November 15, 2013
Fast-fold online poker in a heads up environment, a consistently strong demand from online poker fans, will be introduced next (December) month at Pokerstars, according to a twoplustwo forum post by the company’s rep this week. Pokerstars plans to introduce its popular Zoom fast-fold variant in a heads up format as an alternative to traditional […]
November 15, 2013
The New York “art gallery” illegal gambling ring takedown resulted in further confessions Thursday when defendant Vadim Trincher and his son Eugene entered guilty pleas regarding illegal gambling and participating in a racketeering conspiracy that allegedly processed tens of millions of dollars of wagering proceeds through banks in Russia, Cyprus and the United States. The […]
November 14, 2013
The Costa Rica-based Winning Poker Network has added another member this with week with the launch of Ya Poker.com, a skin which focuses on the Latin American region. “The Winning Poker Network has earned a reputation for providing online poker players in North America and Europe with better promotions, fast and feature-rich software, and more […]
November 14, 2013
MPN – formerly known as the Microgaming Poker Network – has introduced a new Achievements facility designed to reward players for completing a series of challenges within a game. It’s a new way for players to track and share their online poker accomplishments, a service made popular in the social gaming sphere. “Poker isn’t just […]
November 14, 2013
Gubernatorial negotiations on the possible sharing of the poker player pools of Nevada and Delaware have so far been “positive” according to a report in the Las Vegas Sun Newspaper Wednesday. Apparently Nevada governor Brian Sandoval and his Delaware counterpart Jack Markell have discussed possibilities, albeit with the caveat that nothing concrete is likely to […]
November 13, 2013
Rational Group, owner of PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker, have set up a global online appeal in support of the victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. The group encourages players to support the relief efforts by pledging donations using funds either held in their player accounts or otherwise through Helping Hands, Rational Group’s corporate […]
November 13, 2013
Hillel Nahmad (35), scion of a super-wealthy New York art dealer family and a defendant in a sensational local poker bust, pleaded guilty late Tuesday to a single federal gambling charge, part of a major racketeering indictment that also named several reputed Russian mobsters. U.S. and international media widely reported that Nahmad admitted to the […]
November 12, 2013
In an increasingly bitter dispute following its departure from the Revolution Poker Network, Lock Poker has reportedly filed three complaints with the Curacao Licensing Authority against Revolution owners IAA Services Ltd. Reporting on the complaints, the information site Gambling911 reveals that Lock Poker is now operating on a stand-alone basis, using software from the now […]
November 12, 2013
The distinctive World Poker Tour brand has set the theme for a new poker room launched by the Belgian land casino operator Grand Casino Viage. The new facility will host several major WPT tournaments over the forthcoming year, and also runs cash games and high stakes action in a prive VIP salon. The casino’s operations […]
November 12, 2013
A relatively unknown South African player, Daniel Brits, scored his first major tournament win against some formidable opponents to win the $3,300 buy-in World Poker Tour Emperors Palace Classic main event in Johannesburg Monday. Working his way through an entry field of 190 other players that generated a prize pool of $561,527, Brits survived a […]