December 6, 2011
Strong speculation that Democrat Senator Harry Reid of Nevada would include an online poker legalisation provision in his tax break extension bill Monday (see previous report) proved to be unfounded. The Senator’s proposed payroll tax reduction compromise contained no extraneous measures such as legalised online poker as a means of providing additional state revenues. That’s […]
December 6, 2011
According to reports on ESPN the live poker circuit could be about to see the mother of all tournaments with 22 firm commitments in a $1 million buy-in spectacular that could generate a first prize of over $12 million – larger than the biggest World Series of Poker main event payday to date. On Monday, […]
December 5, 2011
For months there has been rumour and speculation that Nevada Senator Harry Reid, after working behind the scenes with Senator Jon Kyl, is about to launch an internet poker legalisation initiative in Congress (see previous reports). Over the weekend this interesting possibility took on new life following a Fox News interview. In the interview Sunday, […]
December 5, 2011
Pokerstars has smashed its own Guinness World Book 2009 record of 149 196 players in action at once and set a new record for the largest poker tournament with a record 200 000 players in play at the same time. Russian player “sokoluk1991” outlasted the 200 000 strong field in the $1 buy-in tournament which […]
December 3, 2011
Online poker businesses beware – if you are using Vegas land gambling group MGM’s trademarks you can expect tough legal action. The publication Vegas Inc reported this week that the land gambling giant has filed litigation in the US District Court in Las Vegas against four individuals and two companies, alleging trademark infringement. Legal representatives […]
December 3, 2011
Our readers will recall the anger and criticism that followed the manner in which two players wangled big wins in the 70 billion hand Pokerstars celebrations earlier this year. The two played heads up and fast-folded their way into the win as the crucial mega milestone hand neared; not illegal in terms of the rules […]
December 3, 2011
Hettema and Bergsten, the software developer which brought the StrawberryJ.am trend tracker to Twitter.com, has a new online poker game in development that brings players face to face via Google+Hangouts. The team claims that Aces Hangout brings a unique twist to online gambling, thanks to its integration with Google+?s multi-person video chat feature. Unlike other […]
December 3, 2011
Another privacy scandal could be about to hit the online poker industry, according to a report just up at the Subject: Poker information website operated by Noah Stephens-Davidowitz. The report claims that a persons or persons unknown has published on the internet a significant amount of data from Ultimate Bet, an online poker site in […]
December 2, 2011
The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission has completed its study of online poker and has submitted its report to the state Legislature, taking the issue of legalisation a step further. The Commission was tasked by lawmakers to provide a report on the implications of legalising intrastate poker earlier this year (see previous reports), and the […]
December 2, 2011
In a pre-trial hearing in Manhattan this week, US District Judge Lewis Kaplan indicated that it is unlikely that he will dismiss a major illegal online gambling case involving Pokerstars, Full Tilt Poker and Absolute Poker Lawyers for two of the defendants, e-processors Chad Elie and John Campos, had earlier argued in court that the […]