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.
Microgaming to Adopt Opaque Rake Allocation System for Operators
Players will continue to receive rakeback based on weighted-contributed model thanks to a “dual layer” system.
Patrik Antonius Promotes iGame.com with New Heads Up Challenge
Team Full Tilt pro will take on one competitor in a live-streamed event with a €20k prize.
Four Domainers to Fight Over “.poker” Top-Level Domain
Auction for contested suffixes will be held later this year • Only the gambling companies Ladbrokes and William Hill are looking to purchase personalized suffixes • .bet, .bingo, .lotto, .win, .bid also on the list.
Revolution Overtakes Merge as Largest US-Facing Poker Network
Lock Poker’s new Revolution Gaming Network has become the largest network of online poker players still serving…
New Schleswig-Holstein Government to Consider Repealing Online Gambling Licenses
The German State’s liberal Gambling Act faces a serious challenge from the new ruling coalition party looking to revoke licenses and repeal the law.
Income Tax Confusion Tempers Online Poker in Spain
Important lingering questions over an existing unworkable tax code—that requires Spanish players to pay income tax on winnings without deducting losses—mars an otherwise successful launch of regulated online poker in Spain.
¡Bienvenido! Spanish Online Poker Rooms go Live
PokerStars, PartyPoker, 888 and skins on Microgaming and Ongame launch their segregated dot.ES online poker rooms.
Account Migration Questions Remain in Spain
With less than a day to go, there is still the question on whether players will be able to migrate existing accounts to new dot.ES rooms—or whether they face losing their VIP points and status.
PokerStars, bwin.party, 888, Ladbrokes Confirm Spanish Online Poker Licenses
Major poker rooms among 15 operators to confirm receipt of an online poker license; rooms will go live on the morning of Tuesday, June 5.
Spanish Saga Continues: Players to Lose VIP Points as Sites Blocked from Transferring Accounts
A last minute “clarification” from the Spanish regulator: Existing operators cannot transfer player accounts nor their balances, VIP points or statuses from dot.com to new dot.ES platforms.
Loss of Player Funds “Expected” as Purple Lounge Liquidated
All staff laid off, business liquidated and player losses are expected as Media Corp admits to “historical operational financial failings” at Purple Lounge.
Dutch Players Moved to PokerStars.EU
PokerStars has moved players from the Netherlands on to their dot.EU poker room, according to multiple player reports…