February 28, 2013
Pokerstars fans are in for a treat this week with the imminent launch of the latest update to the firm’s popular software…and this one is important in both size and content. Expect to see an innovative approach to progressive bounty tournaments and new Zoom fast-fold poker competitions, along with a fresh and convenient approach to […]
February 27, 2013
The ninth season of the Pokerstars European Poker Tour will wind up May 6-15, 2013 with the Grand Final at the Monte Carlo Bay Casino in Monaco, Monte Carlo, the company has announced. The star-studded live tournament will feature top players including those from EPT’s previous events this season, vying for a main prize that […]
February 26, 2013
Whilst the industry anxiously anticipates New Jersey lawmakers approving an amended online gambling legalisation bill today (Tuesday February 26), the chief executive of one major land gambling company has expressed optimism on the issue. Caesars Entertainment CEO Gary Loveman, whose preference in the past has been for federal legalisation that never materialised, told reporters at […]
February 25, 2013
Cool-as-ice Serbian poker player Vladimir Bozinovic bested a tough final table that included top German pro Marvin Rettenmaier on the fifth day of the World Poker Tour Baden over the weekend to take home the $272,258 main prize. The event attracted 254 entrants, which by the fifth day had been distilled to a final table […]
February 23, 2013
The March issue of the publication Bluff will make for interesting industry reading, containing as it does the Bluff Power 20 list; an annual assessment of the main movers and shakers in the online poker business. The list is compiled by a select and independent group of industry experts who are polled each year for […]
February 23, 2013
The Black Friday settlement agreement between former Full Tilt Poker director Christopher ‘Jesus’ Ferguson and the US Department of Justice (see previous report) has been ratified by federal judge Kimba Wood. Ferguson has agreed to pay in $2.35 million, along with the unspecified contents of a Citibank account, but was not required to make any […]
February 22, 2013
The World Series of Poker for Facebook, a collaboration between Caesars Interactive Entertainment (CIE) and Electronic Arts (EA), launched on Facebook this week. The cross-platform initiative allows fans to login, access their chip stacks, or play a game on Apple and Android smartphones and tablets and now Facebook. The app pulls features and functions straight […]
February 22, 2013
Swedish-State operator Svenska Spel has uncovered a potential poker scandal that has been classified as “serious fraud”. Swedish police have been called in to investigate the matter following the completion of an internal investigation undertaken by the Swedish gaming operator. According to Aftonbladet, the company picked up irregularities in October 2012 following a tip-off concerning […]
February 21, 2013
Microsoft has revealed that come the northern hemisphere spring this year it is set to launch what it calls “…the most visually stunning digital poker game on the market – World Series of Poker: Full House Pro” for XBox 360 and Windows 8. The new game takes the Xbox LIVE Arcade hit “Full House Poker,” […]
February 21, 2013
The rumours and speculation of recent weeks are true – Pokerstars confirmed Thursday that it is to launch its next Pokerstars LIVE venture at the City of Dreams on Macau. “The PokerStars online brand drives more traffic to live poker events than any other,” said Danny McDonagh, PokerStars Director of Live Operations for Asia-Pacific. “Players […]