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Sky Poker Redesign Goes into Beta Testing
New software will make it much easier to play multiple tables at the UK focused poker site.
- UK focused Sky Poker has put a major software redesign into beta testing.
- The upgrade adds many features to make multi-tabling easier.
- A change to the VIP system in April also encouraged high volume regulars.
- The overall strategy appears to be aimed at increased liquidity.
Matt Savage Narrowly Avoids Paralysis after Water Slide Accident
Respected tournament director Matt Savage has been released from hospital after an operation which has saved him from becoming paralyzed.
- WPT Tournament Director Matt Savage is released from hospital after an accident which could have paralyzed him.
- Surgery was successful and he should make a full recovery.
- Matt was a founder of the Tournament Directors Association (TDA).
Malta Government Investigating LGA Following Everleaf Failure
Report may recommend “a number of decisions for the strengthening of the LGA’s reputation.”
Buzz Poker Adds Instadeal Fast-Fold Poker
Buzz Poker is implementing Instadeal’s Fast Fold’em game on August 26.
- Buzz Poker introduces Fast Fold’em on August 26.
- It is the first revolution Gaming skin to offer a fast-fold poker game.
- Fast Fold’em was developed by Swedish company Instadeal almost 3 years ago.
- The game is an HTML5 application which works across mobile and internet platforms.
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Casinos to spin Timberlake, Affleck poker film as cautionary tale reuters.com
The American Gaming Association plans to use the seedy portrayal of offshore online gambling operators in the soon to be released film “Runner, Runner” to advance its efforts to get a federal law regulating internet gaming passed.
Team Ivey pro Toby Lewis tops UK Global Poker Index iveypoker.com
British professional poker player and TeamIvey member Toby Lewis has risen to the top of the UK Global Poker Index which tracks and ranks the top 300 live tournament poker players in the world.
Lock owes over $200,000 owed to 2+2 players, only 2 confirmed withdrawals this month twoplustwo.com
Lock players on the 2+2 forums continue to track a list of players and amounts owed to them by the troubled operator. The average processing time exceeds four months on this list.
Full Tilt’s 'drastic’ changes to freeroll schedule cardschat.com
Players that frequent freerolls on Full Tilt Poker will notice a drastic reduction in the number of freeroll tournaments available on the site. Changes were also made to the payout structures of some freerolls that survived the cuts.
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Australian Gambling Debate Intensifies with Demands to Ban Sports Sponsorships
Senator Richard Di Natale has called for a total ban on gambling company sponsorship of sports, as the Australian Federal election campaign nears the end. The recent conclusion of so many soccer sponsorship in Europe deals ahead of the start of the coming season throws into sharp relief the potential impact of Australian calls for such sponsorships to be banned.
Traffic Watch
A weekly review of the online poker market: This week, PokerStars, Svenska Spel and Bodog, plus a look at the worldwide markets. Are we there yet? Is this the annual low or not? Below, every segregated market is shown over the last 180 days using the pokerfuse PRO Data “relative” setting.
Recession Drives Italian Problem Gambling
Italy’s Gazette del Sud reports that the fiscal crisis is causing higher problem gambling and more mafia involvement in the business. The Italian Gazette del Sud newspaper has reported that evidence from several studies is showing that the Italian economic crisis is increasing the incidence of problem gambling. It reports that it is also increasing the mafia’s influence.
