February 24, 2012
The industry skinny is that Pokerstars is about to launch its much anticipated (see previous reports) Zoom Poker, reportedly a proprietary take on the extremely popular Rush Poker offered by Full Tilt Poker before its Black Friday demise. Various Pokerstars sources confirmed this week that Zoom is on the launchpad and will provide fast-action online […]
February 24, 2012
Prominent poker personalities who are also shareholders in the embattled Full Tilt Poker company have been subjected to extensive criticism and abuse from other poker pros and understandably frustrated unpaid players for their continued silence on the debacle and the serious accusations that have been leveled against them. This week the respected pro player Matt […]
February 24, 2012
Bwin.party digital’s World Poker Tour subsidiary has launched a charity initiative aimed at raising funds for needy causes in the world by in-spanning A-list celebrities and top poker professionals in a series of high profile sponsored events. And putting its money on the table, the company has made an initial donation of $100 000. The […]
February 23, 2012
The well established and highly regarded 3D online poker site PKR.com has launched a dedicated Italian site governed by the AAMS regulatory authority at PKR.it. Hosted by PKR.com, PKR.it will bring the company’s trademark next-gen gameplay to Italian pokerheads. A company spokesperson said this week that the new site is the product of many months […]
February 23, 2012
Surprise of the week is the introduction Wednesday of a bill to legalise internet poker in the traditionally conservative state of Mississippi. According to the publication Legal Poker Sites.com, the new initiative on House Bill 1373 is authored by Representative Bobby Moak and titled the Mississippi Lawful Internet Gaming Act of 2012. It is understood […]
February 23, 2012
Fans of the Pokerstars Sunday Millions online poker tournaments are in for a treat on March 11, when Pokerstars celebrates the sixth birthday of the popular competitions by putting up a $6 million guaranteed prize pool. That means a winner’s prize of at least a million dollars, and entries are expected to be substantial, with […]
February 23, 2012
Nevada regulators conducted a brief workshop Wednesday on the implications and rules necessary for the use of private testing agencies in gaming technologies associated with Nevada gambling, including online poker. The workshop follows a decision by the Board to accept certificates of fairness and accuracy issued by acceptable and independent testing agencies working to strict […]
February 23, 2012
MGM Resorts chief executive Jim Murren made the headlines Wednesday after giving his views on internet poker during his company’s review of its fourth quarter results. The Las Vegas land gambling giant posted a fourth-quarter loss of $113.7 million, slightly smaller than a year earlier, but Murren confidently opined that the group is positioned to […]
February 23, 2012
Iowa state Sen. Jeff Danielson’s proposal to legalise intrastate online poker kept on rolling Wednesday, passing through the key Senate State Government Committee on an 11-4 vote. The successful committee vote Wednesday evening means that the online poker issue will remain on the legislative agenda having met the criteria necessary to survive Friday’s ?funnel? deadline […]
February 22, 2012
Tuesday was a bad day for the world’s largest and most successful online poker enterprise PokerStars, where the servers crashed, allegedly whilst over 70 000 players around the planet were active on the site. It is understood that the drop in service, which caught many players in mid-game, occurred early evening GMT, temporarily shutting them […]