May 18, 2017
GVC’s PartyPoker has announced a return to rakeback in its new loyalty program, due to take effect from May 22. The new program will reward players with cash rakebacks on a sliding scale ranging from 20 to 40 percent, replacing the current four-tiered points-earning scheme that enabled players to convert points to cash or tournament […]
May 18, 2017
Canadian software developer Mojo Interactive has signed a platform and content provision deal with Indian online poker and fantasy sports operator Baadshah Gaming. Baadshah is operated by Oceanking Software Solutions LLP, and promoted by poker operator Madhav Gupta, a co-founder of Baadshah. In a statement this week Gupta said that the company had looked at […]
May 18, 2017
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) Domestic Schedule has been released for the 2017-18 season featuring three additional stops for a record twenty-six tournaments. All twenty-six tour stops are linked by a points system tied to the WSOP gold-bracelet awarding, $1,000,000+ prize pool Global Casino Championship. Each stop will offer a dozen official gold ring […]
May 18, 2017
PokerStars’ virtual Sunday Million tournament is embarking on a special live terrestrial edition dubbed the €1 million guaranteed Sunday Million Live. The special event will run from August 24 to September 3, 2017 at King’s Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic. PokerStars has introduced a structure enabling players to choose one or multiple Day 1 play […]
May 17, 2017
The Bodog poker brand is seeking a foothold in the potentially lucrative Brazilian market, where gambling expansion moves are tortuously making their way through the nation’s political system (see previous reports). The franchise has signed as a sponsor for the H2 Poker Club in São Paulo, arguably the biggest of its kind in this large […]
May 16, 2017
Another PokerStars Sit&Go player has become a millionaire on a mere $10 stake as part of the company’s Makes Millionaires promotion. “meks2410” won the massive jackpot after hitting a full house in a $1 million Spin and Go tournament at PokerStars this week. “Spin and Go remains one of our most popular games. Sitting down […]
May 16, 2017
Online poker site PokerStars will strengthen its relationship with Genting Casinos UK, expanding its partnership to provide an online qualification route for the Genting Poker Series (GPS). “We already enjoy a strong working relationship with PokerStars and look forward to taking this to the next level to optimise the robust nature of its software for […]
May 15, 2017
A World Series of Poker (WSOP) advisory notes significant changes to the annual WSOP tournament format following new global television and digital media rights contracts agreed with ESPN and Poker Central. Expanded programming will include live event coverage and original episodes throughout the year, the organisation said, and for the first time same-day coverage on […]
May 15, 2017
888Poker’s super-fast 12-minute Blast NLHE tournaments for players in a hurry are about to become a lot faster with the introduction of a 2-minute version, which gives players an opportunity to win $1k tournament tickets or play for a $1,000,000 prize pool. Like the 12-minute version, the new ultra-fast iteration is a 4-max hyper-turbo Sit-and-Go […]
May 15, 2017
The CEO of Pokerstars’ parent group Amaya Inc, Rafi Ashkenazi, has revealed that the company’s plans to enter the Indian market in H1-2017 have been delayed “by at least one or two quarters” whilst it finds a suitable local partner. Ashkenazi said last year that his company was in talks with several possible joint venture […]