November 29, 2012
The proposed Reid-Kyl federal online poker legalisation bill faced another bump on the road through the lame duck session of the US Congress this week with news that as many as six state lotteries plan to send directors to Washington DC to lobby against it. The bill, which also seeks to specifically ban other forms […]
November 29, 2012
Online poker players keen to brag and share their best poker hands have a new free facility at Playtech-powered Titan Poker this week. The site is among the first to offer the new freebie Hall of Hands add-on, which allows online poker players to re-enact their best hands as a TV show. Real-life actors, running […]
November 29, 2012
Former FullTilt Poker (FTP) shareholder Rafe Furst, in response to the US Department of Justice’s second civil claim amendment in which he was named, has settled with the authorities according to court documents filed this week. The amended claim filed by authorities in September alleged that Furst benefited from the disbursement of $11.7 million in […]
November 29, 2012
The heavily reported and controversial Reid-Kyl Federal internet poker bill seems to be on a road to nowhere within the lame duck session of Congress. Earlier this week, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid told reporters outside the Senate chamber that the requirement for support from at least a dozen Republicans in order to pass the […]
November 29, 2012
The World Poker Tour’s first main event in Canada since 2008 and one of the largest in its 11-year history, had a fitting end culminating in a heads-up between Canadian’s Jonathan Roy and Pascal Lefrancois. Roy (25) eventually emerged the victor, outlasting a massive field of 1 173 players in a tournament that delivered a […]
November 27, 2012
PokerScout stats for the week past show a 1.8 percent drop in online poker traffic, with PokerStars the only top 10 gainer showing a lift of 5 percent for the week attributed to its 90 billionth hand promotion. Full Tilt Poker continues to settle from its launch high with a fall in traffic of around […]
November 27, 2012
The Rational Group, owner of PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker, has advised that it will not be honoring the pre-acquisition Full Tilt Poker “Red Pros” contracts or status. Dustin Iannotti, the newly appointed manager of Team Pro for Full Tilt Poker said in an e-mail published by PokerNews France: “Other than the non-US player balances, […]
November 25, 2012
The World Poker Tour’s WPT Montreal leg has exceeded tour organisers expectations as well as set a record in the world of Canadian tournament poker with a field of 1 173 players, becoming the largest big buy-in tournament in the history of the country. Day Two began at the Playground Poker Club in Montreal with […]
November 22, 2012
Online poker room PKR.com reports achieving a major milestone in its history, reaching five million registered users. The firm said it expects to see continued growth in the PKR brand supported by new marketing initiatives and product developments scheduled for the coming year and the launch of its first mobile poker product.
November 22, 2012
The international staking and sponsorship platform founded in 2008 by private investors, MyPokerSquad (MPS), has become the International Stadium Poker Tour’s (ISPT) latest partner in an agreement that will allow the poker community to stake a portion of the Euro 600 buy-for each of the 120 MyPokerSquad team and ISPT ambassadors. “MyPokerSquad offers new opportunities […]