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GCG Sets Timeframe for Next Round of Full Tilt Poker Repayments
GCG Sets Timeframe for Next Round of Full Tilt Poker Repayments

1000 claimants will be reimbursed at the end of next month, says claims administrator.

Law and Regulation
Interstate Slot Jackpot "Dissimilar" to Online Poker Liquidity
Interstate Slot Jackpot “Dissimilar” to Online Poker Liquidity

New multistate progressive jackpot allows liquidity sharing between New Jersey and Nevada.

Industry
PokerStars Guarantees $40 Million for 2014 Spring Championship of Online Poker
PokerStars Guarantees $40 Million for 2014 Spring Championship of Online Poker

PokerStars plans the biggest SCOOP championship ever, with 135 events to be held over two weeks in May.

Poker Room News
Interstate Compact This Year, Says New Jersey iGaming Consultant
Interstate Compact This Year, Says New Jersey iGaming Consultant

Mario Galea, online gaming consultant for the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement, expects New Jersey to enter…

Industry
New Jersey Online Poker Revenues Rise in March
New Jersey Online Poker Revenues Rise in March

Ultimate Poker continues its streak of consecutive monthly increases while Borgata and partypoker hold the lead in market share.

Industry
PPA Launches “Fight Back” Campaign During Congressional Recess
PPA Launches “Fight Back” Campaign During Congressional Recess

The Poker Players Alliance is asking poker players to fight back against efforts to ban online poker in the US.

Law and Regulation
PokerHost Launches on Equity Poker Network
PokerHost Launches on Equity Poker Network

PokerHost officially made the move to the Equity Poker Network (EPN) on Tuesday leaving behind its former home at Merge…

Poker Room News
World Series of Poker Announces Freerolls for the WSOP National Championship
World Series of Poker Announces Freerolls for the WSOP National Championship

Players can gain free entry into the closed-registration tourney through tournaments on WSOP’s New Jersey and Nevada online poker rooms.

Live and Online
Garden City Group Issues Round Two of Full Tilt Poker Remission Payments
Garden City Group Issues Round Two of Full Tilt Poker Remission Payments

$81 million has now been returned to ex-FTP players in the United States.

Law and Regulation
New York Proposes Internet Poker
New York Proposes Internet Poker

A “bad actor” clause and shared liquidity provision headline the features in the proposed legislation.

Law and Regulation
Tribal Interests Band Together to Oppose PokerStars' Entry Into California Online Poker Market
Tribal Interests Band Together to Oppose PokerStars’ Entry Into California Online Poker Market

Twelve tribes denounce removal of a “bad actor” clause from any online poker legislation in the state.

Law and Regulation
New Bills Seek to Amend Wire Act to Ban All Online Gambling
New Bills Seek to Amend Wire Act to Ban All Online Gambling

Adelson-backed bill formally introduced in House and Senate, though with a very slim chance of successful passage.

Law and Regulation