Gutshot goes speed poker with Instadeal

May 22, 2012

Just days after announcing its move to the Enet and Merge Networks, Gutshot Poker and its new Dutch acquisition Pokerhuis have announced speed poker operations on Per Hildebrand’s Instadeal network. On April 16, Gutshot chief exec Barry Martin announced that his company had moved from iPoker to the Enet and Merge networks and would consider […]

A memorable SCOOP for Deeb

May 21, 2012

US online poker pro Shaun Deeb, who reportedly plays from Mexico following the Black Friday debacle in his homeland, has reason to be on top of the world this week after clinching his fourth win in the 2012 Pokerstars Spring Championship of Online Poker. The young American has scored 4 wins on eight final tables […]

Tapies WEmbley poker spectacular postponed

May 20, 2012

Still recovering from its abandonment of the Full Tilt Poker acquisition deal (see previous reports), Groupe Bernard Tapie has announced the postponement of its ambitious International Stadium Poker Tour Wembley project until end May next year. Originally planned for the new Wembley stadium near London towards the end of this year (see previous reports) the […]

Two more video poker games from World Match

May 18, 2012

Online gambling software and games developer World Match maintained its ambitious monthly games release program this week by launching two new single hand video poker products: Super Las Vegas and The Saloon. The theme for Super Las Vegas is pretty obviously that gambling city and its bright lights, whilst The Saloon is clearly inspired by […]

Merge Poker Network flagship to launch new software

May 18, 2012

Merge Poker Network flagship site Carbon Poker has announced that it will be launching the new version 6.0 software on June 1st, giving players new and improved facilities. Among the enhancements is a new filter that enables players to manipulate the games list to individual preferences. The first is a quick ‘selector’ style filtering which […]

Gutshot leaves iPoker Network

May 17, 2012

Cura?ao-licenced poker room Gutshot.com has migrated from the iPoker Network to Merge Gaming and Italian-focused network ENet following the news that iPoker had splitting out the larger poker brands from the rest of the skins under consideration, reports poker information site PokerFuse. The company’s recently acquired Dutch-facing poker room pokerhuis.com has also made the network […]

Microgaminglaunches Blaze Poker

May 17, 2012

Following the Stan James plc announcement earlier this week that it is introducing speed poker through a new Microgaming product branded Blaze Poker (see previous report), Microgaming has released more information on the product, which it formally launched Thursday. The innovative features of Blaze Poker will allow poker players to join a ?pool? rather than […]

Gala Poker switches to Playtech’s iPoker network

May 16, 2012

Gala Poker, part of the British Gala Coral group recently acquired by the Rank Group has departed the Ongame Poker Network and joined Playtech’s iPoker equivalent. The move strengthens Playtech’s relationship with the British company, formed when Gala’s Italian venture Eurobet.it entered the Italian market on Playtech’s dedicated Italian network. iPoker has emerged as the […]

Titan Poker confirms interest in Spanish market

May 16, 2012

Earlier this week, Titan Poker announced that it was banning new Spanish player deposits, and a company spokesman has now explained why. Posting on the Poker Affiliate Solutions forum, the spokesman revealed that the decision was in preparation for the company’s application for a Spanish online gambling licence. Titan has also confirmed that it has […]

Now StanJames plans to offer speed poker

May 16, 2012

Microgaming’s entry into the phenomenally popular speed poker market invented by Full Tilt Poker with its Rush Poker innovation is apparently being spearheaded by the internet poker wing of Gibraltar-based online bookie Stan James plc, which plans to launch the genre soon. Branded Blaze Poker, the product will be competing with Pokerstars’ Zoom product, which […]