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PokerStars Ratholing Solution Delayed Again
A setback means players will have to hang on a little longer for the solution termed “Buy In Obligations.”
- PokerStars long awaited solution to ratholing has been delayed after a “setback.”
- The solution known as “Buy In Obligations” was expected to be rolled out in October.
- No new date has been given, but PokerStars Nick said that the plan will still be implemented.
Zynga Launches Bitcoin Trial
Bitcoin support for in-app purchases on many of its F2P games, but poker currently excluded.
- Zynga is trialing Bitcoin payments at its top social gaming products.
- In a partnership with BitPay announced on reddit, players can use the virtual currency to make in game purchases.
- No plans have been announced to introduce the currency at its real money poker site ZyngaPlusPoker.
Picks from F5 Poker:
Dan Shak On Making Moves At The SHR Final Table
Shak looks to finish strong in his 3rd consecutive PCA SHR final table. After a big bubble clash, “amateur” poker hobbyist Dan Shak recounts to Bluff Magazine his wrong read turned chip lead in the 2014 PCA $100k Super High Roller. The live streaming final table, on delay, with hole cards is set to begin at 2:00pm EST.
Selbst, Shak & Esfandiari Headline Stacked 2014 PCA $100k SHR Live Stream
Watching poker with hole cards and commentary make for a perfect Tuesday.
Poker Podcasts and Training Vids:
Podcast: The Bernard Lee Poker Show with Guests Tom McEvoy & Fred Bevill Bernard Lee Poker Show
2013 Poker Hall of Fame inductee Tom McEvoy and Executive Producer and Co-Host of the HPT, Fred Bevill stop by to chat with Bernard Lee.
Training Video: CCuster911 9pm “After” MTTs Live Sweat Tournament Poker Edge
In this series, Cody Custer tackles the growing Bovada network with a series of live sweats from their 9pm “After” series. Every night they run a block of tourneys with buyins to match the time after the hour ($12 at 9:12).
Training Video: The Comeback Tour: Casy151 6Max Turbos – Live! pt1 Drag The Bar
Christy busts out his laptop and a rudimentary HUD to play a live session of 6-max Turbos for you lucky DTB members!
The festive period was very generous to our Hero, as the soft games provided heaps of opportunities to exploit some questionable plays.
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Software Snapshots: Barrière Poker
When French-regulated BarrierePoker.com went offline in September 2013, it took down with it perhaps the most interesting poker client to be run in production. Software Snapshot takes a look at LB Poker’s innovative product. BarrièrePoker.FR was an independent online poker room that operated in the regulated French market, being among the first to open in May 2010 following the passage of the French Gambling Act and formation of regulator ARJEL.
PokerStars Christmas Milestone Boosts Traffic Over 20%
$700,000 giveaway makes for the third big traffic spike of 2013. A special christmas milestone promotion at PokerStars drove up traffic over 20%, the latest traffic data reveals.
Sibu Police Chief Plans to End Online Gambling
In the Sibu District of Malaysia, the chief of police is carrying out hundreds of raids to stop internet gambling. Malaysian Sibu District Police Chief Mohd Kamal Kordi has told local politicians that he plans to end internet gambling by the end of 2014. Last year his police officers carried out almost 600 raids on cyber gambling dens.
Dutch Regulator Issues New Promotions Code of Conduct
Tight rules on advertising and promotions are seen as an effective tool in combating unlicensed operators. The Dutch Gaming Authority (DGA) has issued a new Code of Conduct covering promotional games of chance. The Code came into force on January 1, though the new Netherlands gaming laws are unlikely to be implemented until the beginning of 2015, possibly later.
Svenska Spel: The “Party is Over” for Unlicensed Gambling Advertising
Chairwoman Anitra Steen tells the Publishers’ Association that their complaints to the EU are pointless. Svenska Spel Chairwoman Anitra Steen has given an interview where she staunchly defends the non-profit monopoly gaming provider system in Sweden. The interview came following a complaint to the EU Commission which was made by the Swedish Newspaper Publishers’ Association Tidningsutgivarna (TU) in December.