July 23, 2012
Among the flurry of legal motions seeking the dismissal of the US government’s civil case against Black Friday defendants last week (see previous reports) was one by Pokerstars; the riposte by the Department of Justice makes for interesting reading…and does little to suggest the relationship between the warring entities is cordial. In their response, the […]
July 23, 2012
The IGT Network has reportedly blocked players resident in an additional twenty countries from playing on its site in a push to adhere to newly regulated jurisdictions where it does not hold the requisite licencing. According to online poker portal PokerFuse, those excluded countries now include players from Australia, Spain, Belgium and Cyprus.
July 21, 2012
Prosecutions launched by Maryland enforcement agencies in mid-2011 against Darren Wright who headed up the now defunct online gambling operation BetED.com have reportedly culminated in a two-year probationary sentence handed down by Maryland District Court Judge Catherine C. Blake earlier this week. Wright, who pleaded guilty to conducting an illegal gambling business, was initially indicted […]
July 19, 2012
Arguably the most popular innovation in the evolution of internet poker, fast-fold poker is about to appear on dedicated Italian online poker sites following the publication Wednesday of guidelines by regulator AAMS. The Gaming Lawyer blog reported the development, advising that players will be able to join a maximum simultaneous player pool of 5,000, with […]
July 19, 2012
5050Poker, the latest Malta-licensed online poker room to go to the liquidators owing players (see previous reports), has been delisted from the Swedish Nasdaq First North exchange. The company issued a statement Tuesday confirming that its last day of trading would be this Friday, July 20. Players on the site, which operated on the Entraction […]
July 19, 2012
From Thursday 19 July German residents using the Pokerstars facilities will be migrated to the company’s .eu website – probably as a precautionary measure in view of changes to German law and the gambling treaty. Players have been advised that the impact of the migration on players will be minimal; they will retain their existing […]
July 19, 2012
According to High Stakes DB.com, Finnish online poker ace Ilari Sahamies has been crushing the opposition on the high stakes virtual tables at Pokerstars. Sahamies started out on his heater over the weekend, hammering opposition on the $200/$400 Pot Limit Omaha tables and ending a session of just under 600 hands with $500,000 profit. The […]
July 19, 2012
Rounders Row online poker room has departed the embattled Everleaf network and found a new home with Poker Pros Network, owned by CMK Interactive Systems S.A. out of Costa Rica. “We are pleased to announce that we are joining the Poker Pros Network,” said Rounders Row spokesman Zane Smith. “PPN’s low rake schedule and speedy […]
July 19, 2012
In a statement Thursday the French online poker rooms Mypok and PokerXtrem announced that they have, with the authority of the French regulator ARJEL, agreed to merge under the Mypok brand, effective July 31st. The rationale for the merge is to create greater player liquidity and present a more competitive commercial offering to players. In […]
July 18, 2012
A recent software update by Party Poker which has removed without pre-announcement access to high stakes NLHE and PLO cash games has generated a lively discussion titled “Party Poker Removes 10/20NL+ Games” on the popular message board twoplustwo. The online poker company claims the move was in the best interests of players and is designed […]