February 18, 2013
Britain’s Dusk Till Dawn poker club will move its online operation to the iPoker Network as a result of a three-year agreement signed with Genting Alderney. Britain’s Dusk Till Dawn poker club will move its online operation to the iPoker Network as a result of a three-year agreement signed with Genting Alderney. Under the terms […]
February 18, 2013
The MPN (formerly known as the Microgaming Poker Network) Bad Beat Jackpot stands at its highest value and is reportedly the second largest in online poker history at over Euro 793 000 which equates to a minimum payday of Euro 262 500 to the player whose hand is cracked. Additionally, from March 19, the Bad […]
February 18, 2013
Brit poker pro Marcus Bebb-Jones (49), who was due to go on trial in April this year, has now struck a deal with prosecutors in the United States, the Express and Star newspaper reports. Brit poker pro Marcus Bebb-Jones (49), who was due to go on trial in April this year (see previous reports), has […]
February 16, 2013
Åland Penningautomatförening (Paf), the Finnish online gambling operator, is to exit the Spanish online poker sector by February 25, the company has confirmed, saying it will close its internet poker room on the Ongame network. Company spokesmen have emphasised that the shutdown applies only to online poker; Paf will continue to offer Spanish online punters […]
February 16, 2013
Players and affiliates of Pokerkings.com, an online poker operator on the International Poker Network powered by Boss Media received notifications this week that the site was closing on February 28. Players were urged to clear their accounts before the shut down; those who do not will receive their account balances via the last transaction method […]
February 15, 2013
The 44th edition of the World Series of Poker for 2013 will again be held in Las Vegas, beginning May 29 at its traditional venue, the Rio Hotel and Casino, the organisers announced Thursday. This year the world of poker’s biggest live tournament will last for 49 days and offer 62 winners’ bracelets….and loads of […]
February 15, 2013
According to exchanges between a Lock Poker representative and poker players on the twoplustwo poker information site, the Revolution network where Lock is the dominant skin has allowed it to segregate its higher stakes games from the rest of the network. Lock Poker spokesman Shane Bridges confirmed several days after implementation that: “We have partitioned […]
February 15, 2013
Closer examination of the newly introduced AB114 legislation in the Nevada Legislature has revealed that it is not just looking to remove federal restrictions on the state’s online poker ambitions, or seeking merely to give the governor permission to negotiate interstate compacts. Earlier this week it became apparent that Assemblyman William Horne has also proposed […]
February 15, 2013
Online poker giant PokerStars will celebrate its seven years of the Sunday Million by running a $7 000 000 guaranteed Sunday Million Tournament on March 3, 2013 that will see a minimum payout of $1 000 000 to the winner. Players can buy in to the Sunday Million for $215 under Tourney > Special in […]
February 14, 2013
A land-based deal between the Pokerstars online poker operator and Spain’s Casino Gran Madrid (see previous reports) came to fruition this week with the official opening of a new 200-table facility in Madrid under the Pokerstars LIVE brand. This is the fourth land-targeted venture by the online poker giant, following agreements with Gran Waldo, Macau; […]