Nick Jones
Managing Editor
Nick has been involved in the online poker industry for over two decades, at various times a professional poker player, poker coach, video instructor, blogger, software developer, journalist and editor. In 2011, he co-founded pokerfuse, and was for many years the lead writer and Editor in Chief of and our industry trade site, Poker Industry PRO. Today, he leads overall site strategy and product development.
Getting Real: A Look at Zynga Poker’s Numbers
It appears Zynga really will follow through on its promise and bring real money online gaming to its customers, at…
Zynga to Enter Real Money Poker in UK on PartyPoker Platform
Zynga to enter real money poker in the UK—as a skin for PartyPoker—in the first half of 2013.
Full Tilt Relaunch Week: $250k in Freerolls, $200+ Cash Bonuses Each
With $184m released back into the poker community in two weeks, Full Tilt announces a four-prong promotional blitz to encourage players to stay.
PartyPoker Investigating Software Glitch Causing Hole Cards, Player Names to Change Mid-Hand
Issue “escalated to the highest possible level” following month-long player reports of hole cards switching half way through a hand.
Latest PokerStars Update Suggests Zoom MTTs Coming Soon
Filter for Zoom tournaments now available in the client, though nothing scheduled yet.
First Real Money “Run it Twice” Table Deployed on PokerStars
Update Oct 25: Run it Twice is now deployed on all PLO tables $1/2 and up.
Unibet Awarded License to Operate Online Poker in Belgium
Unibet will become one of only six companies to operate online poker under license in Belgium, according to an official…
GoalWin Enters Spanish Market on Ongame.ES
Notable online gaming brand and Ongame operator Goalwin has entered the Spanish market to complement its international…
Full Tilt Affiliate Payments Will Not be Honored, Players Will be Untracked
Wiping the slate clean: existing affiliate relationships will not be carried forward when Full Tilt comes back online in November.
Bodog Poker Expands in Asia with TLC88 Deal
The Bodog Poker Network is set to expand further into the Asian market with the announcement Monday of a deal with TLC88.
Merge Gaming Slashes Rake in Fixed Limit Games up to 50%
Merge matches PokerStars’ rake structure for fixed limit games, meaning a 20-50% reduction from micro- to mid-stakes games.
Online Poker Market Grows in Spain
It has been four months since the regulation of online poker in Spain, and, after a spluttering start, traffic has been…