- 888 wins “bid” to host private 2+2 New Jersey tournament series.
- Rational Group: A relative comparison of its poker products.
- Software Snapshots reviews William Hill’s rebranded and stripped down Magic Hold’em odds calculator and HUD.
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888 Wins “Bid” to Host Private 2+2 New Jersey Tournament Series
888 to add at least $1000 to the prize pool of the private “BANJO!” tournament series. 888 has won an informal bidding process to host a private ten-month long tournament series for posters of the Two Plus Two poker forums.
Bodog Doubles Black Diamond Guarantees to $3m
One name, two tournament series; microstakes for fun, higher stakes for big money. The third Bodog Black Diamond Poker Open (BDPO), which includes 200 separate events, will have last year’s guarantees more than doubled to $3m.
Rational Group: A Relative Comparison of its Poker Products
Spain and Full Tilt offset year-on-year growth in dot-com and regulated markets. Over the last 12 months, Rational Group brands combined have dropped 4.2% in terms of cash game traffic. However, a look at the individual networks shows this drop is attributed to just two of its sites.
PokerStars Spain overtakes Winamax in Global Rankings
Rational Group now operates the largest two dot-country networks in the world. PokerStars’ regulated Spanish site recently moved up into seventh place in the cash game rankings, overtaking the French-regulated Winamax. It now sits next to Iberian partner PokerStars Italy as the two largest dot-country networks worldwide.
888poker NJ 80% Rakeback Promo Backfires
Oblique terms and uninformed customer support causes frustration and confusion among 888 players. An ongoing promotion at 888’s New Jersey online poker site has left many players confused over the poor way the conditions were explained and angry over the slow support response time.
Community Debates William Hill’s New Poker Coach—a Step Too Far?
The launch of William Hill’s Poker Coach, a simplified pot odds calculator and heads up display, sparked a recent debate among poker players about third party tools and the damage they can do to the game.
Portuguese Prime Minister Assures New Gambling Regulation “In the Coming Months”
Political delays are likely to succumb to financial pressures and demands for internet gambling tax revenues. The Prime Minister of Portugal has guaranteed that proposed gambling regulations will become law “in the coming months.” Even allowing for political double speak, it appears likely that long-delayed changes in Portugal’s gambling laws are on the cards in 2014.
WSOP, 888 Make Ground on PartyPoker in New Jersey
Cash game market share drops to below 50% as competitors find unseasonable January growth. PartyPoker’s lead in the New Jersey market declined in January, down to only 42% of the cash game market, due to gains by its two closest competitors.
Winamax Sends a Player to PokerStars’ EPT Deauville
First prize on the monthly leaderboard is a buyin to its competitor’s live tournament. In a curious display of partnership between the two big competitors, the top prize for Winamax’s Grand Prix challenge for January was a €5300 buyin to PokerStars’ EPT Main Event in Deauville, France.
Poker in 888’s Q4: Players Up 16%, Revenues Up 2%
The rise in poker revenues is a substantial achievement given the state of the global online poker market in 2013. Poker revenues at 888poker have increased 2% year on year, according to the fourth quarter trading update from 888 Holdings plc. While the gain may appear small, it bucks a trend of declining revenues reported by other poker operators.
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Checking Around
Pokerfuse PRO’s exclusive industry-focused summary of online poker discussions in the last week. Troll free, guaranteed.
Traffic Watch
A weekly review of the online poker market. This week: PokerStars Spain, The Rational Group and 888poker New Jersey.
Poker In…The UK
Breaking down the poker landscape country-by-country and state-by-state in our exclusive regular column.
The Deal
An independent look at the latest marketing offers in online poker.
Regulation in Review: US
A weekly review of the latest developments in gaming regulation in the US. This week: New Jersey, Wynn and the AGA.
Regulation in Review: Europe and Beyond
A weekly review of the latest developments in gaming regulation outside the US. This week: France, Portugal, UK, Italy, Ireland and Alderney.
William Hill’s Poker Coach
Software Snapshots reviews William Hill’s rebranded and stripped down Magic Hold’em odds calculator and HUD.
