August 6, 2013
Working well ahead of the kick off date, Melbourne’s Crown Casino announced Tuesday the dates and schedule for the hugely popular Aussie Millions poker tournament, which will start on January 23 next year and run through to February 10. The 2014 edition will as usual feature a selection of different game styles and buy-ins on […]
August 5, 2013
The 2006-launched inaugural website of the Cake Network, Cake Poker.eu has become Win Cake.com in a rebrand that will see an expansion of its offering. The Curacao-licenced website will offer poker and casino gaming options across both Mac and PC platforms with sportsbetting and live betting options to be added in the near future.
August 4, 2013
The keen-eyed spotters at online poker information site 4Flush have picked up a brand-change at Cake Poker, where poker players will now find themselves re-routed to a new and rather ordinary and uninspiring website at WinCake.com. The switch coincides with a download software upgrade, but little else has changed, and there has been no apparent […]
August 3, 2013
The much-rumoured sale of Jamie Gold’s 2006 World Series of Poker main event winner’s bracelet – the biggest main event recorded – was sold at a Heritage Auctions sale to an anonymous buyer for $65,725 this week…all without Gold’s approval The bracelet, which is crafted from 120g of white gold and contains seven carats of […]
August 2, 2013
Following hard on the heels of the highly successful Micro Millions online poker tournament run by sister company Pokerstars (see previous reports), this week sees the launch of the 23rd edition of the Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) Kicking off on Sunday, the tournament runs through to August 18th and features 39 events, offering […]
August 2, 2013
Barely a month after a Euro 38 million takeover by Playtech (see previous reports), Dominik Kofert’s Etruvian group, comprising PokerStrategy, CasinoCheck and Tradimo, was reportedly in crisis this week. Founder Kofert has apparently sold his shares in Etruvian to partner and the group’s financial chief, Enrique Guzman, precipitating the departure of key managers – allegedly […]
August 2, 2013
Nevada’s next licensed online poker room to launch could be Caesar’s WSOP.com in collaboration with 888… or South Point’s self-developed operation Real Gaming.com, which this week started encouraging players to register as a precursor to a launch, although like rival Caesars, the operation has yet to release a specific date. Land casino South Point has […]
August 2, 2013
Amid a growing clamour for the delays to stop and the payments begin, the independent payments administrator Garden City Group gave owed Full Tilt Poker players renewed hope this week with an announcement that payments would commence “shortly.” Garden City was appointed by the US Justice Department to disburse the multi-millions paid to it by […]
August 2, 2013
World Series of Poker officials are to augment the brand’s European tournament with the addition of a ladies bracelet event, director Ty Stewart announced Thursday. The World Series of Poker Europe has shown steady growth in popularity since it was launched in 2007, and the time is right for such an addition, Stewart said. “We […]
August 2, 2013
In just three months, Nevada’s first and so far only licensed online poker room – Ultimate Poker.com – has recorded a milestone of 10 million hands dealt. The milestone moment occurred Thursday on a 25-cent / 50-cent NLHE table, with the winner of the pot – “SteveKelly” – scoring $6.85 with an ace high during […]