December 2, 2011
With intrastate legalisation still at least 12 weeks in the future – and with the final language of the regulations still to be agreed – five companies have already applied for online poker licenses in Nevada, Card Player magazine reports, quoting official sources. The respected poker publication says that 888 Holdings, International Game Technology, Bally […]
December 2, 2011
The San Francisco-based social gaming giant Zynga, which runs a massive social poker operation through Facebook, is expected to file its final initial public offering prospectus today (Friday), paving the way for a stock offering by mid-December, the newspaper USA Today reports. The company intends to start an IPO roadshow on Monday in New York, […]
December 2, 2011
In a pre-trial hearing in Manhattan this week, US District Judge Lewis Kaplan indicated that it is unlikely that he will dismiss a major illegal online gambling case involving Pokerstars, Full Tilt Poker and Absolute Poker Lawyers for two of the defendants, e-processors Chad Elie and John Campos, had earlier argued in court that the […]
December 2, 2011
The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission has completed its study of online poker and has submitted its report to the state Legislature, taking the issue of legalisation a step further. The Commission was tasked by lawmakers to provide a report on the implications of legalising intrastate poker earlier this year (see previous reports), and the […]
December 1, 2011
Pokerstars appears to be focusing on the newly opened Spanish online poker market with its acquisition this week of Cara de Poker, a well-established Spanish website that is understood to have a significant player base. The site operated on the iPoker network until its acquisition, but has now shut down, transferring its players to Pokerstars […]
December 1, 2011
Bodog Poker and the independent online poker monitor Pokerscout clashed earlier this year over the latter’s right to independently assess the traffic flowing to the operator through data mining stats (see previous reports). The at times acrimonious exchanges culminated in a standoff, with Pokerscout continuing to assess the poker site’s traffic…most recently in a positive […]
December 1, 2011
With its third live tournament event scheduled for early December, the new professional poker league, Epic Poker, has inked a deal with the large circulation USA Today Sports Media group and U.S. independent online sports property, Big Lead Sports. The new agreement will see the latest Global Poker Index updates — a patent pending system […]
November 30, 2011
Bodog Poker has continued the implementation of its controversial Recreational Poker Model with the release of a new poker software upgrade. The update includes a ?Rabbit Cam? feature, allowing players to view the cards that would have been dealt even if the hand has finished before all cards are dealt, competitive rake, improved accessibility and […]
November 30, 2011
Pokerstars is to take another run at a world record, this time attempting to break its own Guinness Book of Records benchmark of 149,196 players in action at once. The drive, which culminates in the record attempt on December 4, will be supported by promotions and a special live broadcast by Pokerstars Radio, commencing at […]
November 30, 2011
The independent online poker monitor Pokerscout’s latest numbers showcase a relatively quiet week in which overall internet poker traffic climbed a mere 1 percent, with seven of the top websites and networks reporting lower numbers. Pokerstars’ intention to hold another record-breaking attempt for most poker players online at one time (see other reports) will probably […]