Regular Weekly Columns
Traffic Watch
Pokerfuse PRO’s exclusive review of the online poker market across international, US and regulated European markets.
The Deal
Promotional highlights of the week, including PokerStars, partypoker, Full Tilt, Ultimate Poker Nevada, Everest Poker, Betfred and WPN.
Regulation in Review: US
A review of the latest developments in gaming regulation in the US. This week: Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and Minnesota.
Regulation in Review: Europe and Beyond
A weekly review of the latest developments in gaming regulation outside the US. This week: the EU, UK, Sweden and Switzerland.
Checking Around
In our industry-focused picks from the discussion forums this week: Two public support forum launch as one ends; more failures in NJ; Sit & Go anger; and a big public banning.
Exclusive News Articles
PokerStars Phased Tournaments Encourage Sunday Players to Qualify Mid-Week
The first phased tournament has already attracted a prize fund of more than six times the $5k guarantee. PokerStars has added a new class of events to its tournament schedule—“Phased” tournaments.
iPoker’s Twister SNGs to Launch in France
TurboPoker may be the first with Twister in France, or may just be first to announce. TurboPoker.fr has announced that it will shortly launch Twister Poker on its French regulated site.
Ray.FI Cash Game Traffic Climbs Despite Tournament Debacle
The cancellation of a €100k guaranteed event last weekend has failed to dent cash game traffic. Ray.FI, Finland’s only government regulated online poker room, has seen a 36% traffic increase in the last week.
Full Tilt “Take It Down” Promotion Aims to Fill Empty Cash Game Seats
A strong element of luck, together with low qualifying hand requirements give casual players a real shot at the payouts. Full Tilt has launched a new cash game promotion, “Take it Down,” that veers strongly towards rewarding recreational players.
AllVegasPoker to Merge with PokerAtlas
The directory and community website All Vegas Poker (AVP) will merge with sister site PokerAtlas, the website owners announced this week.
Everest Poker Provides Twisted May Madness
To popularize its new poker format, Everest is running a leaderboard promotion based on games played, not rake paid. Everest Poker, the first iPoker room to debut Twister Poker, is holding a “Twisted May Madness” promotion to popularize the game throughout May.
Two Georgian Poker Rooms in the Dot-Com Top 10
Europe-Bet and Adjarabet have an impressive customer base from their unlikely location in Tbilisi. The Republic of Georgia may not spring to mind immediately as a major online gambling center, but it now has two online poker rooms in the global dot-com top ten.
Betfred Finds UK Marketing Success with Pub Poker League
Pubs and clubs joined a three month poker league for the inaugural Betfred Pub Poker competition. In keeping with its humble British origins, Betfred took to the pubs to promote its poker offering this year, with the inaugural Betfred Pub Poker competition.
PokerStars France Back in the Top 10 as Adjarabet’s April Cash Game Promotion Ends
Bragging rights revert to the West as the Georgian site returns to 11th place. Adjarabet’s Cash Game Rally promotion in April looked like locking up tenth place in the global cash game rankings for the Georgian poker room. The promotion saw cash game traffic boosted by over 25% at its peak.
