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Wynn Joins 888’s All American Poker Network in Nevada, New Jersey
The allure of shared liquidity makes AAPN an attractive choice for Wynn.
- Wynn will launch its own branded online poker room in Nevada, sharing liquidity with other Nevada online poker rooms on the All American Poker Network.
- The first poker room on AAPN is expected to be Treasure Island.
- Though WSOP.com utilizes the 888 software for its Nevada online poker room, there are no plans to join the AAPN and share liquidity with other rooms on the network.
PPA Expects California Online Poker Bill to Pass in Early 2014
In an interview with CalvinAyre.com’s Becky Liggero, John Pappas, the Executive Director of the Poker Players Alliance, stated that he expects online poker legislation in California to pass early in 2014.
888poker Mac Client Full Release
The Mac OS X client supports Stud and Omaha games as well as Hold’em and includes multi-tabling capabilities.
- 888poker has released their new Mac poker—except in Australia.
- The Mac OS X client supports Stud and Omaha games as well as Hold’em, and full hand histories are available for post-game review.
- Last week 888poker overtook Full Tilt to move into the number three spot in cash game traffic rankings.
- With a new Mac client released, upgraded mobile client, and Snap Poker in alpha testing, 888poker will have its eyes on challenging for the number two position now occupied by iPoker.
Upstart Sponge Poker Looks For Support To Gain Market Share
Its patent pending interface is heralded as a difference maker.
- Sponge Poker, has taken to crowd funding with hopes to raise $30,000 to increase its market share.
- Players can “see” each others “actions” in real time during the hand, potentially giving off betting/folding tells or even generating false tells.
- In order in incentivize players to contribute and play, the company is offering a variety merchandise, depending on the donation, as well as “bonus chips” for your online bankroll.
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Zinno Defeats Selbst to Win WPT Borgata Poker Open
The World Poker Tour’s Borgata Poker Open came to a conclusion this weekend and it was Boston’s Anthony Zinno who emerged victorious.
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Want to bluff in poker? Focus on your arm movements, researchers say isciencetimes.com
Could it be that all those people wearing sunglasses at the poker table are leaving the most telling parts of their body exposed? See what researches concluded after experimenting with tells given off by people’s arms.
Ultimate Poker’s 'sizzle reel,’ showcasing its media coverage and marketing since launch youtube.com
Ultimate Poker highlights the fun of online poker in its latest video. See how UP uses its online pros to teach poker and promote their site. And they also use UFC personalities to bring new fans to the game.
London Hippodrome casino renames craps to 'dice,’ name was too crude standard.co.uk
There are certainly some rude and crude terms used in the poker community. As the people in the industry strive to police themselves, we are seeing similar efforts in other ares of gaming. Is the changing of the name 'craps’ taking it too far or should we just chalk it up to a cultural difference?
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Swedish Tabloids Face Fines Over Links to Offshore Gambling Sites
The Swedish gaming board Lotteriinspektionen has demanded that two Swedish newspapers remove advertisements to offshore gambling websites.
French Court Rules That bwin.party CEO Must Turn Up in Person
Norbert Teufelberger relied on his lawyers to present his defense to a 2006 case, but the Judge refused to hear his written pleading. Current CEO of bwin.party Norbert Teufelberger and Non-Executive Director Manfred Bodner failed to attend a French trial in Nanterre to answer charges that, while they were executives of Bwin, they had provided gambling services illegally.
Australian Court Rules Gambler Who Lost $15m Can’t Have His Money Back
Norwegian Bjarte Baasland, how lost $15m on Bet365 and Centrebet, claimed that he was a gambling addict playing with borrowed money. Norwegian Bjarte Baasland has lost a case against Centrebet after an Australian court ruled that the Australian law took precedence over Norwegian law.
