August 19, 2011
The rise of Portuguese pro Jose Macedo took place remarkably quickly this year as the man known as the “Poker Prodigy” burst onto the online poker scene from relative obscurity, winning big and attracting the praise of leading players. He was taken on to the pro team at Lock Poker, but recent allegations of multi-accounting […]
August 19, 2011
The rise of Portuguese pro Jose Macedo took place remarkably quickly this year as the man known as the “Poker Prodigy” burst onto the online poker scene from relative obscurity, winning big and attracting the praise of leading players. He was taken on to the pro team at Lock Poker, but recent allegations of multi-accounting […]
August 18, 2011
Embattled Full Tilt Poker, already reeling from the effects of Black Friday and facing a wide-ranging class action (see previous reports) is now confronted with a second, and more focused, class action in the United States. Two Canadians, Zayn Jetha and Donald Whelan, are the plaintiffs in the latest action, which was filed in the […]
August 18, 2011
According to reports from the Bloomberg business news agency, the major Facebook games developer Zynga Inc. is facing a patent action from Agincourt Gaming LLC, which has alleged that the San Francisco games developer has infringed two of its patents in an action that embraces Zynga Poker and other popular social networking games. Zynga is […]
August 17, 2011
The New York Post opines that the legalisation of online poker at federal level could take place as soon as this year, quoting unnamed sources close to Congress. The source told the newspaper this week: ?I think there is becoming a feeling in Congress that this is something that needs to be regulated and be […]
August 17, 2011
California’s increasingly hot debate on the legalisation of intrastate online poker…and who should benefit from it…continues to generate media interest in the Golden State as the different interest groups push for dominance. Our readers will recall that there are two competing bills in the legislative system, each with different ideas on how the licensing should […]
August 16, 2011
Texas Congressman Joe Barton’s HR2366 proposal to legalise online poker at the federal level (see previous reports) has attracted a further five political co-sponsors. The latest bipartisan support comes from Pennsylvania Republican Jim Gerlach, and Democrats Jim Himes and John Larson from Connecticut, Vermont’s Peter Welch and Howard Berman from California. They join earlier co-sponsors […]
August 16, 2011
The world’s biggest online poker operator, Pokerstars, has announced the appointment of a new chief marketing officer after an eight month international search. The man with the right stuff is Alex Payne, a former adverting exec and 11 year marketing veteran from Microsoft, and he will be responsible for all aspects of consumer marketing across […]
August 14, 2011
Shaking off allegations of financial indebtedness to other poker pros, Chino Rheem focused on his game and won a million dollars Saturday, fighting his way through a tough final table in the Epic Poker League main event in Las Vegas to claim victory. The seats around that final table were occupied by some of the […]
August 12, 2011
The business relationship of Washington lobbyist firm Pace LLP with the Morongo Band of Mission Indians has raised questions on a possible conflict of interest regarding the California House of Assembly’s decision in May this year to also employ the firm. The concern is rooted in the Morongo’s position as a major interested party in […]