Stars Rewards Hits PokerStars Denmark Market

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The new PokerStars rewards system, logically named Stars Rewards, went live for players in Denmark last week; it should be available to Italians shortly. It is a significant departure from VIP program the world’s largest online poker room had previous and to this point, reviews are not good. Stars Rewards begins with reward points, which… Read more »

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DFS Bill Gets Through New Jersey Assembly

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The New Jersey State Assembly passed a bill which would legalize and regulate daily fantasy sports last week by a vote of 56 to 16 (six did not vote and two abstained, which sounds the same but is actually different). A3532 is sponsored by Assemblymen Vincent Mazzeo, Ralph Caputo, Paul Moriarty, and John J. Burzichelli… Read more »

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Poker Pros Have Non-Poker Accounts Hijacked

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Several of the world’s top professional poker players revealed last week that they have been victims of a hacker or group of hackers who took over some of their non-poker online accounts. The security weakness that allowed this to happen was one most people wouldn’t expect: two-factor authentication (2FA). Most of us, when logging into… Read more »

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2017 World Series of Poker Underway

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It is that time of year, the most glorious time of year for poker players and fans around the world. The 2017 World Series of Poker (WSOP) officially opens today. For nearly two months, poker players will flock to the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas to try to live the dream and… Read more »

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Online Player Sits Out, Misses Bad Beat Jackpot

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If there is one thing we should have all learned by now, it is that there is no reason not to play online poker on a laptop or a mobile device. That way, you never have to take a pee break. It’s really that simple. Nature calls, take your laptop with you, and never miss… Read more »

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Amaya Gaming Names Murphy, Turner to Board of Directors

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As two former members resigned their seats on the Board of Directors, Amaya Gaming announced earlier this week two new directors to take their seats. Venture capitalist Peter Murphy and retired executive Mary Turner will take over the seats of the departing Dr. Aubrey Zidenberg and Army General Wesley Clark, effective immediately. The chairman of… Read more »

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Online Gambling Bill Passes Pennsylvania Senate

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Wednesday, May 24th was a momentous day in United States online gambling legal history, as a bill which would legalize and regulate online gambling, including online poker, passed a vote of the full Pennsylvania Senate. H 271 was passed easily, by a vote of 38-12, just one day after making it through two committees: the… Read more »

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2017-2018 WSOP Domestic Circuit Schedule Released

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The World Series of Poker (WSOP) has released the schedule for the 14th WSOP Circuit season, a season which consists of a record 26 stops. The first stop is at Harrah’s Cherokee in North Carolina this summer, August 2nd through August 14th. The season culminates with the Global Casino Championship, featuring a $1 million or… Read more »

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Mike Sexton Leaves WPT, Goes All-In at partypoker

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Not content to rest on its laurels while the World Series of Poker gets all the headlines, the World Poker Tour (WPT) dropped a stunner on Monday, announcing that the legendary Mike Sexton is retiring from his position as the WPT’s long-time co-announcer. Sexton, a Poker Hall of Famer and the “Ambassador of Poker,” has… Read more »

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partypoker Launches New Rakeback System

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A new rakeback system went into effect on partypoker on Monday, May 22nd. The Cashback reward program, as it is called by partypoker, allows players to earn from 20 to 40 percent in rakeback per week. It really is a simple system, something that should be familiar to most people who have participated in virtually… Read more »

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World Poker Tour Expanding Broadcasting Coverage into Europe

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Just when you think that there are no new worlds left for the World Poker Tour to conquer, the WPT finds…well, more new worlds. It was announced earlier this week that the WPT had signed a new distribution deal with ELEVEN SPORTS Network aimed at bringing the products of the WPT to new markets. ELEVEN… Read more »

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New Stars Rewards Program to Debut This Month in Denmark

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We have been hearing from PokerStars about its new rewards program for what seems like a decade now, but according to a post on the PokerStars blog Wednesday, it looks like players will finally get to see it in action soon. PokerStars Director of Poker Innovation and Operations Severin Rasset said that by the end… Read more »

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Outage Hits PokerStars, Affects SCOOP

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Technology can be a pain in the ass sometimes. As awesome as it is (it lets us play poker online!), it can let us down at the worst possible moments. That was the case yesterday on PokerStars, when the world’s largest poker room experienced an outage right in the middle of the Spring Championship of… Read more »

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