Software update from Full Tilt Poker

December 8, 2010

Online poker site, Full Tilt Poker have released their latest software update that includes new features: – ?Auto Add-On? button for rebuys– ?Quick Fold to Any Bet? option for Rush Poker players– ?Must Wait for Big Blind? rule has been eliminated entirely for Super Turbo tournaments.– ?On Demand Tournaments?.– Time Zones for Game Clock: Players […]

Enigmatic online poker player joins Team Pokerstars Pro

December 8, 2010

The headline grabbing and thus far anonymous high stakes online poker player Isuldur1 may soon be unmasked following a deal with Poker Stars to join Team PokerStars Pro. The online poker player shot to fame in the poker world in 2009 when he took on and beat some of the biggest heads-up players in the […]

PPA comments on possible US legalisation of internet poker

December 8, 2010

The Poker Players Alliance, an action body with over 2 million members that has long lobbied for the legalisation of internet poker, issued a statement this week on Senator Harry Reid’s new proposal to regulate and licence the popular pastime in the United States. Executive director John Pappas cautioned that the proposal was an evolving […]

Debate on Reid legalisation initiative deepens

December 8, 2010

With more information emerging on the legislative proposal to legalise US online poker attributed to Senator Harry Reid of Nevada (see previous reports), the debate has deepened this week Interested parties appear to be especially troubled by a clause which is being interpreted as meaning that for 15 months, there will be no legal online […]

Online poker – new initiative in California

December 8, 2010

You have to say one thing for the Morongo tribal band in California – their determination to corner a chunk of the internet poker action in the sunshine state is pretty impressive. This week the news surfaced that the tribe, which previously allied itself with California cardrooms in a similar quest, is involved in the […]

Playtech welcomes Titan to French iPoker Network

December 7, 2010

Online software developer, Playtech, announced that Titan.fr, owned by Paris-based The Nation Traffic SAS, will be joining its iPoker Network for the French regulated market. The news follows the Titan.fr domain being approved and licensed by the Autorite De Regulation Des Jeux En Ligne (ARJEL) regulatory authority for operation in France (see previous reports) in […]

Sit&Go improvements from Microgaming Poker Network

December 7, 2010

The Microgaming Poker Network has made substantial improvements to its Sit & Go offering. The enhancements are available at all Microgaming-powered poker rooms and include: – A change to 6-seat Single Table Tournaments– Inclusion of Bounty Single Table Tournaments (STTs)– The introduction of an exclusive Survivor format in Single Table Tournaments (STT) form. A trial […]

GTechG2 to provide games to PKR

December 3, 2010

The UK-based 3D online poker site PKR.com has contracted software provider GTechG2 to provide it with 20 instant-play mini and side games, joining over 40 tier one operators now offering this software. PKR?s new portfolio of 20 games will include three of the most popular instant win offerings in G2?s portfolio – Triple Chance Hi-Lo, […]

Harry Reid – Onside for online poker?

December 3, 2010

Contradictory views on where the influential Nevada Senator Harry Reid stands on internet gambling have abounded in recent months (see previous bulletins), but this week the Wall Street Journal reports the encouraging news that the veteran Democrat appears to be supporting legalised online poker at the very least. The respected business journal claims that staffers […]

Pokeridol and Quasar sign Greentube

December 3, 2010

Vienna-based Greentube Internet Entertainment Solutions GmbH will provide their suite of casino and skill games to Pokeridol.com and Malta-licenced igaming operator, Quasar Limited, who provides igaming affiliates with tools for brand promotion. Earlier this year Astra Games Ltd. ? a part of the Novomatic Group of Companies ? acquired a majority stake in Greentube. Quasar […]