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.
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AGCC Application of FTP Subsidiary Withdrawn
The application by Orinic Limited for a category 2 gaming license in Alderney has been withdrawn, according to a…
PokerStars Confirms Active Settlement Discussions with DOJ
Behind closed doors: Discussions continue but no parties yet confirm that an agreement between the US Department of Justice, PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker has been reached in principle.
Full Tilt Lawyer: “More Optimistic than Ever”
FTP attorney Barry Boss has stated that he is “more optimistic than ever” that Full Tilt players will be…
PokerStars to Address Lobby Concerns with Table Groups Innovation
A new feature currently being tested on play-money tables should reduce the lobby lists and make it easier to join games.
PTR to Provide Opt-In Service for PokerStars Players
Data-miner PokerTableRatings plans to allow players to decide whether to publish their PokerStars player profiles to the public.
Poker Won’t Get its Day in Court: Judge Accepts Campos Plea Deal
US District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan has accepted the plea deal of John Campos, the last of five defendants accused of…