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PokerStars Announces “VIP Club Month”
Online poker giant PokerStars declared earlier today that August is VIP Club Month on the site, and they are going to be running a series of promotions to benefit all of their VIP Club members over the course of the next 31 days.
Poker10 Launches Free Android App for Live Tournaments
Spanish site Poker10 has released a free app for monitoring live tournaments. An Apple iOS version is promised soon.
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Adds Live Update Team
Live updates, photos and videos to stream throughout the big Florida poker series.
“Poker Night In America” Holds Open Casting Call
On the heels of his announcement that he would be taking the position of Creative Director of the new, as yet premiered, poker show “Poker Night In America”, Nolan Dalla announced, via his website, that the show was looking for a few additional players to add to their new show.
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Interview with Daniel Cates calvinayre.com
CalvinAyre’s Lee Davy talks to Jungleman on a variety of subjects, including Tom Dwan’s heads up skill, new player Unsuspecting crushing him online, and the current hot topic, multi-accounting.
Behind the changes at Etruvian igamingbusiness.com
There has been big exec changes at Etruvian, and iGamingBusiness is there with some inside analysis.
A high-roller’s guide to poker in London parttimepoker.com
We mentioned part one of this series yesterday, so it only seems right to mention its conclusion today. While the first part was for low-rollers, today’s is the balla’s version—the high stakes games, the fine dining, high-end nightclubs and £18,000 a night hotels.
PokerScout’s weekly traffic update pokerscout.com
After a brief hiatus, PokerScout is back with its weekly traffic update. This week’s focus is Ultimate Poker, which just completed its milestone hands, and Revolution’s continued troubles.
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Bulgaria Blacklist Reaches Three Figures
Bulgaria’s blacklist has been expanded once more. Ten more additions, published Wednesday, bring the total number of domains blocked in the country to 104.
Colombian Public Information Campaign To Convince People Gambling is Safe and Fair
Coljuegos President argues that “gambling develops the intellect” in a bid to change the industry’s image. Four months after a publicity campaign to convince people that online gambling was illegal—and that people should report gambling sites to the police—the Colombian regulator Coljuegos has launched another campaign designed to promote gambling as a safe non-criminal activity.
Poker Revenues Reduce French Operator Losses
Total online poker operator losses were €36m in 2012 thanks to an effective tax rate of 37%. French regulator ARJEL published Wednesday further data on the regulated online gambling market in 2012.
RGA Complains About Plans To Re-Establish Greek OPAP Monopoly Via Blacklist
Backroom deal on OPAP starts blacklist process for potential competitors—accidental disclosure gives the RGA a chance to complain. The Remote Gaming Association (RGA) has challenged a Greek review of the 24 temporary operating licenses issued to online gaming operators. The RGA has written to the Hellenic Gaming Commission demanding that the review process be stopped.
