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Jackie Glazier Takes First WSOPE Bracelet

First bracelet of the 2013 WSOPE and first bracelet for Jackie Glazier.

  • Jackie Glazier has won the €1.1k WSOPE Ladies only event.
  • Her first bracelet follows a 31st place finish in this year’s WSOP Main Event, and a 2nd place finish in last year’s $3k WSOP event which won her $459k.
  • Glazier left Ivey Poker to become an 888 Team Pro in July.

Prague to Host Competing Poker Series this December

Overlapping schedules at EPT Prague and Prague Poker Festival.

  • In previous years organizers of the Prague Poker Festival and the European Poker Tour have worked together to coordinate efforts under a single roof. This year that is not the case.
  • The Prague Poker Festival will run from December 5-22 at the Card Casino.
  • The European Poker Tour will take place 5km away at the Hilton Prague Hotel from December 8-18.

PokerStars, Full Tilt Leave Skrill Loyalty Program

Fee-free withdrawals may be motive for Rational Group decision.

  • Rational Group has decided to opt-out of the “loyalty points” program offered by several third-party payment processors, in accordance with our contracts with those payment processors.”
  • The list of excluded merchants now stands at 139, including many of the biggest online poker rooms.

PPA Seeks Answers from GCG on Players’ Behalf

In a letter dated October 10, 2013, John Pappas, the Executive Director of the Poker Players Alliance, requested answers from the Garden City Group to many questions that have arisen as US victims of the Full Tilt Poker debacle file petitions to be reimbursed.

  • The PPA has requested answers from the Garden City Group to many questions that have arisen as US victims of the Full Tilt Poker debacle file petitions to be reimbursed.
  • The most common questions highlighted by the PPA were those surrounding the exclusion of “affiliates” from the remission process.
  • The GCG modified its standing on affiliates late last week.
  • In total, the PPA raised 14 questions on issues that have been encountered in the player community including the documentation required for missing payments, amending previously filed petitions and claiming non-monetary items such as FTP points.

World Series of Poker Europe In Full Swing

On-the-felt action is underway at the 7th Annual World Series of Poker Europe. This weekend the first of eight bracelets was awarded, while another well-attended bracelet event is headed to an exciting finish.

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Dutch Gambling Bill Impact to be Considered by Council of Ministers

Recent problems at Holland Casino and concerns about foreign competition arising from the recent consultation have politically elevated the issue of gambling liberalization. The Dutch Ministry of Security and Justice has said that the Council of Ministers will discuss the impact of the proposed changes to the Betting and Gaming Act, 1964. The bill proposing the amendments is expected to become law in January, 2015.

Isle Of Man Government Welcomes Poker Tourism

The BBC has carried reports of the PokerStars UKIPT as the Isle of Man welcomes the event. The PokerStars UK & Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT) got a mainstream mention last week as the BBC reported the Isle Of Man (IoM) Government statement welcoming the forthcoming event.

Greek Monopoly OPAP Gets New Board of Directors

Ten of eleven directors are replaced as buyer Emma Delta puts its own people into place. Hedge Fund Emma Delta has fully taken over the management of Greek gaming monopoly OPAP, with the replacement of ten out of eleven main board directors.