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PartyPoker's Fast-Fold Variant Debuts Heads-Up Pools
PartyPoker’s Fast-Fold Variant Debuts Heads-Up Pools

Speed dating for online poker: Party adds heads-up lobbies for its new FastForward poker variant.

Media and Software
FastForward: A First Look at PartyPoker's Zoom Competitor
FastForward: A First Look at PartyPoker’s Zoom Competitor

bwin.party finally gets into the fast-fold game with the play-money beta test of FastForward.

Reviews
Online Poker Licenses "No Longer Excluded" In Schleswig-Holstein
Online Poker Licenses “No Longer Excluded” In Schleswig-Holstein

Online poker companies will now be considered when licenses to offer online gambling in the German state of Schleswig-Hol…

Law and Regulation
Bodog Withdraws from 20 Countries in Europe, Middle East
Bodog Withdraws from 20 Countries in Europe, Middle East

Bodog.co.uk, a brand on the Bodog Poker Network, has announced that it will withdraw from 20 countries, including…

Law and Regulation
Full Tilt Resurrection: A Guide for Non-US Players
Full Tilt Resurrection: A Guide for Non-US Players

We summarize everything we know so far about what a relaunched Full Tilt Poker will be like.

In-Depth
Full Tilt Relaunch: .COM and .EU, but no Euro Regulated Markets
Full Tilt Relaunch: .COM and .EU, but no Euro Regulated Markets

Relaunch slated for 90 days, but no plans for Full Tilt Poker in France, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Denmark or Estonia.

Poker Room News
Isai Scheinberg to Step down From PokerStars Directorship
Isai Scheinberg to Step down From PokerStars Directorship

Isai Scheinberg, founder of PokerStars, must step down from his executive position at the poker room, as part of the…

Law and Regulation
PokerStars: We'll be in the United States, at Both State and Federal Levels
PokerStars: We’ll be in the United States, at Both State and Federal Levels

As part of the settlement with the US Department of Justice and acquisition of the assets of Full Tilt Poker, PokerStars…

Law and Regulation
PokerStars to Relaunch Full Tilt with New Management, Isle of Man License
PokerStars to Relaunch Full Tilt with New Management, Isle of Man License

PokerStars plans to relaunch the Full Tilt Poker website and maintain the separate brand, the company announced today.

Law and Regulation
PokerStars Announces Acquisition of Full Tilt,  Settlement with DOJ
PokerStars Announces Acquisition of Full Tilt, Settlement with DOJ

PokerStars has just announced it has successfully settled with the US Department of Justice and acquired the assets of…

Law and Regulation
William Hill to Challenge "Illegal" UK Online Gambling Tax Plans
William Hill to Challenge “Illegal” UK Online Gambling Tax Plans

William Hill is looking to legally challenge the UK’s plan to switch to a “point of consumption”...

Law and Regulation
Overzealous Reports Mask Positive News in PokerStars/Full Tilt Deal
Overzealous Reports Mask Positive News in PokerStars/Full Tilt Deal

There has been a string of reports over the last 24 hours that the deal between PokerStars and the US Department of…

Editorial/Opinion
PokerStars Exclusively on FanDuelPokerStars Exclusively on FanDuel