September 27, 2011
Bodog?s recent announcement on an online poker software update that hides full tables in its lobby to prevent data mining (see previous report) has triggered a response from independent online poker monitoring site PokerScout. The online poker site integrated the blocking measure considering data available on individual players and websites of benefit only to professional […]
September 27, 2011
Google+, the internet giant’s charge into the social networking sector, opened its doors fully to the public last week and was mobbed by visitors, with industry tracker Experian Hitwise reporting a 1,269 percent increase in traffic on the day after the virtual doors were thrown wide open. Previously, entry to the site had been by […]
September 27, 2011
The Nevada Gaming Control Board’s workshop to discuss the state’s proposed new online poker regulations (see previous reports) was held in Las Vegas Monday with little in the way of controversy or argument. The suggested regulations have been drafted to ensure that Nevada is in a position to move forward immediately federal legalising laws are […]
September 27, 2011
Thomas “Kallllle” Pedersen bested 1,627 entrants this week to take down the $5,200 buy-in 2011 PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker main event, claiming a prize of $1,260,019 and his first WCOOP bracelet. The star-studded entry list generated an impressive prizepool of $8,135,000, playing down to a final table that comprised Pedersen with a substantial […]
September 27, 2011
Full Tilt Poker’s lawyers may be refuting Justice Department assertions that it was operating a Ponzi scheme, but there may be some advantages for US players if it was, a California law firm opined Monday in a blog statement. Addressing the Full Tilt Poker crisis, the Sanford I Millar blog explores the possibilities for players […]
September 27, 2011
GTechG2’s International Poker Network (IPN) has lost one of its larger operators with the announcement this week that BetClic Poker has moved to the Everest Poker network. Company spokesmen have characterised the move as one that will ensure continued growth and an improved player experience. Betclic’s head of poker, Tarquin Henderson, says: ?The growing Everest […]
September 27, 2011
Hardly had the ink dried on the Pokerscout response to Bodog Poker’s attempt to exclude itself from Pokerscout statistical assessments than the Bodog publication Calvin Ayr.com fired an astonishing and personalised broadside Tuesday. Alleging that Pokerscout owner Dan Stewart had “descended into arrogance” and had “glossed over his ethical chicanery,” the editorial went on in […]
September 27, 2011
PartyPoker.com has announced its inaugural online poker festival ? Pokerfest, featuring 47 events in a range of game types, and running from 23rd October to 6th November with guaranteed prize pools of $3,000,000. Online qualifiers started this week from as little as a dollar. There will be three events every day, covering a variety of […]
September 26, 2011
The subject of legalised online gambling remains one of intense interest in the US state of New Jersey, and was examined by the local publication New Jersey.com over the weekend. State senator Ray Lesniak, who launched a legalisation bill earlier this year that enjoyed wide support in the Legislature but was vetoed by governor Chris […]
September 26, 2011
Mention the name America’s Card Room and veteran online poker players will reminisce about the involvement of BetCris, Dobrosoft, Bookmaker, Ongame, Pokernetwork and other companies associated with the history of this at one time top internet poker site. This week the twoplustwo message board was discussing the arrival of a relaunched version of the site, […]