November 2, 2017
In an interesting sequel to this week’s revelations that the Stars Group (formerly Amaya) is a major shareholder in poker information site Poker News, the independent publication Flush Draw has revealed that the change of ownership was agreed in 2011 and followed the Black Friday debacle in which US Department of Justice enforcers effectively shut […]
October 31, 2017
Rumours circulating for some time that Pokerstars has a significant investment in the poker news firm iBus Media, which owns Poker News, were confirmed late Monday when the company posted an explanation on its website. Emphasising that the relationship with Pokerstars is very much an arm’s length arrangement, iBusMedia revealed that things are going well […]
June 6, 2014
PokerNews’ media coverage of a Mid-Stakes Poker Tour event it was partly sponsoring at Sheldon Adelson’s Venetian land casino and resort in Las Vegas had to be aborted this week when the publication was without explanation denied access. Reporting on the incident, which set poker forums across the internet buzzing, PokerNews revealed that the event […]