October 6, 2011
With more legal actions and counter-claims swirling around Black Friday than you can shake a stick at, US lawyers were again busy this week, adding two more cases to US court rolls. The first came from a source well known to online gambling operators and players for its ridiculous and as yet unresolved attempt to […]
October 5, 2011
In years past, this was the seasonal time when online poker traffic traditionally started picking up – by anything from 3 to 10 percent, according to the industry’s independent monitor Pokerscout. But not this year, where instead Pokerscout has recorded a 7 percent overall decline, possibly due to the drastic enforcement actions against major online […]
October 5, 2011
The chief exec of the influential American Gaming Association, Frank Fahrenkopf Jnr, delivered his customary address at G2E in Las Vegas Tuesday, reiterating corporate gambling operators’ support for properly regulated and legalised poker in the USA, but rejecting legislation already proposed to Congress by Texas Representative Joe Barton and Massachusetts veteran politician Barney Frank. Instead, […]
October 4, 2011
Laurent Tapie, md of Groupe Bernard Tapie and the prospective buyer of Full Tilt Poker (see previous reports) showed a few more of his cards in an interview with respected online gambling writer Matt Richtel of the New York Times this week. He revealed that two million Americans played on the Full Tilt Poker site […]
October 4, 2011
The White House “We the People” initiative, which invites petitions on US residents’ concerns (see previous reports) has attracted almost 8 000 signatories asking that online poker be legalised in the United States – well over the minimum 5 000 within 30 days required by officialdom. However, this week the Administration shifted the goal posts, […]
October 4, 2011
A company that is becoming increasingly familiar to online poker players, Groupe Bernard Tapie (that’s right – the putative buyers of Full Tilt Poker) is seemingly involved in a proposed new poker tournament scheduled for Wembley Stadium near London with a guaranteed prize pool of $30 million. News of the tournament and its organiser, ISPT.com, […]
October 4, 2011
The Alderney Gaming Control Commission has followed its statement revoking Full Tilt Poker’s licence (see previous reports) with a further announcement that gives scant comfort to players still awaiting payment from the wayward online poker operator. On Monday, the Commission addressed players hoping for assistance in their hassles with Full Tilt, telling them that due […]
October 3, 2011
Surebet Poker, a new online poker site debuted this week offering “a lower rake than most major poker sites”. Full players services, professional design and a 100 percent initial deposit bonus maxed at $600 are on offer. The download poker room is managed by chief executive officer Jason Sallman, reportedly utilises proprietary software and is […]
October 3, 2011
Poker pro Niall Smyth gave new meaning to the phrase “luck of the Irish” in April this year when he turned a Euro 10 bet on Grand National winner Ballabriggs into Euro 650,000 when he won one of Europe’s most prestigious poker tournaments, the Paddy Power Poker.com Irish Open (see previous report), and he was […]
October 3, 2011
More Black Friday-related litigation has been filed in the US courts as opposition to the federal enforcement actions against e-processors, banks and operators continues to mount. Forbes business magazine reports that a banker and an e-cash processor involved in the indictments have filed “strongly-worded” legal papers to fight the government?s charges, arguing that online poker […]