Top French online poker site chief departs

September 28, 2013

The online poker executive who steered French online poker site Winamax through the introduction of the French dedicated market to become its leading cash game operation, Canel Frichet, departs the company next week for reasons that are not clear. The site is at the peak of its performance in a troubled market, and Frichet has […]

Zynga withdraws Nevada online poker application

September 27, 2013

Eagle-eyed John Mehaffey of the online poker information site US Poker.com, reports that social gaming giant Zynga appears to have abandoned, for now anyway, its ambitions for a Nevada intrastate online poker licence. Mehaffey spotted the withdrawal of the Zynga application on the September Nevada Gaming Control Board preliminary agenda, where it is listed as […]

Protection for online poker players

September 27, 2013

Online poker security is very much front-of-mind with players following the recent laptop tampering scandal during EPT Barcelona tournament (see previous reports), and that perhaps presents a good opportunity to launch a player-focused protection product. The online poker information site Pokerfuse is about to seize that opportunity, collaborating with software engineering and network security consulting […]

New online poker documentary to launch soon

September 27, 2013

Yet another documentary on internet poker is set for launch next (October) month, when the producers of “Drawing Dead – The Highs And Lows Of Online Poker” release the film on satellite channel DirecTV in the United States. The pre-release blurb claims that the doccie examined two sides of the popular pastime; the excitement of […]

$10 million guaranteed prize pool in Caribbean poker tourney

September 25, 2013

Next year’s Pokerstars Caribbean Poker Adventure tourney’s $10,300 buy-in main event will have a guaranteed prize pool of $10 million, the online poker giant has announced. The event kicks off on January 7 at the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas, with the organisers confident that last year’s entry field of 987 players will be beaten. […]

Party Poker gears up for Premier Poker League VII

September 25, 2013

Party Poker has announced the dates and the first two sign-ups for its prestigious (and expensive) Premier League VII $125,000 WPT special event, which will feature 12 all-star poker names, competing at the Playground Poker Club in Montreal from the 20th – 26th November 2013. The special event takes place ahead of the $3,500 + […]

Better late than never for infiniti poker?

September 25, 2013

Infiniti Poker.com – already almost twelve months late on its originally projected launch date – continued to edge toward a proper launch this week, enticing players to take part in a beta test phase of the proprietary software. The site appears to be focused on the social end of the market, judging by earlier comments […]

Glitz and online poker politics mix at G2E

September 25, 2013

Giant dinosaurs, blue avatar characters and soul trees, and showgirls made up like zombies were just part of the glitz and entertainment as the US gambling industry showcased its wares at the G2E Expo in Las Vegas Tuesday, but underlying the hype was the hard talk of business and politics as an estimated 25,000 delegates […]

How Pokerstars came about

September 24, 2013

Our readers who enjoy a good read on major movers and shakers in the online gambling business will find an article in the publication Canadian Business this week absorbing – access it here: http://www.canadianbusiness.com/companies-and-industries/betting-it-all/ It presents a fascinating picture of Pokerstars, its business development and legal history, and some personal insights into the reserved yet […]

Slow start for New Nevada online poker operator

September 24, 2013

The independent online poker monitor Pokerscout’s current stats show that the latest online poker site to launch in Nevada’s intrastate legalised market, WSOP.com, has had a rather slow start since it opened its virtual doors last week As Pokerscout points out, with the might of Caesars Interactive Entertainment’s player base and the quality 888 poker […]