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.
Tourney Tracking Sites Go to Full Opt-In as PokerStars’ Data Crackdown Continues
SharkScope and Official Poker Rankings are now fully opt-in for PokerStars profiles.
Big Euro Brands Among Ten New Domains On Belgium Blacklist
The list of sites prohibited to offer online gaming in Belgium has been expanded this week to include some of the more…
Why The Wait: On the PokerStars/Full Tilt Deal
It’s been two weeks since the news that an agreement had been reached between PokerStars and the DOJ. We review what we know—and what we don’t—about the deal, and what we’re waiting for.
The Next Big Step for Regulated Online Poker: Spain Will Go Live on June 1
An official list of applicants will be published and licenses given out in just over three weeks time.
Lock Poker to Acquire Cake Poker Network, Rebrand as Revolution Gaming
Having their Cake and eating it: Lock Poker to leave Merge Gaming Network and launch their own new US-facing gaming brand.
UniBet Pulls Out of Spain, Will Transfer Players to Paf
Another big online gaming brand is withdrawing from the Spanish market. The move comes in advance of pending legislation…
PokerStars Increases Zoom Table Limits
Players can now play up to eight Zoom tables at once under the new rules—if they can keep up.
First Online Gaming Licenses Issued in German State of Schleswig-Holstein
Three sports-betting operators receive licenses but only to offer services to residents of the state.
Tapie’s Audacious Attempt to Hire Full Tilt Staff, Launch New Poker Room
A leaked email shows a last-ditch effort by Laurent Tapie to hire key FTP employees and launch his online poker vision, “Game Cubed.”
All Usernames, Passwords on 2+2 “Considered Compromised”
Poker forum Two Plus Two has been taken offline today, after it emerged that someone had gained access to usernames and…
PokerStars Mobile Client Rolls Out Across Europe
Following successful deployments in Italy and the UK, PokerStars is making its popular real-money mobile client available in France, Scandinavia and beyond.
AGCC Application of FTP Subsidiary Withdrawn
The application by Orinic Limited for a category 2 gaming license in Alderney has been withdrawn, according to a…
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