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.
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…
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…
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.
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…
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”...
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…
888.ES Boots off Non-Spanish Players
888.ES, the recently-launched regulated Spanish site for Gibraltar-based 888 Holdings, is apparently shutting the…
Black Friday Payment Processor Ira Rubin Receives Extended 3 Year Sentence
Ira Rubin, one of eleven men indicted in the Black Friday case, has been sentenced to three years in prison. Although…
Bodog Releases Client for Mac
The Bodog Gaming Network has released a dedicated desktop client for the Apple Mac, the group has announced.
Antonius Wins iGame Challenge in 81 Hands
It took Patrik Antonius just 81 hands to dust off his challenger in the iGame challenge, which pitted one hopeful…
Zynga Real-Money Gambling Games “In Development,” Slated for Early 2013
Following a disastrous Q2 earnings report today which saw shares drop 40%, online social gaming giant Zynga announced…
For Real This Time? Zynga Again Asserts Interest in Real-Money Gambling
Just in time for this quarter’s earnings report, Zynga CEO Mark Pincus has reaffirmed the company’s interest in real money online gaming.