July 26, 2013
Japanese poker ace and well-known live tournament player Masaaki Kagawa (50) is reportedly facing charges of running an illegal operation that combined spam, Android malware, and a fake dating website to scam victims out of $3.9 million, according to the publication Ars Technica, quoting a Symantec report. The Web security company collaborated with investigators from […]
July 26, 2013
A growing number of marketing affiliate sites are joining a blacklisting move against UK 3D online poker operator PKR, alleging that unilateral changes to the company’s affiliate terms and conditions are prejudicial to affiliates. Among the changes that have affiliates upset are: * Defining a dormant account as any account which for a period of […]
July 25, 2013
Former ChiliPoker and Winamax founder and French Internet entrepreneur extraordinaire Alexandre Dreyfus has added another acquisition to his new Global Poker Index venture, announcing Tuesday the purchase of The Hendon Mob Limited in the United Kingdom. The consideration paid for the company has not been disclosed. Dreyfus says that the Hendon Mob website is widely […]
July 25, 2013
The 4th Annual “Take ‘Em To School” charity poker tournament took place in New York City on Tuesday night, pulling in major Wall Street financial wizards, sports and other celebs and poker professionals. Familiar World Series of Poker names like billionaire businessman David Einhorn were joined by poker professionals Olivier Busquet, former Wall Street trader […]
July 19, 2013
The online poker collaboration between Finnish gambling monopoly Alands Penningautomatforening (PAF) and Microgaming’s MPN internet poker network has resulted in a more recreational player-friendly approach designed to ease novice players into the game. The company said in a press statement this week that the partnership will premiere a new online poker offering that features a […]
July 19, 2013
The World Poker Tour has big plans for a new live tournament that will be televised on Fox Sports next year. Titled “Alpha8” the new offering will be a high roller affair broadcast internationally, with several $100,000 buy-in events. Florida will see the first outing of Alpha8 on August 26 at the Seminole Hard Rock […]
July 18, 2013
The Winning Poker Network’s (formerly Yatahay) major poker client update has been met with a positive response. Improvements include: a totally re-designed lobby; the introduction of cash game filters; new card decks allowing users to easily identify holdings at a glance; a new replayer engine; and re-designed tables, layout and the implementation of animations. Michael […]
July 17, 2013
Insider leaks earlier this week that Full Tilt Poker is to expand its offering with the addition of online casino gambling (see previous report) have been confirmed by FTP owners The Rational Group. In a company statement Tuesday the company commented: “The Rational Group intends to expand our product offering to include casino style games […]
July 17, 2013
In a sequel to 2011’s Black Friday online poker company shut downs (see previous reports) it appears from newly filed court documentation that the United States Attorney’s Office, represented by Preet Bharara and The Absolute Poker Group represented by legal counsel Jerry D. Bernstein have come to an agreement that will come into force with […]
July 17, 2013
With Ultimate Gaming’s Nevada online poker site attracting a growing number of players, and the recent news that CIE’s offering WSOP.com will probably be launching in October (see previous reports), there are now indications that a third Nevada online poker licensee is closing in on a launch date. The Las Vegas-based South Point Hotel Casino […]