May 7, 2011
Friday’s raids by Costa Rica enforcement agents of the Organismo de Investigaciones Judiciales were on the offices of a former customer support centre, and were not directly targeted on Blanca Games or its subsidiaries, according to a clarification statement issued by the company Saturday through a number of information services. “Blanca can confirm that Costa […]
May 6, 2011
In a move that appears to have been motivated by damage control following an MSNBC article that it may be going bankrupt, the Cereus online poker network has denied that the organisation is going bankrupt. Blanca Games, which owns Cereus and its component online poker sites Absolute Poker.com and UB Poker.com, issued a statement late […]
May 5, 2011
Las Vegas From Home has announced that it has reached agreement on the acquisition of Poker from Home de Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. through the purchase of a 99 percent equity interest in a mix of cash and equity considerations. The deal gives LVFH the exclusive right to exploit a federal Mexican permit […]
May 5, 2011
Hilly Ehrlich, a veteran online gambling industry entrepreneur, has launched BeatTheBubble.com, the first global bubble protection service for online poker tournaments across all networks and operators. The service offers a safety net for any player against going out in the crucial stage of online poker tournaments, universally known as ?the Bubble? ? an unwelcome reality […]
May 5, 2011
Zen Entertainment Network, a social entertainment company that has been developing free-to-play games since 2006, has announced the newest member of its branded partner program, Larry Flynt’s Hustler Casino Los Angeles. The site went live April 15, [Black Friday ed.]. Once Zen players enter the network, they are directed to Hustler Casino’s tournament landing page […]
May 5, 2011
A British poker pro and former economics student walked away with the EPT San Remo title, Euro 930 000, a Shamballa Jewels bracelet, a seat in the EPT Grand Final and a seat in the EPT Champion of Champions event this week. 24-year-old Rupert Elder beat German Max Heinzelmann heads-up in the tournament that saw […]
May 5, 2011
French industry reports indicate that 200pourcentpoker.fr has closed down temporarily. Reportedly Luc Le Borgne, CEO, 200pourcentpoker.fr announced through a statement sent to players that the room would be “mothballed” but has no intention of closing its doors permanently. The notification said that the motivation behind the measure is to ensure that French players are provided […]
May 5, 2011
The Walt Disney Co.owned ESPN television sports channel announced an expansion in the World Series of Poker main event TV coverage, this week. Six days of the World Series of Poker will be shown in same-day coverage on half-hour tape delay with hole cards shown for the first time. Days three through eight of the […]
May 5, 2011
Online poker pro Jose ‘Girah’ Macedo is an embarrassed young man this week; just days after taking down the Bluff Magazine Lock Pro Challenge against formidable opposition, he has been disqualified for multi-accounting, losing his triumph and the top prize. Macedo’s cheating was apparently discovered after the challenge, when audits of the participants’ accounts revealed […]
May 5, 2011
Mike Brunker, a knowledgeable and respected MSNBC writer on internet gambling, has revealed more details on the apparently parlous business viability of Blanca Games Inc., the owner of the Cereus Network comprising Absolute Poker.com and UBPoker.com. Black Friday’s shutdown by the US Department of Justice (see previous reports) has plunged the company into a financial […]