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Parties Confirm Ongame Sold to Amaya
Parties Confirm Ongame Sold to Amaya

Press releases from both Ongame and bwin.party today confirm that Montreal-based Amaya Gaming has entered into an…

Industry
Please Know that Your Funds are Safe and Secure
Please Know that Your Funds are Safe and Secure

On the 2+2 PokerCast this week, Howard Lederer said the following when asked about Full Tilt’s use of language…

Editorial/Opinion
Spain Clarifies Tax Law: Losses Can be Deducted
Spain Clarifies Tax Law: Losses Can be Deducted

Spain has updated its income tax code this week, stating explicitly that losses can be deducted against wins when…

Law and Regulation
Amaya to Pay Only $6.5m-8m for Ongame, Announcement Next Week
Amaya to Pay Only $6.5m-8m for Ongame, Announcement Next Week

Amaya Gaming will pay about 25% of Shuffle Master’s original deal for bwin.party’s “surplus asset.”

Industry
iPoker Room WinPoker Launches with iPad, Android Support
iPoker Room WinPoker Launches with iPad, Android Support

Mobile tablet play on new iPoker skin thanks to remote server technology.

Media and Software
Spanish, French Online Poker Regulators to Sign Info-Sharing Agreement
Spanish, French Online Poker Regulators to Sign Info-Sharing Agreement

Bilateral agreement between Spain and France seen as positive step towards pooling player liquidity.

Law and Regulation
The Lederer Files: Index of Videos, Articles and Blog Posts
The Lederer Files: Index of Videos, Articles and Blog Posts

Links to all the vids, plus our picks of the best blogs, tweets, discussion and podcasts covering the Howard Lederer interviews.

Comment/Analysis
Full Tilt Assets Arrive in Isle of Man
Full Tilt Assets Arrive in Isle of Man

“Thirty tons” of computer equipment arrive on PokerStars Island, flown in on military aircraft.

Law and Regulation
Boost for iPoker.ES with Spanish TV Network Deal
Boost for iPoker.ES with Spanish TV Network Deal

Mediaset España will launch Playtech’s “entire suite of products” under its brand, including iPoker, licensed in the newly regulated market in Spain.

Industry
BetVictor Will Move from Entraction to Microgaming this Month
BetVictor Will Move from Entraction to Microgaming this Month

Microgaming is continuing to capitalize on the imminent closure of rival poker network Entraction, with the announcement…

Poker Room News
Full Tilt Relaunch: Players Contacted to Verify Accounts
Full Tilt Relaunch: Players Contacted to Verify Accounts

Emails have been sent to certain old Full Tilt Poker customers requesting account verification ahead of a November 6…

Poker Room News
The Reid/Kyl Online Poker Bill Revealed
The Reid/Kyl Online Poker Bill Revealed

A first look at online poker’s last remaining chance for federal legislation in the United States this year.

Law and Regulation