in the 67 event fest, […]
February 19, 2014
The UK fantasy sports and social gaming provider PickLive has announced the launch of what it claims is a unique poker room- style fantasy Champions League game in partnership with the Telegraph Media Group. The deal will allow the Telegraph to offer its current 200,000 fantasy players the opportunity to play for a four-figure cash […]