March 28, 2012
Late Tuesday the news emerged that John Campos, a defendant in the Department of Justice’s Black Friday enforcement actions against online poker operators and their e-processors, has joined the list of those pleading guilty in plea bargain deals with the authorities. In folding his cards rather than contesting the action in court, Campos gave the […]
March 28, 2012
Online and land poker ace Phil Gordon – who has a computer science background as well as being a formidable high stakes player – is looking for investors for his Jawfish project, a new online social gaming tournament platform, according to the publication Geek Wire. Gordon?s new company, Washington state-based company Jawfish Games, recently landed […]
March 27, 2012
Chad Elie (32), a former e-cash processor caught up in the Black Friday indictments against online poker sites unexpectedly folded his cards Monday, pleading guilty in a New York court prior to appearing on April 9, where he was expected to put up a spirited defence. The recent news that erstwhile Australian e-processor Daniel Tzvetkoff […]
March 27, 2012
Pokerstars execs will be delighted with the performance of the company’s inaugural MicroMillions Series, which concluded Sunday after a 10-day run and pulled in an extraordinary 54,065 pokerheads in the $22 buy-in main event, which carried a $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool. After 14 harrowing hours Czech Republic online player “Zabaleta1” emerged the winner, although as […]
March 27, 2012
The latest weekly report from the independent online poker monitor Pokerscout shows an overall decline in traffic – albeit only 1.8 percent this week – for the seventh consecutive week. Once again, sites with declining traffic outnumbered those making gains by eight to two. Adding a brighter note – at least for Pokerstars – was […]
March 27, 2012
The operator of a new online poker site on the Everleaf Poker Network, branded Circle Line Poker.com has a Malta licence but appears to be more than a little coy about disclosing its ownership. Managed by one Michelle McKay, the new site is targeted on European poker players and offers a full range of facilities […]
March 27, 2012
The Microgaming Poker Network?s Bad Beat Jackpot has been hit following weeks of rapid growth that has culminated in six lucky players winning a total of Euro 439,289.83. The Bad Beat Jackpot was hit Monday 19th March when a Nordic Bet player from Denmark, nicknamed Gaboork_jai, lost with Four of a Kind Aces to a […]
March 27, 2012
Peter Dean CBE, a former chairman of the British Gambling Commission engaged by the Alderney Gaming Control Commission to study and assess its much criticised actions in the Full Tilt Poker debacle (see previous reports) published his independent report on the affair Tuesday. The full report can he read here: http://www.gamblingcontrol.org/userfiles/file/FTP%20Report%2026%20March%202012.pdf and involved interviews with […]
March 27, 2012
Party Poker.com has announced the return of its popular online poker festival ? Pokerfest, and it?s putting some big money into the upcoming edition. The company is investing $3.5 million in guaranteed prize pools, and there will be 47 different events starting on 22nd April and running through 6th May 2012. Party Poker has improved […]
March 26, 2012
The Pokerstars blog has given advance information on the structure of the 2012 PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker, detailing a program that runs from May 6 to May 20 and features 38 events embracing most variants of the game. Each event is available with high, medium and low buy-in ranges to make up a […]