December 8, 2011
Effective January 2 2012, the popular poker show High Stakes Poker is to be dropped from the GSN schedule, according to a report this week at buzzerblog.com. Apparently declining audience ratings have prompted the network decision to axe the show, which first aired in 2006 and quickly became a favourite of US poker fans. Top […]
December 8, 2011
Playtech’s iPoker network appears to have a winning formula in its iPops series, reporting that over 60,000 poker enthusiasts from around the world participated in the network’s recent $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prizes Tournament Series. iPOPS offered players the chance to win massive cash prizes at four online tournaments for exceptionally low buy-ins starting from just 10c […]
December 7, 2011
The ongoing row on the ability of an online poker data mining outfit to hack Bodog Poker’s new player privacy software (see previous report) has resulted in a somewhat belated response from the company containing a surprising “shoot the messenger” element. Attacking HHSmithy, which exposed the flaw, the poker provider closed the accounts of those […]
December 7, 2011
With the festive season holidays almost upon the industry, Nevada regulators have at least two more meetings scheduled in December as they push forward with finalising regulations for intrastate online poker. The well-connected poker information site CardPlayer reports that this week the state Gaming Control Board will gather in Carson City to consider a new […]
December 7, 2011
One of the more serious concerns of states contemplating the legalisation of online poker is whether it will have an adverse impact on the revenues of state lotteries, and this was addressed this week by the legalisation advocacy group Fair Play USA. The group commissioned the independent and widely respected Christiansen Capital Advisors, LLC to […]
December 7, 2011
The Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC) has launched an independent, external review into its own conduct and actions in the Full Tilt Poker debacle, presumably to restore industry confidence following harsh criticism over the way the authority handled the case. The review will cover the regulatory body’s actions and processes leading up to the suspension, […]
December 7, 2011
The often controversial chairman of US land gambling group Las Vegas Sands, Sheldon Adelson, has apparently broken ranks with the other members of the American Gaming Association in opposing efforts to legalise online poker in the United States. The development was reported in the Las Vegas Sun Tuesday by Jon Ralston, who quoted a reliable […]
December 6, 2011
Bodog Poker’s intention in removing user names of players on its new software was to make the environment more “fish-friendly” at the expense of the data mining software developers and expert players, but it may have backfired. Within days of the launch of the new software hacks were being announced on Youtube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctd9SJz_igw&feature=youtu.be and […]
December 6, 2011
The largest online poker provider in the world, Pokerstars, has launched a new corporate blog to keep interested parties up to date at: http://www.pokerstarsblog.com/2011/corporate-blog-how-pokerstars-protects-p-089060.html The first edition advises readers: “Welcome to the PokerStars corporate blog. Here you’ll find regular updates, news and views that help you get to know the company and our employees better […]
December 6, 2011
The Euro 3,500 buy-in WPT Prague attracted 571 entrants this week, and proved to be another successful competition for 22-year-old Russian player Andrey Pateychuk, who in the last five months has finished 15th in the World Series of Poker main event to earn $478,174; scored again in the EPT San Remo for $937,530; and has […]