January 30, 2015
The US has become a risky place for unregulated operators to do business, but player demand remains high, and for those bold enough to take their chances there are rewards. The latest stats from independent online poker monitor Pokerscout indicate that the Winning Poker Network is surging at present, with traffic soaring 58 percent so […]
January 29, 2015
The World Series of Poker has made a change to its pay-out structure for the Main Event, replacing the $10 million first place guarantee in favour of guaranteeing 1,000 places receiving winnings. “The dream of life-changing money is core to the DNA of the WSOP Main Event and we also want to make it easier […]
January 27, 2015
Multi-table tournaments (MTT) have been launched on the Party Poker.com and NJ Party Poker,com websites, along with mobile apps available to New Jersey players in iOS and Android format. Players can now access the complete range of Party Poker round-the-clock multi-table poker tournaments, and the introduction of MTTs to mobile also includes improvements to the […]
January 27, 2015
The re-introduction of Assemblyman Reggie Jones-Sawyer’s AB167 Internet Consumer Protection Act of 2015 seeking to regulate and licence online poker in California (see previous report) has been welcomed by the coalition of Pokerstars and tribal and card room groups in the Golden State. The alliance consists of Pokerstars and Full Tilt, along with the San […]
January 26, 2015
Isle of Man-based egaming supplier Microgaming has launched its new innovative BabelFish technology for poker software. The new Babelfish API gives software developers the ability to create poker client software in any language, join the MPN and access all the networks’ cash games and tournaments, both real money and play money. By utilising Babelfish, operators […]
January 26, 2015
A fake Skype call during an online tournament from a Russian source pretending to be a regional manager for Pokerstars may be a cautionary warning to players, according to comments on the twoplustwo forum over the weekend. Player JW, who uses the same internet handle for online poker and other activities, was playing on the […]
January 25, 2015
Australian poker pro and respected online cash game expert Alex Trevallion was definitely the star of the A$25,000 buy-in Challenge tournament in Melbourne this weekend, surviving a starting field of 104 players to start the final table with the chip lead, and riding that through to ultimate victory in a tough heads up to claim […]
January 25, 2015
Professional poker players in major tournaments, especially in the USA, who sell part of their action to investors who are not themselves playing, could be impacted by the recent clampdown on anti-money laundering by the US Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. The watchdog has recently issued warnings to American gambling companies regarding the dangers of […]
January 24, 2015
Wisconsin poker players trying to persuade a state judge to declare the game one primarily of skill in order to circumvent local anti-gambling laws have engaged the expert services of Professor Robert C. Hannum, a Professor of Risk Analysis and Gaming at the University of Denver and an expert member of the Gaming Studies Research […]
January 23, 2015
Affiliate marketers in the Nevada online poker market could be faced with a decision on whether it is really worth continuing to serve local operators if amendments to the state’s gambling legislation go through this year. SB40, currently in the senate Judiciary Committee, appears to be very broad in its application, and seeks to make […]