888Poker named as this years’ WSOP sponsor

February 28, 2016

888Poker and the World Series of Poker have agreed that the poker provider will again come on board as a sponsor in 2016, securing broad exposure on the WSOP website during the prestigious tournament, particularly around the official live reporting section for the festival, which attracts wide television and live streaming coverage. On an operational […]

Latest Pierson interview reveals little

February 28, 2016

The much anticipated second half of Gaming Intelligence’s interview with Iovation founder and CEO Greg Pierson turned out – in the opinion of many readers – to be something of an anti-climax that left questions unanswered, and suggestions that deeper probing on the UltimateBet issue would have been justified. Industry people were referring to his […]

Iowa Tribe progresses international online poker plans

February 26, 2016

Oklahoma’s 800-strong Iowa Tribe has filed a request that a federal judge confirm an arbitrator’s award last November giving it permission to run a gambling website titled Pokertribe for players around the world, saying “undisputed material facts” support its claim. In a dispute with the state last year, it was agreed that an arbitrator would […]

Pokerstars to open in New Jersey March 21

February 26, 2016

Big news breaking late Thursday in a press release from parent Amaya Inc., is that Pokerstars has been approved to offer New Jersey online gambling fans all the action they can handle from March 21 this year. Pokerstars was last operational in the United States – under different ownership and management – in 2011, exiting […]

WSOP has released 2016 schedule

February 24, 2016

The World Series of Poker has released its schedule for the 47th edition of the most prestigious tournament in world poker, advising that it will kick off on Tuesday May 31 2016 at its traditional home – the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The organisers claim that this year’s event features an […]

Partypoker software upgrade backfires

February 24, 2016

Last weekend proved to be embarrassing (and probably expensive) for PartyPoker after its newly upgraded software client caused network errors that ended in a more than 7 hour crash over a peak period Saturday. The company quickly came forward with an apology and an assurance to players that refunds will be made in respect of […]

Mystery payments at Bovada Poker

February 23, 2016

Readers on the popular poker forum 2+2 were speculating this week on the reason for sudden cash awards to dozens of player accounts by Bovada Poker. The awards were sent under a reference MA-Transfer In-CG, triggering a storm of speculation on why players are being compensated, with the pet theory being that a collusion ring […]

More tribes come forward in support of new California online poker bill

February 23, 2016

California Assemblyman Adam Gray’s new online poker legalisation bill AB2863 (see previous report) has received more tribal support, this time from the Pala Band of Mission Indians and the California Nations Indian Gaming Association. The tribal organisations join as early supporters the Rincon Band of Lusiteno Indians, who publicised their approval of the bill and […]

U.S. victory in European Poker Tour high roller event

February 21, 2016

American poker pro Samuel Panzica claimed the honours and the Euro 375,770 first prize this weekend after besting a field of 184 other players in the PokerStars European Poker Tour Euro 10,300 buy-in High Roller event in Dublin. By the time the action reached final table stage on the third day it looked as if […]

New poker show scheduled for U.S. TV

February 21, 2016

Rush Street Productions, creator of the television show “Poker Night in America,” has announced a new poker show to debut in the late spring in the United States. Titled “The Final Table,” the production has been filming poker footage throughout the U.S. for the past six months, and will begin airing new episodes on national […]