October 28, 2014
Anonymous tables is the latest offering from French online poker leader Winamax, although it is being rather belatedly implemented, because the concept has been attracting growing support from operators since its introduction around three years back. Popular with recreational players, the Winamax version has been dubbed Incognito Tables, but hews to the same concept of […]
October 26, 2014
888 chief executive officer Brian Mattingley gave his thoughts on the industry in an interview with the poker information site Pokerfuse this week, saying that although he remained confident on the ultimate future of the business, there could be tough times ahead due to changes on the regulatory scene, unlicensed operators and the economic uncertainties […]
October 25, 2014
The announcement this week by Pokerstars that it intends to introduce a small margin on foreign currency deposits and withdrawals has triggered a slew of player opinions, many of them negative, on the online poker forums. The company says it will charge the margin on all deposits and withdrawals where a financial transaction is conducted […]
October 24, 2014
The trial in Sheffield, England of alleged online poker fraudster Darren Woods took a dramatic turn this week when the poker pro changed his plea to guilty on certain of the charges facing him (see previous reports). His father Morteza Gharoon also folded his cards, agreeing a guilty plea on a single money laundering charge […]
October 24, 2014
This month’s closure by the French police of the Cercle Cadet poker room in Paris has disrupted Pokerstars plans to hold the next leg of the French Poker Series live tournaments, prompting the online poker giant to cancel the Parisian leg. The Cercle Cadet tournament would have kicked off on November 21, bringing hundreds of […]
October 24, 2014
Next month US voters will decide the political fate of a third of the US Senate and all of the House of Representatives in the November congressional elections, and in a timely move the Poker Players Alliance has provided some guidance on which members of the political establishment are hell-bent on banning online gambling. Voting […]
October 24, 2014
Despite its expansion into casino games, there’s still a heavy online poker influence in Full Tilt’s new UK marketing campaign, launched this week and scheduled to be delivered across a variety of media platforms. Created by the company’s advertising agency Simply Zesty, the campaign is designed to “showcase the drama of playing at Full Tilt […]
October 24, 2014
The Nevada Gaming Commission has approved the full operation of South Point casino’s online poker operation Real Gaming following an eight-month test phase that started in February this year (see previous reports). Real Gaming is now in full-on competition with other Nevada-regulated online poker sites operated by WSOP.com and Ultimate Poker.com, offering tournament and cash […]
October 23, 2014
The Isle of Man-based online poker provider Pokerstars.eu has released details on the ninth edition of its popular Micromillions online tourney, which this time around features 100 events and $5 million in guaranteed prize money, and will take place between 6 and 16 November this year. Buy-ins range from just $0.11 up to the $22 […]
October 23, 2014
The usually reliable poker writer Steve Ruddock reports that the Nevada online poker market is set to see not only the debut of the All American Poker Network, but a new competitor in the form of Z4’s challenger, HDPoker. Z4, a sister company to Gaming Arts, has developed the online poker site for operation under […]