March 28, 2013
Poker player Curtis Woodward and his associates are now ready to launch their attack on tough Washington state anti-online gambling laws following the return of their initial proposal from the official Code Reviser. Two voter proposals were submitted to the Code Reviser, seeking language approval for measures designed to either overthrow anti-online poker laws and […]
March 28, 2013
PartyPoker has announced the dates for its 2013 edition of the popular Party Poker Pokerfest, which will take place April 21 to May 5 and this year will feature 64 mostly Hold’Em events with guaranteed prize pools. The third outing for Pokerfest offers buy-ins that will meet a wide range of player budgets, from just […]
March 28, 2013
Two more operators served notice to players that they were on the way out this week. Fortune Poker, an enterprise operated by Malta-based Casidio Limited on GTech’s International Poker Network informed players that it will close on April 1st. The notification reads: “Over the past 9 years, we have been very grateful to service you […]
March 28, 2013
Gutshot Poker, an online poker company that has seen more than its fair share of trials and tribulations on the Merge Poker Network, (see previous reports) has a new owner following its acquisition by the Betsnetwork Group. The change of ownership has been accompanied by a switch to the US-facing Revolution Poker Network, which has […]
March 28, 2013
The in-house creative studio at Pokerstars has developed a new advert for Spanish television that leverages the big brand name of international tennis star and sometime poker player Rafa Nadal. The production features Nadal competing online via iPad and from his bathtub, playing Lucia Arroyo, an ordinary grinder playing from what appears to be a […]
March 28, 2013
The 888 group has extended its already strong business ties with Caesars Entertainment in a new agreement that will see 888Poker become the primary sponsor of live stream coverage on the upcoming 2013 WSOP Asia Pacific and WSOP tournaments. The live streaming will be shown at www.888poker.tv, www.wsop.com, and on the website of second sponsor […]
March 27, 2013
It’s been awhile since international poker ace Phil Hellmuth made one of his spectacular fancy dress entrances at a major tournament, but he remedied that this week at the second entry day for the WPT Venice Grand Prix. Unfortunately, it was followed by elimination on the same day for the high profile grand-stander. Hellmuth travelled […]
March 27, 2013
The Poker Players Alliance action group weighed in on the New Jersey debate surrounding the prospect of a Pokerstars takeover of the ailing Atlantic Club land casino this week by publishing the results of a survey conducted among its members. The publication New Jersey Online reports that the survey showed strong support for the move […]
March 26, 2013
The new BetVictor Poker Bad Beat Jackpot, re-launched on March 19, has been won three times in just four days the company reports. On March 19 the Jackpot was triggered at Euro 924,727.51 at a Euro .25/ Euro .50 cent table to which the winner of the bad beat was eligible for an impressive Euro […]
March 26, 2013
Neo Poker Laboratory has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) which is currently providing interest and entertainment to growing numbers of online poker fans who fancy their chances against a virtual opponent. The company stresses that it is aware of the bad rep bots have with internet poker operators, and has no intention of using or […]