- The New US-Legal Online Poker Site That Gives You Real Money Every Day to Play.
- New Jersey Online Gaming Soft Launch Will Start with 8-Hour Tests.
- Skrill Deposits Halted on Lock Poker.
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10. bwin.party to Launch Own Brand in New Jersey
Group will operate under both Borgata and PartyPoker brands. bwin.party announced it was “delighted” to have received a Transactional Waiver Friday to operate online gaming in the state of New Jersey, and confirmed that it intends to launch gaming products under its own brand.
9. Five Skin-Strong Equity Poker Network Opens for Real Money
New offshore US-facing network goes live. Equity Poker Network (EPN) opened its doors for real-money play late last week with a total of five skins on the network.
8. Survey Reveals New Jersey Gambling Awareness and Predicts Participation Rates
Survey results suggest around a 15% participation rate in line with international experience. Poker Affiliate Solutions has conducted an online survey to determine how aware people are of the upcoming state regulated gambling in New Jersey and how likely they are to participate.
7. Delaware Online Poker: The First Week of Action
Delaware failed to achieve shock and awe due to technical problems and low player numbers in the first week of its regulated online poker offering. The early days of state regulated online poker in Delaware have been marred by similar issues to those experienced in Nevada. Players have reported problems with depositing, problems with location verification and software refusing to load correctly.
6. Industry Summary: PokerStars’ Player Meeting Report
PokerStars 7, mobile upgrades and a focus on recreational players for 2014. Twice a year, PokerStars invites half a dozen customers chosen from online communities to their heads offices in the Isle of Man to discuss issues that affect high volume players.
5. Heads Up Zoom Coming to PokerStars Next Month
One strand of the strategy to solve problems at HU tables is to use the fast fold poker player pools to randomize HU opponents. The problem of players at heads up tables refusing to play when an opponent sits will be partially addressed on PokerStars by the introduction of Heads Up (HU) Zoom tables.
4. Poland Plans Internet Gambling Monopoly
Poland submits gambling laws amendments to the EU Commission. Poland has sent a proposed law which would establish a government-controlled internet gambling monopoly to the EU for approval.
3. Skrill Deposits Halted on Lock Poker
Lock claims suspension was a poker room decision in order to “focus on clearing up cashouts.” All deposits from online ewallet Skrill (formerly Moneybookers) to Lock Poker have ceased. Players are still able to request withdrawals back to their Skrill account.
2. New Jersey Online Gaming Soft Launch Will Start with 8-Hour Tests
Soft-launch period “may be extended” beyond the five days if necessary. The soft-launch of online gaming in New Jersey will start with just an 8-hour window to test systems on the first two days.
1. The New US-Legal Online Poker Site That Gives You Real Money Every Day to Play
Quarter Poker gives all players a free 25c every 24 hours—and you can cash out if you run it up to $50. Tired of subscription poker sites where none of your opponents take the game of poker seriously? Uninspired by “free-play” poker rooms when there’s no real money on the line?
