On Tuesday, without any sort of advance warning, PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker, both under the Rational Group umbrella which is now owned by Amaya Gaming, withdrew from certain so-called “gray markets.” These countries, which have been reported by players to include Bangladesh, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria, and Turkey, have laws that do not exactly make… Read more »
In early July, PokerStars launched its version of the popular Lottery Sit-and-Go, dubbed “Spin & Go,” on its Spanish site, PokerStars.es. It was a test run of sorts, giving PokerStars a chance to evaluate the game’s popularity before rolling it out worldwide. It appears the returns were positive and now the world’s largest poker room… Read more »
In May, partypoker launched its “Casual Cash Games,” designed for, you guessed it, the recreational player. While the internet poker world is great for grinders who want to maximize the number of hands they play per hour, not everyone wants to multi-table. The Casual Cash Games are made for these people. On Friday, partypoker announced… Read more »
Nevada had gone on a nice run, but as they say, all good things must come to an end. And so it did for Nevada in August, as the state’s five month gaming revenue winning streak came to an end. That is not to say that Nevada actually lost money from gambling. No, that would… Read more »
Everyone in the poker community is enthralled with the legends that come out regarding high stakes cash game poker. Whether conducted in the dusty saloons and riverboats of the 19th century or online in the 21st century, these games still have the ability to draw people in, entranced by the millionaire (or billionaire) players throwing… Read more »
According to players who hold affiliate accounts with the site, PokerStars has begun to purge long-standing affiliates from their roles. The question from many is why it is coming at this time. Many of these affiliates received e-mails yesterday from PokerStars that announced the termination of these agreements, which provided revenues to those affiliates for… Read more »
While it may seem that the “November Nine” were determined just yesterday, the poker world is only one week away from the start of the 2014 World Series of Poker Asia/Pacific (WSOP-APAC), which begins on October 2. The Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia, will once again play host to the ten-bracelet tournament schedule and, with… Read more »
The Revel Casino Hotel in Atlantic City was set to be auctioned off on Wednesday, but despite all relevant parties being in attendance, nothing happened. The auction will resume – or start – next Tuesday, September 30th. Closed September 2nd, the Revel received a bid of $90 million on September 10th from real estate developer… Read more »
It is not the mainstream sponsorship that would be huge for an online poker site, but Nevada’s Real Gaming, the online poker presence of the South Point Casino, announced Monday that it has indirectly partnered with two popular brick-and-mortar retailers to give its players more options with which to fund their accounts. Real Gaming customers… Read more »
In past articles about this topic, I have said that it appears that the long saga of the frozen Full Tilt Poker funds dating back to April 15th, 2011, better known as Black Friday, is nearing an end. Well, it still appears to be nearing an end, it’s just that the end is drawing closer… Read more »
One of the heads of online gambling firm Everleaf Gaming was arrested last week, according to a press release from the Malta Lotteries & Gaming Authority (LGA). According to the statement, Michael Zwi Oros was charged with “misappropriation of players’ funds” as well as “before Magistrate Doreen Clarke charged with misappropriation of players’ funds. He… Read more »
PokerScout has carved out a valuable niche in the internet poker industry as the go-to source for cash game traffic statistics for every online poker room and network out there. We here at Poker News Daily reference the site frequently and greatly appreciate the service it provides. Apparently, however, not all of the poker rooms… Read more »
Last week, September 19th to be exact, was the one-year anniversary of WSOP.com’s entry into the Nevada online poker market. To celebrate, the site is running a couple of promotions for its players. The biggie is the WSOP.com Anniversary Tournament Series. The nine-tournament series started last week on the anniversary date, but there is still… Read more »
One of the things that I see in virtually all cash games and tournaments is players, when they are in either the big or small blind, defending them as if they were their first-born child. Despite heavy action in front of them – or the hijack, cutoff or button putting in an expected raise –… Read more »
New regulations passed by Parliament in the United Kingdom have put the online gaming and poker industry in turmoil as gaming companies either announce plans to pull out or adjust their offerings inside the borders. The bill, called the U. K. Gambling, License and Advertising Bill, was passed in May through Parliament and will take… Read more »
In a stunning announcement on Friday, Ultimate Gaming – the force behind both Nevada’s Ultimate Poker and the provider of services in New Jersey through the Trump Entertainment properties – announced that they have terminated their contract due to “multiple contract breaches” with the Trump organization. Ultimate Gaming issued a press release late yesterday afternoon… Read more »
In what turned out to be a two-man battle, Darren Elias derailed a powerful run by Kane Kalas to take down the 2014 World Poker Tour’s Borgata Poker Open on Friday night. The two men were sitting atop the standings as the final table started on Friday afternoon, with Kalas holding more than a six… Read more »
After not showing up for a planned showdown on the virtual felt – and his dizzying high stakes losses in the online arena – the future of poker professional Gus Hansen in the industry has come under question. This past Sunday, Hansen was expected to take part in a special event on Full Tilt Poker.… Read more »
After a grueling 15 hour day, the six men have been determined for the 2014 World Poker Tour Borgata Poker Open final table. Heading to today’s action, Kane Kalas – who has already earned his best ever cash in a poker tournament regardless of where he finishes today – will hold a sizeable lead over… Read more »
Day 3 of the World Poker Tour stop at the Borgata Poker Open in Atlantic City, NJ, is in the books and one man is running away with it all. Longtime California poker professional Jean “Prince” Gaspard will start today’s action with a huge lead over the other 30 players who are still vying for… Read more »
It was to be the biggest thing in New Jersey online poker since…ever. The Garden State Super Series, hosted by the Party Borgata Network, was the biggest tournament series to hit New Jersey. It started last Sunday, was to run for two weeks, and consisted of 20 events, each split into three tournaments with different… Read more »
The transformation of Full Tilt Poker into an all-around online gambling site continues. On Monday, the popular internet poker room launched a Full Tilt-branded live dealer online casino. That is right. Live dealer. Online casino. It really is just what it sounds like: there are live dealers stationed in front of cameras running the games… Read more »
The starting flights were sorted out Sunday and Monday, so it was on to Day 2 of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Borgata Poker Open on Tuesday. 606 players began the day staring at the long grind to Day 3, but only 150 players made it that far. On the same day the Trump Plaza… Read more »
We have all known this day was coming for quite some time, but is sad nonetheless. At 6:00am this morning, Atlantic City’s Trump Plaza casino closed its doors. The Trump Plaza is the fourth Atlantic City casino to shut down this year. The first was the Atlantic Club casino at the south end of the… Read more »
For a Day 1A, 400 entries was a strong opening act. Day 1B of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Borgata Poker Open, though, put the first starting flight to shame. Monday’s field was more than double Sunday’s, an impressive 826 players shelled out the $3,500 to participate. At 1,226 total entries, this is the fourth… Read more »
