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.
bwin.party Settles Up Spain Back-Tax, Readies for June 1
PartyPoker should be one of the first to receive a license in Spain next month as bwin.party has agreed to pay €31m in…
A Blazing Review: Microgaming’s Foray in to Fast-Fold Poker
Rush, Instant, Zoom (once Blitz), Fast now Blaze—speed synonyms are running out as another software developer jumps on the fast-fold poker bandwagon. How does Microgaming’s offering stack up?
Merge Gaming Demos v6 of Poker Client
Lock Poker’s final farewell gift? New client brings new lobby innovations to Carbon Poker and other Merge skins.
PokerStars Zoom Comes Out of Beta, Goes Mobile
PokerStars’ fast-fold poker variant Zoom Poker has dropped the “beta” moniker and has been released…
Titan Poker Drops Pros, Blocks New Spanish Deposits
Titan Poker, one of iPoker’s key brands, has confirmed that it is parting ways with their sponsored pros Sam…
Spanish Reps to Meet with PokerStars to Discuss Future of Poker on dot.ES
PokerStars has invited representatives from leading Spanish community site Poker-Red and its sister training site…
Tax Demands Raise Fresh Doubts in Spain
Huge tax bills, retroactively applied to the last four years of operation, means some of the biggest poker rooms may not be granted licenses on June 1.
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.