April 20, 2016
The Betclic Everest group has announced its intention to shut down the Everest Poker brand, a long-running online poker industry enterprise that has seen tough times in the French market. The operator plans to migrate French Everest players to its Betclic.fr alternative online poker offering around April 28, and that will be followed at the […]
April 20, 2016
The Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma’s tenacity in pursuing a business strategy to offer international online poker through servers located on tribal land (see previous reports) could be about to bear fruit. After final arguments presented to U.S. District Judge David L. Russell following an indication from the state government earlier this year that it would […]
April 20, 2016
Next month will see the launch of the fifth edition of 888Poker’s popular Super XL Series, this time offering forty competitions, a guaranteed prize pool of a million dollars on the $1,050 buy-in main event, and a total of $3 million guarantees on prizes. May 14 to 22 are the dates to diarise for this […]
April 19, 2016
Alex Drefus, founder of The Global Poker League (GPL) has announced a major new agreement with Chinese online sports platform Sina Sports, which will become the official digital media partner of the League in China. The agreement includes extensive publicity coverage and more than 400 hours of streamed GPL competitions via Sina Sports’ dedicated poker […]
April 19, 2016
The confusion in the Portuguese online poker market continued this week as reports surfaced that a spokesman for the Servico de Regulacao e Inspecao de Jogos (SRIJ) – the Portuguese regulator – had revealed to a player delegation that the body was in discussions on shared player liquidity with Italy, France and Spain – all […]
April 19, 2016
Hopes for a regulated and licensed online poker industry in California have surged again on the news that Assemblyman Adam Gray’s legalisation bill will be debated before the state Assembly Committee on Governmental Organization next Wednesday (27 April). Gray, as chair of the Committee, has shown remarkable tenacity and patience in trying to obtain agreement […]
April 15, 2016
Three weeks on from its March 21 launch in the New Jersey intrastate online gambling market, PokerstarsNJ remains largely in charge on 40 percent of poker cash game traffic, although it has slipped 3 percent from the last assessment at the end of March. Figures published by the independent online poker monitor Pokerscout show that […]
April 15, 2016
The PokerStars.com and Monte Carlo Casino European Poker Tour Grand Final, which starts in less than two weeks, has attracted a record number of online qualifiers, a statement from PokerStars reveals. The Season 12 finale, which joins forces with the regional France Poker Series (FPS), will feature 80 events over 11 days at the Monte […]
April 15, 2016
Tournament poker fans will be looking forward to nest month’s PartyPoker Powerfest festival following news that the company has allocated $7.8 million for prize pool guarantees. Planned for the first three week of May, the 172-event festival will see each week split into buy-in levels ranging from $5.50 through to $5,200, along with weekly main […]
April 15, 2016
Two tournaments – the Swedish Poker Federation’s Swedish Poker Championship, and the King’s Casino Deutsche Poker Tour’s German Championships of Poker – will benefit from 888Poker sponsorships in deals announced this week. With the Kings deal, 888Poker gains ground in the Czech Republic, where the Rozvadov-based King’s Casino will host the Deutsche Poker Tour (DPT) […]