April 15, 2013
The A$50,000 buy-in World Series of Poker Asia Pacific High Roller event was won by German poker pro Philipp Gruissem over the weekend after an exciting heads up with Joseph Cheong. Gruissem’s bank balance will take a A$ 825,000 boost as a result of his triumph Sunday at Melbourne’s Crown Casino, increasing his career earnings […]
April 15, 2013
The Malta-based poker software developer B3W has reacted quickly to claims by online security company ReVuln that its software has some vulnerability Over the weekend a company spokesman told the IDG news service that work has already commenced on the root problem pointed out in a report released last week by Luigi Auriemma and Donato […]
April 15, 2013
Daniel Negreanu bested a field of 405 taking home the inaugural WSOP Asia-Pacific Main Event title, his fifth WSOP bracelet and a USD$1 081 750 prize after triumphing over Daniel Marton in heads-up play. This win brings Negreanu’s live winnings up to $17 471 425 ranking him close behind Erik Seidel on the all-time money […]
April 13, 2013
Chad Elie, one of the US online gambling payment processors who was jailed following federal enforcement actions on Black Friday (see previous reports) was in the news again Friday following his filing of litigation in a Nevada court against his former legal representative, well-known US lawyer Jeff Ifrah. The publication Forbes reports that Elie is […]
April 13, 2013
Online poker is proving to be something of a drag on overall revenues in the French gambling market, according to an assessment by the national regulator, ARJEL. Overall gambling GGR declined to Euro 188 million in Q1-2013 – down slightly from the Euro189 million recorded in Q1-2012. Numbers from the most recently completed quarter show […]
April 12, 2013
The Malta-based online security company ReVuln has claimed that several leading online poker sites need to attend to security vulnerabilities it has found in their systems following an independent probe. In an initiative that sounds suspiciously like a publicity move, the company has issued a free and mainly technical report on its findings at: http://revuln.com/files/ReVuln_Overview_Online_Poker_Security.pdf […]
April 12, 2013
Australian player Aaron Lim became the first Aussie to win a World Series of Poker bracelet on home ground this week, joining other top WSOP players amongst his countrymen like Joe Hachem, Andrew Hinrichson, Mark Vos, Gary Benson and Mel Judah. Lim bested 166 other entrants in the A$5,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em Six Max tournament […]
April 12, 2013
888.es launched an android app specific to Spanish players this week. The app is available for both smartphones and tablets and offers free and real-money play for customers on the move. A 888 statement said: “It’s great news that our Spanish fans can rely on this application for Android enabling them to play easily and […]
April 11, 2013
Two Merge Poker Network skins – Bulldog777 and GR88 – had players and affiliates guessing this week after announcing a ‘temporary’ closure that appeared to suggest a switch of network platform was imminent. The online casino and sports betting activities of these operators were also suspended. Yet after a ten day hiatus and exposure on […]
April 11, 2013
Poker fans who enjoyed the movie Rounders, starring Matt Damon, Edward Norton and John Turturro are in for a treat, with a sequel apparently in planning by Grantland Films. Bill Simmons, the ESPN’s sports pundit, reports that the film company has confirmed such a sequel is a definite possibility, with a repeat performance from the […]