Poker Central Announces Programming Lineup

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After much hype, Poker Central, the world’s only round-the-clock poker television network, will make its debut on Thursday, October 1st. On Tuesday, it announced its inaugural programming lineup. Many of the shows, at least initially, will be pre-existing series that originally aired either in the U.S. or overseas, but Poker Central is developing original programming,… Read more »

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2015 WPT Maryland Live! Main Event Final Table Set

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It was a fairly short day at the inaugural World Poker Tour (WPT) Maryland Live! Main Event as only fourteen eliminations were needed to determine the composition of the final table. Leading the charge into Tuesday’s action is the chip leader entering Monday, 2012 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event Champion Greg Merson. With… Read more »

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Conservative Political Group Publicly Denounces RAWA

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United States Representative Bob Goodlatte hates, hates, hates online poker. Wishes it would die. And in the U.S., thanks to his efforts to get the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (UIGEA) passed, it almost did. Yet despite all that, Rep. Goodlatte is currently one of the poker industry’s strongest allies against Sheldon Adelson… Read more »

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PalaCasino Launches Mobile App

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Real money online casino PalaCasino.com released its mobile app last week, allowing customers in New Jersey to gamble online without being tethered to a computer. Available for both Android and Apple, the app allows players to do essentially everything they can from the desktop software. The PalaCasino app offers access to nearly 30 casino games,… Read more »

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GVC, bwin.party Deal May Not Be Working Out as Planned for the Seller

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Hindsight, as they say, is 20/20. And right now, hindsight is being quite critical of bwin.party’s decision to accept the acquisition offer of GVC Holdings over that of 888 Holdings earlier this month. According to UK newspaper The Independent, “observers have questioned the logic of choosing a far smaller player to take it over,” particularly… Read more »

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Sportsbetting Poker

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Sportsbetting Poker is a micro skin of BetOnline.  It is on the Chico Poker Network and operates alongside BetOnline.  The two sites are identical except for the graphics.  BetOnline acquired Sportsbetting Poker in 2013. Sportsbetting Poker accepts U.S. players.  There are no state restrictions. A Personal Opinion of Sportsbetting Poker What I like about Sportsbetting… Read more »

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Americas Cardroom Review

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Americas Cardroom is a member of the Winning Poker Network.  It is sister site to True Poker.  The network is operated by the same parent company as Bookmaker and Betcris.  This company is held in very high regard in the online gaming industry. The Americas Cardroom brand was relaunched after DoylesRoom was acquired by the… Read more »

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WPT Borgata Poker Open Begins Today

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After a huge event following their “restart” after the World Series of Poker – the massive Legends of Poker tournament in California earlier this month – the World Poker Tour kicks back into action this afternoon with the Borgata Poker Open in New Jersey. Usually one of the bigger events on the WPT circuit, the… Read more »

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New York State Senator to Revise Online Poker Legislation

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After receiving feedback from industry members and regulatory organizations, a New York State Senator is looking to revise some segments of his online poker legislation. New York State Senator John Bonacic, who is the driving force behind online poker legislation in the Empire State (he has filed some sort of bill in support of online… Read more »

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WPN Million Dollar Sunday Hit by DDoS Attack Again

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Another million dollar guaranteed tournament, another Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack on the Winning Poker Network (WPN). On Sunday, September 13th, the network held the first of five fall Million Dollar Sunday tournaments, which guaranteed a million dollar prize pool and at least $200,000 to the winner. But, as has happened when WPN has… Read more »

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Merge Drops Skrill as Cashout Option

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Players on the Merge Gaming Network lost even more of the little hope they had of seeing their deposited funds late last week when they were told that Skrill is no longer a viable withdrawal method. Though Merge charged players a 5 percent fee on Skrill withdrawals, the e-wallet was seen as a reliable and… Read more »

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