Top Stories This Week: PokerStars and Full Tilt to Re-Enter the US, Player Fund Protection and Amaya CEO Joins Two Plus Two Forums Top Stories This Week: PokerStars and Full Tilt to Re-Enter the US, Player Fund Protection and Amaya CEO Joins Two Plus Two Forums
Key Takeaways
  • Resorts Plans to Bring Both PokerStars and Full Tilt Brands to New Jersey Market.
  • The Sale of PokerStars and Its Implications for Player Fund Protection.
  • Amaya CEO David Baazov Joins Two Plus Two.

We wrap up the week with a rundown of the most read news articles and features from the past seven days on pokerfuse. Never miss a story with our special feature every Saturday.


10. H1 2014: Top Five Traffic Barometer

After six months PokerStars continues its dominance, but from a relative view partypoker has been the best performer of 2014. In a few days the year will be half over, and the top five global poker rooms will be looking forward to the end of declining revenues as the market begins to bottom out.


9. Terrence Chan to Part Ways with Ultimate Poker

Longtime poker professional, poker industry representative and MMA fighter Terrence Chan will part ways with Ultimate Poker, a source close to the company told pokerfuse PRO.


8. Full Tilt Poker Follows Winamax and iPoker With “Jackpot SNGs”

Lottery-style Sit and Gos, which randomly assigns a prize pool to 3-max turbo tournaments, go live on FTP. Full Tilt Poker has launched Jackpot Sit & Gos, new lottery-style tournaments with variable prize structures heavily inspired by Winamax’s Expresso tournaments.


7. Malware Detected in TwoPlusTwo Forum Archive Thread

Content from “known malware distributor” inserted into forum archive page, says Google. A popular thread contained within the Two Plus Two Archives Forum is prompting a Malware Warning message when reached via the Google Chrome browser.


6. PokerStars.com Cash Game Traffic Hits Three Year Low

The WSOP, World Cup and warm weather have combined to take players away from their online tables. The weak state of the global cash game poker market is evident in statistics for PokerStars’ dot-com site, which show the world’s largest poker room has reached its lowest point in three years.


5. PokerStars Social Gaming Director Resigns

Mark Buser parts ways with Stars after one year of service. PokerStars Director of Social Gaming Mark Buser has left the company.


4. Loto-Québec in Early Stage Talks to License PokerStars

Amaya Gaming already has supplier agreements in place with the Canadian monopoly operator. Although described as in their “infancy,” Loto-Québec has begun discussions with Amaya Gaming which could result in PokerStars being legally licensed to offer online poker in the Canadian province, according to Huffington Post.


3. Amaya CEO David Baazov Joins Two Plus Two

“The most important relationship will be with you, the players,” Amaya chief assures following PokerStars/Full Tilt acquisition. David Baazov, CEO of Amaya Gaming and soon to be owner of Rational Group and its brands PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker, has joined the Two Plus Two poker forums.


2. The Sale of PokerStars and Its Implications for Player Fund Protection

Amaya Gaming CEO David Baazov has a clear vision for protecting players’ money. PokerStars is seen by many players as providing the gold-standard in player fund protection.


1. Resorts Plans to Bring Both PokerStars and Full Tilt Brands to New Jersey Market

NJ DGE “optimistic” license could be issued by this fall. Atlantic City casino Resorts has welcomed the recent news of Amaya’s acquisition of PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker, and plans to used both brands in the online gaming market pending regulatory approval.