May 7, 2011
The newswires and online media sites were buzzing late Friday with the news that the offices of online poker companies in Costa Rica had been visited by the local equivalent of the FBI, the Organismo de Investigaciones Judiciale. Pokerstars, Absolute Poker and UBPoker offices were all named in the reports. The fact that the various […]
May 6, 2011
In a move that appears to have been motivated by damage control following an MSNBC article that it may be going bankrupt, the Cereus online poker network has denied that the organisation is going bankrupt. Blanca Games, which owns Cereus and its component online poker sites Absolute Poker.com and UB Poker.com, issued a statement late […]
May 5, 2011
Online poker company Everest Poker.fr has announced a two year extension to its sponsorship agreement with French football team Olympique Lyonnais, unveiling a new red, white and blue team shirt this week. Olympique Lyonnais is one of the most successful clubs in Europe, having won seven consecutive domestic titles beginning in 2002. Everest’s original agreement […]
May 5, 2011
Mike Brunker, a knowledgeable and respected MSNBC writer on internet gambling, has revealed more details on the apparently parlous business viability of Blanca Games Inc., the owner of the Cereus Network comprising Absolute Poker.com and UBPoker.com. Black Friday’s shutdown by the US Department of Justice (see previous reports) has plunged the company into a financial […]
May 5, 2011
Online poker pro Jose ‘Girah’ Macedo is an embarrassed young man this week; just days after taking down the Bluff Magazine Lock Pro Challenge against formidable opposition, he has been disqualified for multi-accounting, losing his triumph and the top prize. Macedo’s cheating was apparently discovered after the challenge, when audits of the participants’ accounts revealed […]
May 5, 2011
The Walt Disney Co.owned ESPN television sports channel announced an expansion in the World Series of Poker main event TV coverage, this week. Six days of the World Series of Poker will be shown in same-day coverage on half-hour tape delay with hole cards shown for the first time. Days three through eight of the […]
May 5, 2011
French industry reports indicate that 200pourcentpoker.fr has closed down temporarily. Reportedly Luc Le Borgne, CEO, 200pourcentpoker.fr announced through a statement sent to players that the room would be “mothballed” but has no intention of closing its doors permanently. The notification said that the motivation behind the measure is to ensure that French players are provided […]
May 5, 2011
A British poker pro and former economics student walked away with the EPT San Remo title, Euro 930 000, a Shamballa Jewels bracelet, a seat in the EPT Grand Final and a seat in the EPT Champion of Champions event this week. 24-year-old Rupert Elder beat German Max Heinzelmann heads-up in the tournament that saw […]
May 5, 2011
Zen Entertainment Network, a social entertainment company that has been developing free-to-play games since 2006, has announced the newest member of its branded partner program, Larry Flynt’s Hustler Casino Los Angeles. The site went live April 15, [Black Friday ed.]. Once Zen players enter the network, they are directed to Hustler Casino’s tournament landing page […]
May 5, 2011
Hilly Ehrlich, a veteran online gambling industry entrepreneur, has launched BeatTheBubble.com, the first global bubble protection service for online poker tournaments across all networks and operators. The service offers a safety net for any player against going out in the crucial stage of online poker tournaments, universally known as ?the Bubble? ? an unwelcome reality […]