November 5, 2011
Poker players from Canada, Norway, Russia and Israel recently excluded from the Entraction network have been given an alternative option in Victor Chandler’s newly launched online poker venue Bet Victor.com on the Microgaming network. Players from those countries were subjected to an IP block by the Entraction network after the company was purchased by U.S. […]
November 5, 2011
888poker’s latest poker software client version “Poker V6.7” updated on its Poker 6 platform includes a myriad of new features as well as Poker Lounge private games. The update includes: ? Private games (Lounges) where you can play with your friends utilizing webcams ? Knock-out tournaments, available by the end of November, involve putting a […]
November 5, 2011
The Black Friday indictment of individuals connected with Pokerstars, Full Tilt Poker and Absoslute Poker has given US federal prosecutors their best opportunity yet to defend and promote their oft-stated opinion that online poker is an inherently illegal activity in US law…and according to reports in Forbes magazine this week they intend to make the […]
November 5, 2011
Frank Fahrenkopf, chief executive of the powerful American Gaming Association, has used the start this weekend of the 2011 World Series of Poker final table action as a platform to again announce the Association’s support for legalised online poker in the United States. ?The World Series of Poker Main Event final table kicks off in […]
November 5, 2011
The much-anticipated 70-billionth hand was dealt on PokerStars Friday as a German player using the handle ‘koenigskeba’ was declared the winner of the special $73,380 prize to mark the occasion. Unfortunately the celebration was marred by the manner in which the player achieved the win, with accusations of collusion between him and another German player, […]
November 5, 2011
The State Bar of Nevada conference on gaming law this week was the scene of revived interest in online poker developments in the gambling state, with governor Brian Sandoval unveiling plans to resurrect the Gaming Policy Committee to help deal with rapidly advancing technology issues, and members of the Nevada Gaming Control Board outlining state […]
November 4, 2011
Behnam Dayanim, a lawyer who represents French businessman Laurent Tapie of the investment group, Groupe Bernard Tapie, told the Wall Street Journal Thursday that his client and the US Department of Justice were close to settling a civil case filed by the Justice Department, clearing the way for the French group to take over Full […]
November 4, 2011
The Nevada Gaming Control Board held its second hearing on proposed regulations for a legalised online poker environment (see previous reports) Thursday, considering a number of suggestions. There was concern over a provision banning player-to-player transfers, which in the online poker industry is a generally used facility for players within a site to stake each […]
November 2, 2011
Reports from different sources hold out the hope this week that Full Tilt Poker players may at last be paid….perhaps by the US Justice Department following an alleged agreement between prospective Full Tilt Poker owners Groupe Bernard Tapie, FTP and the US enforcement officials holding all the cards – and most of the money – […]
November 2, 2011
With the stage set for the resumption this month of the World Series of Poker main event final table, attention has once again been focused on the television-friendly hiatus between the final table denouement and the rest of the mid-year tournament action. Poker players and railbirds alike have consistently panned the curious World Series of […]