- Jungleman Hints At The Return of Durrrr Challenge.
- NJ Regulator: At Least Three Major Operators Will be Ready in 2013.
- “Poker Night In America” Holds Open Casting Call.
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10. Inside EuroVegas: The Audacious Plan for the Madrid Mega-Complex Revealed
“A Possible Dream”: Stunning visuals of its hotel and casino complex are presented to the Madrid government. Plans for the EuroVegas complex proposed for Madrid have now been filed with the regional government, and for the first time the full scale of the concept is visible.
9. Further Skin Separation on Revolution Network
Low stakes games entirely separate between skins on the same network. Changes on the troubled Revolution Network have further separated the player pool, with all games at NL100 and above on Intertops now separated from the rest of the network, players report.
8. South Point’s Real Gaming Opens Up Pre-Launch Account Verification
Ultimate Poker’s first competitor inches closer to launch. Real Gaming, South Point’s brand for regulated real-money online poker in Nevada, today opened up account verification ahead of an imminent launch.
7. Chip-Dumping Forces Intertops to Audit All Cash and SNG Wins
A “dramatic increase” in the incidence of chip-dumping causes skin to adopt stringent policy—all wins must first be reviewed before being credited to a player’s account. Popular Revolution poker room Intertops announced late last week that winnings of all its players in cash games and SNGs will first be reviewed by network security before being credited to accounts.
6. Full Tilt Claims Administrator: Review Complete, Repayment Process to Begin Soon
The Garden City Group announces that US FTP funds will be repaid “based on players’ final balances on April 15, 2011.” Claims administrator Garden City Group (GCG), appointed to oversee the return of US players’ Full Tilt Poker balances, has announced that the review process is complete and that the process for reclaiming funds will begin soon.
5. LGA Finally Suspends Everleaf Gaming Licenses
Almost 18 months since Everleaf withdrew from the US market and payment issues began, its regulator revokes its real money gaming license. The Maltese Lotteries and Gaming Authority (LGA) has suspended the gaming licenses held by Everleaf Gaming Limited with effect from July 26.
4. The Lights Go Out in Bulgaria: Blacklist Blocks Eureka! Players From Accessing Online Poker
407 players entered PokerStars’ Bulgaria tournament—and all of them were blocked from accessing the PokerStars website. The Bulgaria stop on PokerStars’ “Eureka!” tour of Central & Eastern Europe concluded over the weekend. 407 players played the €1100-buyin main event, and many more turned out for the smaller side events that ran simultaneously throughout the week.
3. “Poker Night In America” Holds Open Casting Call
On the heels of his announcement that he would be taking the position of Creative Director of the new, as yet premiered, poker show “Poker Night In America”, Nolan Dalla announced, via his website, that the show was looking for a few additional players to add to their new show.
2. NJ Regulator: At Least Three Major Operators Will be Ready in 2013
DGE director David Rebuck talks to Global Gaming Business Magazine on licensing suitability, casino partnerships, affiliates and more. David Rebuck, Director of the Division of Gambling Enforcement for the state of New Jersey, recently stated in an interview that at least three major operators, including Station Casinos and Caesars, would be ready to launch online gaming in New Jersey this year.
1. Jungleman Hints At The Return of Durrrr Challenge
High stakes heads-up specalist Daniel Cates has recently been stoking the fires of the long-in-limbo Durrrr Challenge 2 and recently suggested that he and Tom “Durrrr” Dwan have reached terms to resume and, hopefully, complete the very public and drawn out heads-up match.
