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ARJEL President’s Departure Risks the Future of French Online Poker
Uncertainty now surrounds ARJEL’s support for lower taxes and shared liquidity.
Asia Pacific Poker Tour Schedule 2014 Announced
Thirteen APPT events will be headlined by the Aussie Millions and continue through to November.
- PokerStars has announced the schedule for the 2014 Asia Pacific Poker Tour.
- There will be 13 events including, for the first time, the Aussie Million which takes place in February.
- The events begin with the 20th Macau Poker Cup on January 10 and end with the APPT Auckland, in New Zealand on November 19.
This Week in Poker Podcasts: Matt Savage, GPI Discussion and News From Around the Poker World
The latest from the Pokerfuse Poker Podcast Directory.
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Allen Kessler: Playa Of The Year
Chainsaw tweets about affairs of the Heartland. Allen Kessler just took his social game up a notch. Apparently, the well-known nit and Heartland Poker Tour (HPT) Player of the Year has a wild and crazy night the other night. So crazy that when he woke up in the morning, a lovely lady was wearing his name on her chest. Well, this, of course, blew the collective minds of poker people worldwide and they responded in kind:
New Jersey: A Growing Goldmine
Player pools increase, as does desire to reach them. Numerous reports came out this week about the continued growth of the newly regulated New Jersey online poker marketplace. Both PokerScout and Online Poker Report broke news this week which shows slow and steady growth in the Garden State including the impressive stat that nearly 100k iGaming accounts have been created in the first 3 weeks.
Poker Peeps Playing Reindeer Games
Sarah Grant from PokerNews is up to no good once again as she corners a number of poker media personalities and poker pros to get them to play “Name That Christmas Movie.” Ike Haxton, Michael “Timex” McDonald, PokerStars broadcaster Joe Stapleton and more take their hacks at guessing the movie title of some of the more obvious holiday lines out there.
Poker in New Hampshire No-Rake Home Games Could Be Legal By January
Welcome to the 21st Century, New Hampshire.
Poker Podcasts and Training Vids:
Podcast: PokerNews Podcast Episode #193: Instantaneous Rounders 2 feat. Adam Small PokerNews Podcast
On the penultimate episode of the podcast for 2013, the crew talks about Rounders 2, Ole Schemion passing Daniel Negreanu in the Global Poker Index Player of the Year Race, Tom Dwan parting ways with Full Tilt Poker, and more. They are then joined by PocketFives co-founder Adam Small to discuss P5’s merger with the GPI and Hendon Mob, the state of online poker, and more.
Training Video: Maniac Exhibition: part 2 Drag The Bar
We finish up the session verses our maniac and watch as things get even crazier and he gets even luckier. But who ends up with the money? Watch to find out!
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Regulation in Review: US
A weekly review of the latest developments in gaming regulation. This week: New Jersey, Colorado, Pennsylvania and Arizona Atlantic Club Being Auctioned Off
Belgian Gaming Commission Orders Gambling Sites to Show Warning Banners
The banner links through to a mandatory Player Protection page—sites must comply by January 13. The Belgian Gaming Commission (BGC) has published a banner which all regulated gambling sites must display on their websites from January 13 at the latest.
Switch Poker Offers Free Poker Rooms
The first network to offer Bitcoin deposits and withdrawals now offers free skins. The Switch Poker Network is recruiting skins with an offer to set up an online poker room on the network for free. Two other options are offered at low prices.
Regulation in Review: Europe and Beyond
A weekly review of the latest developments in gaming regulation. This week: France, Portugal, The Netherlands, UK, Romania, Malta, Australia, Japan and Canada. France
