July 31, 2013
The fifth edition of the Pokerstars Micromillions is in the record books as a great success, having paid out over Euro 8 million over the 11 days it was running this month. Pokerstars says that over 1.3 million entries were recorded for the 100 low buy-in events, which came with Euro 5 million in total […]
July 30, 2013
It’s been a tough July on the virtual nosebleed tables for Swedish online poker ace Viktor ‘Isildur1’ Blom…but it all came right this week when he took on the biggest and best names online and emerged with a $1,4 million profit. Blom started the month in fine style, pushing his profits up to $2 million […]
July 30, 2013
The Pokerstars European Poker Tour has signed database provider Poker Tracker 4 as its official tracking software for the tenth season of the popular multi-leg tournament. Speaking for Poker Tracker, Steve McLoughlin said the fourth version of the company’s product has been available commercially for about a year, and has been very successful: “PokerTracker 4 […]
July 30, 2013
If you’re up to no good on the Intertops poker skin on the Revolution Poker Network, beware – the company is on to the activity and is taking stern measures against it. The online poker information site Professional Rakeback.com reported this week that Intertops has identified a “dramatic increase” in chip-dumping and is subjecting all […]
July 30, 2013
According to the Pokerstars blog, poker fans on Mac devices can expect a significant improvement in their action with the release of the company’s new Cocoa real-money client early next (August) month. Field testing has been successfully ongoing on the company’s .net website, positioning the operator for an initial regional launch, followed by wider distribution.
July 30, 2013
The Lotteries and Gaming Authority – Malta’s online gambling regulator – has developed a reputation among players for being insensitive to their difficulties with defaulting operators; lugubrious in reaction to issues; and poor at communication, but this week it finally lost patience with the long-running failures at Everleaf Poker Network and suspended the network’s licence. […]
July 27, 2013
Online poker operator 24hPoker has informed its players that effective end-July it will be withdrawing its Fast Poker speed poker variant in favour of Microgaming’s fast-fold Blaze Poker equivalent. The operator is already a member of Microgaming’s MPN network, and this week informed marketing affiliates: “Having multiple Fast Poker products has been a challenge for […]
July 26, 2013
A growing number of marketing affiliate sites are joining a blacklisting move against UK 3D online poker operator PKR, alleging that unilateral changes to the company’s affiliate terms and conditions are prejudicial to affiliates. Among the changes that have affiliates upset are: * Defining a dormant account as any account which for a period of […]
July 26, 2013
Japanese poker ace and well-known live tournament player Masaaki Kagawa (50) is reportedly facing charges of running an illegal operation that combined spam, Android malware, and a fake dating website to scam victims out of $3.9 million, according to the publication Ars Technica, quoting a Symantec report. The Web security company collaborated with investigators from […]
July 26, 2013
Ultimate Gaming, the parent company of Nevada’s first legal and licensed online poker operator Ultimate Poker, has announced the appointment of Mike Britt as vice president of government affairs and market development. Britt brings 10 years of experience in politics, legislative affairs and market development to the company, a statement from Ultimate Gaming reveals. “Britt […]