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Full Tilt EU Goes Live: Greek, Luxembourger, Slovenian Players Migrated
Full Tilt EU Goes Live: Greek, Luxembourger, Slovenian Players Migrated

In total, players from nine countries expected to be migrated onto the new Maltese-licensed platform.

Poker Room News
PokerStars Welcomes NJ Progress, Urges Quick Passage of Amended Bill
PokerStars Welcomes NJ Progress, Urges Quick Passage of Amended Bill

PokerStars has welcomed Governor Christie’s statements Thursday regarding conditions for the passage of an online…

Law and Regulation
Phil Ivey Buys LeggoPoker: Training Site to Close, Replaced with "Ivey League"
Phil Ivey Buys LeggoPoker: Training Site to Close, Replaced with “Ivey League”

Aaron Jones, along with other Leggo coaches and Ivey pros, will form the foundation of the new training site, part of a network of websites under the Ivey Poker brand.

Media and Software
EU Site for Full Tilt in "Next Few Weeks"
EU Site for Full Tilt in “Next Few Weeks”

Players from Sweden, Finland and other EU countries should benefit from tax-free winnings following the launch of FTP under Malta license.

Law and Regulation
PokerStars to Take on Zynga with Social Poker Launch on Facebook
PokerStars to Take on Zynga with Social Poker Launch on Facebook

PokerStars unveiled the limited beta launch of PokerStars.net for Facebook, an extension of its free-play dot.net site…

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PokerStars Poker Room in London Opens March 4
PokerStars Poker Room in London Opens March 4

Dubbed PokerStars LIVE, the refurbished poker lounge at the Hippodrome will host the UKIPT in April as well as offer cash games around the clock.

Live and Online
"PokerAgent" Botnet Harvested 16,000 Logins of "High Value" Zynga Poker Players
“PokerAgent” Botnet Harvested 16,000 Logins of “High Value” Zynga Poker Players

A computer botnet that operated throughout 2012 collected the login credentials and payment details of over 16,000…

Law and Regulation
Alex Dreyfus' Zokay Entertainment Unveils Free-Play Fantasy Poker Game
Alex Dreyfus’ Zokay Entertainment Unveils Free-Play Fantasy Poker Game

Zokay Entertainment announced Thursday the launch of Fantasy Poker Manager, a free-play fantasy game on the Facebook…

Media and Software
Atlantic City Casino Layoff Notice a "Formality" in PokerStars Sale
Atlantic City Casino Layoff Notice a “Formality” in PokerStars Sale

The Atlantic Club Casino Hotel has filed notice of mass layoffs at the casino, but called the move “simply a…

Law and Regulation
Free-Play Poker Network ZEN Entertainment Files for Bankruptcy
Free-Play Poker Network ZEN Entertainment Files for Bankruptcy

The collapse of ZEN Entertainment into Chapter 11 bankruptcy will not be accompanied by the sound of even one hand clapping.

Poker Room News
Schleswig-Holstein Repeals Gaming Law, Votes to Join State Treaty
Schleswig-Holstein Repeals Gaming Law, Votes to Join State Treaty

Just as the German Federal Court raises concerns over the consistency of its gaming framework, the last remaining state votes narrowly to join the federal treaty.

Law and Regulation
German Court Suspends Online Gaming Case, Defers to CJEU on Consistancy of Law
German Court Suspends Online Gaming Case, Defers to CJEU on Consistancy of Law

Questions posed to Court of Justice for the European Union over Germany’s inconsistent “dual system” at the state and federal level.

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