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PokerStars has officially merged with FanDuel in the US and Ontario. It is the end of the familiar PokerStars platform for players in those regions.

Players in New Jersey, Michigan, and Pennsylvania will soon be unified in a single player pool for the first time, while Ontario remains separate, though also moving to the new FanDuel-branded platform.

The software will keep familiar table designs and main formats like Spin & Go and tournaments. The preview video shows some tweaks to the lobby and maybe a few extra features, but the core experience seems intact.

Get all the details in Anuj’s article below.

How to lose 95 percent of your poker players in 18 months.

In a deep-dive by Zvon, the rise and rapid fall of DraftKings’ Electric Poker is put under the microscope.

The new game promised action with its lightning-fast blind structure and a rule forcing all players to go all-in after just three levels. At first, the innovation seemed to catch on, but players soon soured on being forced into high-variance play.

After launching in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, Electric Poker’s revenue has now dropped to just 5 percent of where it started. The article argues that the mandatory all-in format, unique to DraftKings, is the main culprit.

Million-dollar jackpots: now served daily at GGPoker.

GGPoker’s Spin & Gold games have gone on a million-dollar frenzy, with five jackpots dropping in just four weeks.

As Anuj reports, these jackpots are designed to be unicorn-rare, but lately, they are showing up like clockwork.

Could another WSOP E Main Event package be coming our way?

Jeff Platt pleading to the WSOP gods for another WSOP Europe give away.

Punt of the day: Sam Greenwood talks shop and nostalgia.

Sam Greenwood joins the Lock-In for their latest episode. The guys discuss Brad Owen’s viral tweet on AI slop, Dara reminisces about his online grinder days, and David pines for the return of multi-table SNGs.

Annie Duke, hero or villain?

Honestly, I think Faraz’s take here is pretty spot-on. How she is viewed within the poker community is very different from how she is perceived outside of it, or so it seems.

BetRivers Poker tries more, gets more. Players respond.

The numbers are in, and BetRivers Poker’s Spring Championship Series seems to have delivered exactly what the operator was hoping for: more players, bigger prize pools, and a solid boost to its reputation.

According to Anuj, “the series awarded more than $655,000 in prize money, easily beating the advertised $515,350 guarantee.” Nearly 20,000 entries were logged across 88 tournaments, with only three overlays throughout the entire festival. The $200 Main Event drew 242 runners for a $45,254 prize pool, while the $10 Kick-Off attracted a field of 515.

The Lodge under investigation for money laundering?

New details have emerged in the developing story concerning the Lodge Card Club in Austin, Texas. The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) issued a statement that reveals that the recent raid was conducted in connection to suspected money laundering activities.

Doug Polk and other co-owners are yet to comment on these latest developments, but the statement sheds some light on the potential seriousness of the situation, making it clear that the whole thing is more than a mishap over an expired license, which was one of the speculations circulating on X.

The Lodge Card Club sends out an email to its members.

The Lodge Card Club in Texas sent out an email to all of its members regarding recent developments. Unfortunately, it seems like the management is still in the dark regarding the reason for the recent raid. We are still waiting for Doug Polk’s announcement, which should be coming out today.

Looking like zero credit card fess for this year’s WSOP.

We will know for sure in May, but accordingly to Kevmath it is looking likely.

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