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.
PokerTracker’s Steven McLoughlin On the New, Anonymous Bodog
Following Bodog’s announcement yesterday, the PokerTracker Director talks candidly to pokerfuse about the implications.
PokerStars Boosts Spanish Player Base with Cara de Poker Takeover
iPoker skin closes down and players are migrated to PokerStars ahead of Spanish regulation in 2012 that will segregate the player pool.
Bodog Removes Screen Names, Player Notes from the Poker Room
An unprecedented network-wide update masks screen names of players on all cash games and tournaments.
PokerStars Announces 3rd Estrellas Poker Tour Ahead of Spanish Regulation
PokerStars announced on Tuesday the schedule for next year’s Estrellas Poker Tour, a brick and mortar poker tour…
Industry Groups Challenge Greece’s New Online Gambling Regulation
The RGA and EGBA call Greek law “protectionist” and non-compliant with EU law.
Piggs Peak Closes Down Following South Africa Court Ruling
Piggs Peak has closed its online poker room following a South African court ruling last month that made operating and…
Hold’em Manager 2 Gears Up for Public Release
The latest beta of HM2 will be the last major update prior to a full public release later this month.
ChiliGaming to Take on Zynga Poker with Free-Play Network
French iGaming company moves in to the US market with ChiliPlay – a multi-platform, free-to-play, “social” online poker network.
DOJ: Return of Full Tilt Funds to Players “May be Possible”
SDNY says it is actively attempting to reclaim funds from Full Tilt Poker with the possibility of returning it to the “victims.”
Bodog Removes Full Tables From Poker Lobby
US-facing site takes unprecedented steps to prevent data-mining and “protect recreational players.”
Spain Liberalizes Online Poker Draft
Restrictions on deposit limits, game types and stack sizes have been relaxed following the player consultation period.
Eurobet Poker Shutting Down
Gala Coral cite “recently enacted changes” in EU legislation; Coral poker room will continue unaffected.