Top Stories This Week: Collusion Against Guy Laliberté, Players Propose Regulation Changes in Nevada and Partypoker's "Casual Cash Tables" Top Stories This Week: Collusion Against Guy Laliberté, Players Propose Regulation Changes in Nevada and Partypoker's "Casual Cash Tables"
Key Takeaways
  • “Casual Cash Game Tables” Extend partypoker’s Recreational Reach.
  • Players Petition Nevada Regulator to Change the Way Cheating is Addressed in Online Poker.
  • Billionaire Guy Laliberté Claims to be Victim of Collusion by Unnamed Full Tilt Poker Players.

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. Spanish Money Laundering Regulations Demand “Authentic” Identity Documents Before Winnings Are Paid Out

Players must prove their identity if they win €2,500 or more. A new Royal Decree published at the end of April spells out the responsibility regulated gambling operators in Spain have for complying with money laundering laws.


9. Ultimate Poker Nevada Gets Improved GeoLocation in Latest Upgrade

Wait lists, auto-reload and top up bring the Nevada software another step forward in development. Ultimate Poker released a new version of its online poker software for players in Nevada last week bringing it closer in line with its New Jersey counterpart.


8. Online Poker Bill Introduced in New York State Assembly

New York lawmakers in both legislative houses now have online poker bills to consider. New York State Assemblyman J Gary Pretlow (D-Mt. Vernon),Chairman for the Committee on Racing and Wagering, has introduced a bill that would allow state regulated online poker.


7. 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.


6. High Stakes Online Poker Report: Viktor “Isildur1” Blom Leads Weekly Winners

Carlooo13 loses almost $700,000. It was a rather bizarre week for the high stakes online poker players. There were some big wins during the week, but no one appeared to be steady on the upswing and instead most were seen fighting to hang on to their profit.


5. PokerStars Inaugurates the First Play Money SCOOP Festival

Sunday May 4 saw the first events of the new play money tournament series from PokerStars. The 2014 PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) was not the only major tournament series on PokerStars to start this weekend—the PlaySCOOP also held its first events.


4. Upcoming Vote to Determine Fate of Player Funds Following Purple Lounge Collapse

The chances of players recovering money after Purple Lounge collapsed could be determined soon. The sole director of the former owner of the Purple Lounge poker room—Media Corporation PLC (MDC) is trying to put the defunct poker room’s parent company into a legal process that could allow the company to continue operating without returning player balances.


3. Billionaire Guy Laliberté Claims to be Victim of Collusion by Unnamed Full Tilt Poker Players

Laliberté tells Le Journal de Montréal, “I got ripped off.” Guy Laliberté is known worldwide for his role as Co-Founder and CEO of Cirque du Soleil, his brief stint as a space tourist and his philanthropic efforts.


2. Players Petition Nevada Regulator to Change the Way Cheating is Addressed in Online Poker

Increased communication, reimbursement of funds and information sharing between operators highlight proposed changes. Following an incident of collusion being discovered on WSOP.com, a player unsatisfied with the resolution is spearheading efforts to change the way online poker operators handle cheaters and their victims.


1. “Casual Cash Game Tables” Extend partypoker’s Recreational Reach

Special tables for single-tablers to be introduced on May 6. partypoker is introducing another move in its recreational player strategy with the launch of Casual Cash Game tables.