August 7, 2015
The World Series of Poker request for nominations for inclusion in the Poker Hall of Fame this week generated a response from a number of top professional players led by Terrence Chan recommending that Pokerstars founder and former owner, Isai Scheinberg, be nominated. Chan has now started a campaign for a Scheinberg nomination, using social […]
August 5, 2015
PokerStars has been awarded a remote bookmaker’s licence from the Irish Revenue Commissioners allowing the operator to offer sports betting to players in Ireland. PokerStars’ existing poker and casino games in Ireland will continue to operate under its European license from Malta, the company said. “We’re very pleased to receive a license for our sports […]
August 5, 2015
Kansas native Jason Brin has bested a field of 1 175 to win the inaugural WPT Choctaw Main Event along with a $682 975 pay check. Played out in Durant, Oklahoma, Brin emerged victorious from heads-up play with Andy Hwang who was attempting to win his second WPT title. Brin, the owner of a carpet […]
August 4, 2015
Manx Telecom has agreed a three-year hosting contract with PokerStars, expanding on its existing relationship with the poker giant. The deal will enable Manx Telecom to continue building phase two of its Greenhill Data Centre in the Isle of Man which in turn will offer 95 percent of the construction jobs on offer to the […]
August 4, 2015
Exploiting a potential international audience of 157 million football fans, Pokerstars has launched its biggest marketing campaign yet – an exclusive Facebook initiative starring global sports giants Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar Jr. The players’ Facebook fans have been given an exclusive preview of new videos featuring the duo, with Youtube versions also published here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KYAvJbsWrY […]
August 2, 2015
In a move prompted by player requests, Party Poker has announced that it is no longer going to charge processing fees on bank transfers and card withdrawals. The decision impacts withdrawals from MasterCard, Maestro, Visa, Kalixa Pay, Goplay prepaid MasterCard, ClickandBuy, Paypal and bank transfers, saving players around GBP 1.50 a time. The changes do […]
August 1, 2015
Two months before its official launch date, the new standalone cable network Poker Central is attracting increasing interest from advertisers, according to an Adage report this week. The venture aims to reach some 50 million worldwide subscribers on launch in October this year, and daily fantasy sports firms have shown particular interest, with DraftKings among […]
August 1, 2015
Poker pro Loni Harwood, daughter of respected pro Joel Harwood, proved that the talent remains in the family this week when she scored her latest victory – her second bracelet and a first prize of $341,599 in the 2015 World Series of Poker National Championship. It was a well-earned win against a stellar field of […]
July 31, 2015
Internet and mobile casino group Guts.com has chosen Microgaming to launch an online poker offering. The company already has a commercial relationship with the Isle of Man software provider through its Quickfire online casino games division, and has now extended this with an agreement to use the MPN online poker network. The new vertical will […]
July 30, 2015
It appears that Churchill Downs is well advanced in getting its ducks in a row should Californian politicians ever approve the licensing and regulation of online poker. The publication Courier-Journal reported Thursday that the Louisville-based racing company has been developing an online poker platform at its interactive division at corporate headquarters, and on Wednesday this […]