February 7, 2013
The Microgaming Poker Network announced Thursday that online sportsbook and casino operator, 188BET, is now live on its network. The operator is expanding its presence online with the addition of poker to its product line-up, including fast-fold Blaze Poker and Anonymous Tables. 188BET integrated with Quickfire, powered by Microgaming, in September 2011. Impressed with Microgaming’s […]
February 7, 2013
A statement from Malta regulator the LGA earlier this week that the majority of the Everleaf poker network’s owed players have been paid has been hotly refuted on a number of websites, including Facebook, by a growing number of disgruntled players. One of the smaller networks, Everleaf barred US players last year following American enforcement […]
February 6, 2013
Pokerstars has put a toe in the social gaming waters on Facebook by introducing a Pokerstars.net free-play poker app. Still in restricted ‘existing players only’ beta mode, the Flash-powered app is an extension to the free-play dot.net site on the social media platform. The app includes experience points and escalating levels, challenges and achievements, leader […]
February 6, 2013
The much-anticipated US social gaming giant Zynga’s launch of real-money poker in the UK appears to be imminent, with the new enterprise’s website punting a start of “early 2013”. San Francisco-based Zynga has partnered with the European online gambling group Bwin.Party under the brand Zynga Plus and plans to introduce both casino and poker gambling […]
February 6, 2013
Ladbrokes has launched a social networking initiative on Facebook and Twitter titled the Ladbrokes Poker Social Series using the strapline “Ladbrokes Poker just wants to be liked”. Facebook fans and Twitter followers are encouraged to ‘Like” Ladbrokes’ official Facebook page or “follow” the official Ladbrokes Twitter Poker account to play in the Euro 75 000 […]
February 5, 2013
It’s little wonder that regulators in France, Italy and Spain have been talking about combining player pools in the interest of greater player liquidity (see previous reports) – recent regulator reports from France and Italy show that cash game poker revenues declined last year. French ring game revenues declined 13 percent to Euro 188 million […]
February 5, 2013
Few amateur poker players can afford the financial booms and busts that are part of everyday life for professionals like Gus ‘The Great Dane’ Hansen and Viktor ‘Isildur1’ Blom, but they now have an opportunity to mix it up with these pros on the low roller virtual tables at Full Tilt Poker. The two pros […]
February 5, 2013
Amid all the excitement of the big money events at this year’s Aussie Millions in Melbourne it was easy to miss small gems of interest value at the tables, and one of those was Anthony Hachem, son of former World Series of Poker champion and respected international star Joe Hachem. Hachem the younger scored a […]
February 5, 2013
Fresh Deck Poker, a free mobile and social gaming app developed by Idle Gaming, has been ranked third in the Facebook popularity poll after only a month in operation. The game is also #1 on the iTunes App Store in the categories Games/Casino and Games/Card, and #13 for All Free Apps. The operator is boosting […]
February 4, 2013
It’s taken eight days of highly competitive poker exacerbated by delays due to television union rules (see earlier reports) but on Sunday the honours, the A$1.6 million first prize, a new Chrysler 300C, a A$40,000 LK jewellery bracelet and the 2013 Aussie Millions main event trophy went to Malaysian pro Mervin Chan (29). The day […]