November 3, 2010
Briton, Ashley Mitchell, has been accused of theft of poker chips with a value of $12 million. Mitchell allegedly acquired and sold the poker chips on the internet. In a previous court appearance, the judge heard he supposedly traded the chips for $80 334. He faces three charges under the proceeds of crime act of […]
November 1, 2010
PartyPoker.com has released its latest software upgrade which according to the company blog includes: – Pro Players now highlighted. – Adding the tournament lobby to a table?s chat area capability. – Rabbit Hunt – post hand information. – New Anonymous Heads Up Tables A PartyPoker spokesman said, “All these new features are now live in […]
November 1, 2010
The epicentre for US online gambling payment processing prosecutions shifted this week from the east coast of the US to Washington State, already infamous for its draconian anti-internet gambling laws. The publication Seattle PI reports that Federal prosecutors in Seattle have moved to seize $553,000 from a Canadian company they say is facilitating payments to […]
November 1, 2010
PokerStars will be joining forces with ESPN to provide its software for the ESPN Poker Club, a free-to-play poker section on ESPN.com, reports Pokernewsdaily.com. ?ESPN.com is one of the most important online sports venues, and ESPN Poker Club is entering its fifth year on the site,? said PokerStars.net North America Regional Marketing Director Joe Versaci. […]
October 28, 2010
FOX and PokerStars.net announced a new collaboration between PokerStars.net and FOXSports.com, which will see the poker room deliver a complete poker section and game on the FOX Sports website. The PokerStars.net poker portal and game application ? hosted on FOXSports.com ? will provide a free-play poker client as well as news, tournament results, poker strategy […]
October 27, 2010
By a near unanimous vote, Patrick Fleming, director of the Poker Players Alliance’s Litigation Support Network and an attorney with his own private practice in Portsmouth, NH, was selected as a new member of the Board of Directors of the PPA. Nominees to the PPA Board of Directors must be approved by the PPA membership […]
October 25, 2010
Ladbrokes Poker has a patent protection on it’s newly launched anonymous tables. The idea behind playing at an anonymous table is that other players won’t have any history on you and your playing style and focus rather on the present. If another player tags your alias or makes notes on you, they will be unable […]
October 24, 2010
Poker News Daily reports that Full Tilt Poker sent an e-mail to an unknown number of recipients last week regarding the measures being taken to improve its security, according to PokerTableRatings and other outlets. The e-mail informed players that the site had completed an investigation that found several users in violations of Full Tilt?s Terms […]
October 23, 2010
Cake Poker internet poker room has announced two additions to their roster of online gaming, Cake Games. An online version of the classic card game WAR, “Cake War”, and a tournament twist on the casino game of blackjack, “Cake Tourney Blackjack”. Cake WAR is an online multiplayer game, inspired by the all-time classic card game, […]
October 21, 2010
The internet poker section of Gaming Media Group?s Poker Heaven have bought the poker site Stella Poker whose projected target audience will be Croatia and Serbia and would constitute part of the International Poker Network (IPN), of which Poker Heaven is already a part. GMG?s business core will be hands-on, InTouch Gaming, a customized version […]