Online poker news
On the heels of “Black Friday” and the shutdown of the three most popular sites in the online poker industry, there has been a rise in the number of “subscription” online poker sites. These sites are promoted as being 100% legal because, unlike their “pay to play” brethren, actual money is not on the table.… Read more »
Since the actions taken by the U. S. Department of Justice on April 15 – which have become known as “Black Friday” in the poker community – the parade of online and live poker pros to more poker-friendly countries has become commonplace. A recent article in a major magazine focuses on this exodus. In a… Read more »
With their meeting with the Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC) looming next week, Full Tilt Poker has released a new statement regarding their operations. In a release to the website PokerStrategy.com yesterday, the latest statement from the Full Tilt Poker PR machine reveals little to no new information that isn’t already known by the poker… Read more »
PokerScout.com, online poker’s leading cash game traffic watchdog site, released its weekly update this week, revealing a marginal uptick in the industry overall. One online poker network that bucked the trend was the Merge Gaming Network, which saw its cash game traffic fall 10 percent from the previous week. According to PokerScout, during Monday’s prime… Read more »
According to a report by GamingToday.com, Michael Gaughan, owner of the South Point Hotel, Casino, and Spa in Las Vegas, has announced that he will be launching a free-to-play online poker site, likely to be named after his casino. The site, which will be on the ZEN Entertainment Network, should open for business within the… Read more »
The month of September may be almost half over, but that just means Titan Poker’s 6th Anniversary Celebration is in full swing. All month, the headline member of the iPoker Network is holding a series of promotions for players, including the opportunity to play with the site’s pros. Here is what’s going on: Heads-Up Championship… Read more »
It is no secret that the events on and following Black Friday put either an end to, or a major damper on, the careers of most online poker players in the United States. But what about some of the players who have made their names playing live? Aside from some changes in the activity at… Read more »
Adding to the problems for the beleaguered company, a second class action lawsuit has been filed against Full Tilt Poker, this time in the country of Canada. It was revealed yesterday in an article in the Montreal Gazette that a Canadian consumer protection organization has filed the lawsuit on behalf of Canadian poker players. Jeff… Read more »
Late yesterday afternoon, rumors were heard that another online poker network may be in the crosshairs of the U. S. Department of Justice. The website Subject: Poker reported through “confidential sources” Thursday afternoon that the U. S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland plans to seize the assets of payment processors who were the… Read more »
The Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC) announced yesterday that the public hearing regarding Full Tilt Poker’s remote gambling license will be held on Monday, September 19th at 9:00am at the Riverbank Park Plaza Hotel in London. The original hearing was held on Tuesday, July 26th with the purpose of allowing both the AGCC and Full… Read more »
In a “Stipulation and Order” document filed this past Friday, September 2nd, in the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York, the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ), has agreed to release an unspecified amount of previously seized funds back to PokerStars. The funds were seized as part of the $3 billion… Read more »
For the first time without its American customers, PokerStars’ World Championships of Online Poker (WCOOP) will hit the felt today with the first of its 62 tournament schedule. From the inaugural tournament in 2002 until last year, the WCOOP had become the online equivalent of the World Series of Poker. Since its inception, the WCOOP… Read more »
It was revealed late yesterday that, beginning at the end of this month, the Entraction Network will no longer allow players from five different countries to play on their family of sites. The announcement was made by Donkr.com, who revealed the information that they had received from their affiliate contacts. In the statement, Donkr.com writes,… Read more »
On Monday, Poker News Daily reported on the interactions of Full Tilt Poker lawyer Jeff Ifrah with members of the poker community. In answering questions about the status of the once second largest online poker room in the world, Ifrah said that a series of statements from Full Tilt were on the way, with the… Read more »
In an attempt to at least partially fill the online poker void in the United States now that internet poker rooms are slim pickings in the country, 2006 World Series of Poker Main Event Champion Jamie Gold has launched a free online poker room dubbed FreeGoldPoker.com. Unlike subscription-based online poker rooms, which charge a monthly… Read more »
Over the weekend, Jeff Ifrah, the attorney retained by Full Tilt Poker CEO Ray Bitar after the U.S. Department of Justice online poker indictments on Black Friday, fielded questions on the Two Plus Two poker forum about the state of Full Tilt, its efforts to find investors, and the status of player funds. While what… Read more »
Despite widespread support, it appears that intrastate online poker will not be legalized and regulated in California this year. It still seems, however, that it is a matter or “when” and not “if” for online poker in the Golden State. In a letter to stakeholders, including Native American tribes and card rooms, California Senate President… Read more »
In an interview with the Washington Post, Phil Hellmuth expressed the cynicism that many other poker players share about intrastate online poker. Specifically discussing the District of Columbia’s plans for legal online poker, Hellmuth said he just does not see it working. In late 2010, the Washington, D.C. city council approved a budget which would… Read more »
It appears that the wait for refunds from Full Tilt Poker will continue. According to a press release issued by the former second largest online poker room in the world to news outlet Pokernews.com, talks with the mystery European investors have come to a close. In the press release, Full Tilt stated that it is… Read more »
According to a report on PokerListings.com, Party Poker will be changing its rake structure starting tomorrow, August 24th. Both the way raked hands are calculated and the rake schedule will be adjusted. Currently, Party Poker uses the “dealt” method for determining whether or not a player is credited with a raked hand. In this method,… Read more »
Starting today, Victor Chandler Poker is launching a five day promotion for real money cash game players dubbed, appropriately, Cash Game Crazy. The promotion will feature a different way to earn extra money each day. On both Monday and Tuesday, players can qualify for a special freeroll in the Wheel of Fortune promo. To do… Read more »
Before Black Friday, options for American online poker players were limited, but most people were perfectly happy with the two giants, PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker. But since those two poker rooms closed to U.S. players (the latter shutting down completely, at least temporarily), it has become very hard for players stateside to find a… Read more »
In a video interview with the Financial Times’ Matt Garrahan over the weekend, Caesars Entertainment Chief Executive Officer Gary Loveman reaffirmed his company’s desire to see online poker completely legalized and regulated in the United States. Not only does he want to see it happen, he believes it will happen. After answering some questions about… Read more »
The José “Girah” Macedo cheating scandal is just the gift that keeps on giving. For a while, it looked like it was just Macedo who had some explaining to do (which he did), but now the poker world has found out that one of Macedo’s friends, Daniel “Jungleman” Cates, is not completely innocent of any… Read more »
Lock Poker announced late last week that it has signed Spaniard Leo Margets to its LockPRO ELITE team. With the signing, Margets becomes the first female member of the Lock Poker team. Margets, who hails from Barcelona, Spain, first rose to prominence in 2009, when she was the “last woman standing” at the World Series… Read more »
