December 3, 2010
The UK-based 3D online poker site PKR.com has contracted software provider GTechG2 to provide it with 20 instant-play mini and side games, joining over 40 tier one operators now offering this software. PKR?s new portfolio of 20 games will include three of the most popular instant win offerings in G2?s portfolio – Triple Chance Hi-Lo, […]
December 2, 2010
German pro, Sebastian Homann boosted his bank balance by a cool Euro 244,508 by taking down the WPT Marrakech poker tournament this week. The final table comprised : Sebastian Homann,Guillaume CescutSebastian CompteFelix OberauerGuillaume de la GorceDominik NitscheJohan WilliamssonJulien LabussierePatrik Muleta and culminated in a tense heads-up between Homann and Guillaume Cescut. Despite Cescut holding a […]
December 1, 2010
The Washington Post reports this week that high school students attending George Mason High School in Falls Church, Virginia are learning math and logic reasoning through the fascinating and significantly skill-based game of poker. Tutor William Snyder’s poker club on the campus has quickly become one of the most popular extracurricular activities at the high […]
December 1, 2010
The Merge Gaming Network-owned Carbon Poker.com has announced that it will launch new download software to accommodate Mac users this week. The launch on Carbon Poker will be followed by the wide availability of the software across other skins on the network. A company spokesman said that there were a limited number of online poker […]
November 30, 2010
In a deal announced this week, B2B poker provider and software supplier, Ongame Network will add Mini Games from Swedish online gaming developer, Jadestone Networks, to their poker client. The new games, positioned inside the poker client, include Blackjack, Roulette and slots and will be rolled out during the first quarter of 2011. The new […]
November 28, 2010
The infamous legacy of the online poker software involved in the UltimateBet and Absolute Poker scandals – the biggest in the industry’s history turned out to be a liquidator’s settlement this week. The complex mix of companies involved in the scandal has been diluted by the settlement, which saw software developer and former owner Excapsa […]
November 28, 2010
The European Poker Tour Barcelona was decided over the weekend, with Kent Lundmark (22) of Sweden taking the honours and the Euro 825,000 first prize after a heads up against Jesus Cortes Lizano of Spain. When the heads up started Lundmark held a 2 million chip advantage, and he managed to largely hold on to […]
November 25, 2010
Tobias Fagerlund (35) is the newly appointed chief operating officer of Swedish gaming company, 24hPoker. The appointment was announced after a streamlining process in which 24hPoker and online poker software developer, B2B Poker, merged their IT, sales and management functions. Fagerlund has been with the group since 2005 and has been acting chief executive officer […]
November 25, 2010
French company, The Nation Traffic SAS, has announced that the French Regulatory Authority of Online Games, ARJEL, have issued a license to operate online poker room titan.fr. In addition the company will also be launching an affiliate programme dedicated to the online poker site, titanpartners.fr. Titan.fr will compete in the French online poker market with […]
November 25, 2010
The 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event winners bracelet which Peter Eastgate put up for auction in aid of charity last week finally sold for $147500. The top bidder from 116 offers had set the final price, raising a significant amount for Eastgate’s chosen charity UNICEF.