Former Absolute Poker exec departs Amaya Gaming

November 10, 2013

Speculation that Leggett’s exit motivated by desire to remove possible obstacles to licensing in New Jersey. Paul Leggett, the former Tokwiro group chief operating officer who joined Amaya Gaming as head of online gambling earlier this year, has reportedly left the company in an amicable arrangement. The usually reliable US Poker information website claims to […]

Fifth online poker operator joins Equity Network

November 9, 2013

Clive Archer’s new Equity Poker Network signed up its fifth operator this week (see previous reports) in Heritage Sports.eu. Known historically for their perks, promotions, and creative incentives that traditional bookmakers typically don’t offer, as part of EPN, Heritage Sports can configure their own tournaments and promotions, and create incentives for players with little interference […]

More companies gear up for New Jersey online gambling

November 8, 2013

Two more new websites have gone up in preparation for the opening of the intrastate New Jersey online gambling market later this month. Ultimate Gaming, the parent group for Nevada’s first legal online poker site Ultimate Poker.com, has launched ucasino.com and is busy registering players for a software package of online casino and poker action […]

Ultimate Gaming leverages its other assets to promote poker

November 8, 2013

Ultimate Gaming, parent company of Nevada’s first legal online poker site Ultimate Poker.com, is leveraging its other assets to promote the online poker enterprise. The company is to celebrate the 20th anniversary of its popular Ultimate Fighting Championship business, involving its new online poker enterprise to the benefit of both operations. The company plans a […]

Two more online poker sites for Equity Network

November 8, 2013

The new Equity Poker Network has signed up another two online poker sites in Asian operator PokerHiro and GearPoker. PokerHiro will provide its players with a gateway to EPN’s online poker ring games, sit n goes, and scheduled tournaments from Friday, November 8th, coinciding with the confirmed launch date of full real-money gaming options across […]

Win Cake Poker launches fast fold action

November 8, 2013

Win Cake Poker, an online poker site on the Revolution network that changed its branding from Cake Poker in August this year (see previous report) has launched the popular Fast Fold poker variant. Fast Fold is a quick way to play poker. When a player folds in a Fast Fold ring game he or she […]

Partypoker international TV campaign

November 7, 2013

Berlin-based agency DDB Tribal has created an international TV campaign for Bwin’s Party Poker platform using the strapline “The Game Is Changing”. The TV ad shows city streets teeming with people from a varied demographic, converging at an intersection as playing cards rain down from above.  The ad is accompanied by a voice-over that talks […]

Ryan Riess wins the 2013 WSOP main event

November 6, 2013

The crowds were back at the Rio theatre Tuesday to see the final confrontation in this year’s World Series of Poker main event as 23-year-old poker pro Ryan Riess and amateur player and night club promoter Jay Farber (29) returned to decide this year’s big winner. There was plenty of Las Vegas razzmatazz and showmanship, […]

Online poker only for California

November 6, 2013

In an interview with the poker information site Online Poker Report this week, Richard Schuetz, head of the California Gambling Control Commission, discussed the future of online gambling in the populous state of California, stressing that tribal bricks-and-mortar casino operator “cannibalisation” fears may ensure that only online poker will be legalised. Three online poker legalisation […]

Farber and Riess in WSOP Main Event heads up

November 5, 2013

The World Series of Poker Main Event hasn’t disappointed in terms of fast play and thrilling action as contenders were eliminated in short succession, leaving amateur Jay Farber and 23-year-old Ryan Riess the last two standing. When play resumes on Tuesday, November 5 at 18:00 Pacific Standard Time, Farber and Riess will go heads up […]