September 17, 2011
The Malta Lotteries and Gaming Authority (LGA) has clarified its position with regard to a statement earlier this month which effectively distanced itself from online poker room Lockpoker.eu. The initial statement from the Authority said “Lockpoker.eu is not licensed with the LGA”, despite Lock Poker’s association with the Merge Gaming Network who was recently awarded […]
September 17, 2011
Malta-licenced online gaming software provider World Match Ltd (WM) has announced the launch of two new video poker games titled “Joker Poker Aces” and “Double Joker Poker”. “Joker Poker Aces” is themed around an elegant and stylish exclusive casino and includes a Joker feature to boost players’ chances of winning. “Double Joker Poker” carries a […]
September 16, 2011
Massachsetts Republican Daniel Winslow’s proposal to legalise intrastate internet poker in Massachusetts (see previous report) made it through the state House of Assembly this week as an amendment to a wider bill expanding land gambling in the state. The Winslow amendment, one of several included in the gambling bill, proposes allowing up to five Internet […]
September 15, 2011
American subscription-based online poker room Gold Strike Poker has rebranded and changed its name to Gold Rush Poker.net in a strategic push it says is in anticipation of the legalisation of online poker in the country. “It’s not a question of if online poker will be legalized,” said John George, CEO, Gold Rush Poker. “It’s […]
September 15, 2011
Swedish poker firm 5050 Poker Holding AB?s application for listing on NASDAQ OMX First North has been accepted with trading in the Consumer Discretionary Sector commencing today (Wednesday). Founded in 2007, 5050 Poker Holding AB owns and manages companies operating within the online gaming industry. While its current focus is on poker, the company intends […]
September 15, 2011
iGaming service provider GTECH G2 has contracted with the Californian Barona Resort & Casino (Barona) to provide play for fun poker services. Barona’s interactive free-play online poker site is beta test phase and provides Club Barona members with free-to-play poker with the chance to win prizes from home. Only select Barona players will have access […]
September 15, 2011
It has been an eventful day for industry observers following the ongoing Full Tilt Poker saga with the release of a Full Tilt Statement and the Alderney Gambling Control Commission announcing a private hearing on September 19 2011. The Full Tilt Poker statement released exclusively to Poker Strategy.com reads as follows: “On April 15th 2011 […]
September 13, 2011
Earlier this year Michael Gaughan, the owner of the South Point Casino in Las Vegas, voiced his support for legalised online poker as a logical development in the continued growth of the biggest gambling centre in America. This week, Gaughan took practical steps to ensure his company is among the early adapters in a situation […]
September 13, 2011
The UK-based 3D online poker site PKR.com reports that after qualifying with a stake of just $1.81 through a stage 1 internet satellite tourney, a player using the handle ‘Vizdy’ became the latest name to win PKR’s biggest Saturday night prize with a victory in the $100,000 PKR Masters. The Gateshead-based player outlasted a 422 […]
September 13, 2011
A serious cocaine bust involving Australian online and live poker pros that occurred back in January this year was finalised in a Melbourne court this week. David ?zanderfish? Saab, Robert ?remo_04″ Reemeus, and Darren Hughes were dealt jail sentences for attempting to smuggle A$8.5 million worth of cocaine in an ‘industrial scale’ drug bust involving […]