September 5, 2012
Internet gambling software provider GTechG2 has come up with a novel idea to catch the attention of potential clients at the upcoming G2E show – the company plans to run a poker tournament with one of its free-to-play online gambling systems as the prize. With the future of online gaming in the US set to […]
September 4, 2012
The recent publication of Nevada’s rigorous requirements regarding the use of trust funds to segregate poker player deposits and accounts from operator funds has highlighted once again the importance of this player-safety measure, and with the recent debacles at Full Tilt, Purple Lounge and 5050 Poker still fresh in the memory the US state’s insistence […]
September 4, 2012
The latest edition of the 2012 Pokerstars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) is off to a great start this week, with reports that over 20,000 players bought in to the two events on the first day. With interest buoyed by blogs, news reports and radio updates the championship will be extensively covered over the […]
September 4, 2012
Would be thespian and poker pro Sam Razavi from Britain took down the 2012 Pokerstars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour Melbourne main event Monday, besting a field of 256 other players to claim the first prize of $326,125, the title and the trophy. The field distilled to a final table that comprised Razavi and Keith Walker, […]
September 4, 2012
Playtech’s much anticipated split of its iPoker network into two tiers is now in position, with the major sites comprising the top tier identified as William Hill, bet365, Paddy Power, Poker 770 and Titan Poker. These five major poker rooms have all met the required network criteria and will generate substantially more traffic, fulfilling iPoker’s […]
September 4, 2012
The UK-based 3D online poker room PKR.com has launched its latest Version 2.08 software upgrade with an innovative and entertaining feature – it allows players to order in-game drinks for themselves and their friends in exchange for PKR points. The addition incorporates remarkably real sound effects that include the clink of ice cubes in the […]
September 4, 2012
Online gambling software developer and turnkey provider B3W’s new marketing website contains some interesting nuggets of information that includes the progress of its Pokerpack network launched earlier this year, a new white label service and the introduction of an automated sportsbook product. Since launching at the ICE show in January this year, Pokerpack has attracted […]
September 3, 2012
The world’s top Olympian swimming champ, Michael Phelps, again displayed his talents at the poker table this week by winning $100,000 playing Texas Hold’em at Caesars in Las Vegas. Phelps was in the gambling city with friends after a holiday break in the Maldives, the entertainment publication TMZ.com reported, publishing pictures of Phelps playing and […]
September 1, 2012
Stanley Choi scored a remarkable coup this week, earning the US$ 6,465,560 first-place prize in his first big live tournament win after just a day’s action. The US$ 260,000 buy-in Macau High Stakes Challenge at StarWorld Hotel’s Poker King Club attracted 73 players and including re-buys generated a prize pool worth US$ 23,511,128, ensuring that […]
September 1, 2012
The publication of Bwin.Party digital entertainment’s half yearly results Friday (see previous report) also revealed some interesting nuggets of information on the company’s plans for its under-performing poker operation. Joint chief executives Norbert Teufelberger and Jim Ryan gave notice that they are determined to make Party Poker fly, saying: “Poker is a key area of […]