November 16, 2009
The consolidation trend in online poker continued this week with the announcement that two poker rooms on Playtech’s iPoker network have merged. Playtech’s Gibraltar-licensed Noble Poker and Fair Poker players have been informed of the merge, in which Fair Poker player accounts and loyalty points have been transferred to Noble with a bonus offer as […]
November 15, 2009
Isildur1, the mystery Swedish high stakes player who this week bit into Tom Dwan’s Full Tilt online poker account for a cool $3 million (see previous reports) spread the pain around Friday night, taking cash from other well known names. Patrik Antonius, Phil Ivey, Brian Townsend and Phil Galfond all had a go at the […]
November 14, 2009
Only days after telling an industry publication that he would remain as Commissioner for the the Harrah’s World Series of Poker if this suited his superiors, Jeffrey Pollack has resigned to ‘explore new business challenges.” He leaves the world’s biggest poker spectacular in good shape with solid registrations, impressive prizes and sponsorships and good media […]
November 14, 2009
Tom Dwan’s $3 million drubbing on the virtual tables this week by mystery Swedish player Isildur1 (see previous reports) has been avidly watched by high stakes online poker fans, and it now appears that Dwan has plans to take the heads up clashes live. In a move that a number of observers are speculating is […]
November 14, 2009
Mangas Gaming Internet gambling subsidiary BetClic.com, is renewing its poker licence and integrating GTech G2’s download and flash casino, games room and new player-centric gaming management system. The company has been a customer of GTech G2’s International Poker Network (IPN) since 2006, and this product extension offers BetClic the opportunity to augment its casino and […]
November 14, 2009
Third Bullet Poker, an online poker site on the Cake Network, has informed its players that it has merged with its network host. In an email sent to its players this week, Third Bullet management advises that the well planned merge has been successfully accomplished. “Cake Poker has been operating and hosting our games for […]
November 14, 2009
Interesting reading this week included a piece in Marketing Week which suggested that the online poker market has reached its peak and may be about to decline. The article quotes a Mintel research report that the sector has stagnated with gross gaming yield valued at GBP 265 million last year. What’s more, this year the […]
November 12, 2009
Internet poker pro Tom Dwan is renowned for the huge swings in his fortunes due to an audacious playing style, but this has been an especially bad week for the young pro. The cause of most of Dwan’s heartache has been an unidentified Swedish high stakes online player who uses the nickname ‘Isildur1’ who has […]
November 11, 2009
GTech G2’s International Poker Network has awarded a record Euro 601 000 Bad Beat jackpot, with the primary player involved collecting Euro 210 000. Boasting that the IPN is one of the world’s largest independent poker networks with over three million players, a spokesman said there are nearly 10 000 players competing at more than […]
November 11, 2009
The high-profile online gambling operator Chili Gaming.com has spiced up its product range with the launch of a white label sports betting service using the OddsMatrix platform. Launching this week, the new sports book is branded Chilibet.com and complements Chili Gaming’s existing online casino and poker services, enabling these to offer customers a wider choice […]