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Then There Were Three: South Point Soft-Launches Real Money Online Poker in Nevada

New poker room under Real Gaming brand debuts.

  • Web-based online poker room is the third to offer real money online poker in the regulated Nevada market.
  • Only hold’em games are currently offered, with stakes from 1c/2c up to $5/$10.
  • Features like a built-in message area, a profile section and a “who’s online” box, make the site feel more like a simple social web app than a real money poker client.
  • To play for real money, players need to also complete a location check using a unique smartphone app.

Microgaming Announces Live Poker Tour

Inaugural MPNPT 2014 to stop at several locations across Europe.

  • The festival will stop in a variety of European countries, including Malta, Estonia and the UK.
  • Each stop will feature a €550 Main Event.
  • Microgaming previous sponsored the Monte Carlo Millions.

PokerStars Becomes First Online Poker Room to be Awarded Bulgarian License

Online poker giant becomes the third operator approved to offer online gaming in the country.

  • PokerStars is the third operator to receive a license to offer online gaming to Bulgarian customers.
  • PokerStars will relaunch its dot-bg website under the new license soon.
  • The PokerStars.com domain remains on the blacklist.

Adelson on Terrorism is as Bad as Adelson on Internet Poker

Sheldon Adelson’s views on terrorism are as extreme as his views on online gaming, and equally wrong.

  • In 2012 Sheldon Adelson said, “not all Islamists are terrorists, but all terrorists are Islamists.”
  • He has brought the same unthinking bias to his attacks on internet poker in his latest video linking online gaming to terrorism..
  • The FBI statistics report that only 6% of terrorist attacks on US soil are carried out by Muslim extremists.

Ultimate Poker Signs Danielle “dmoongirl” Andersen to Team U

US based online poker site Ultimate Poker announced that poker professional Danielle “dmoongirl” Andersen has joined its stable of sponsored players as part of Team U.

  • Andersen, who came into notoriety with her starring role in the 2013 poker documentary “Bet Raise Fold: The Story of Online Poker” has been playing online since 2003,.
  • She is one of the highest earning female online cash game players in the history of online poker.

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Bellagio Offers A Quick Way To Blast Off 25k

High-roller turbo set to take place on Feb 28. On February 28 Las Vegas’ Bellagio will run a $25,000 high-roller tournament that will be done in a single day. It’s the third time this year they have offered the high buy-in turbo with 30 minute levels and 30k starting stack. For those that can afford it, it’s the ultimate get rich quick plan.

Richard Turner – World’s Most Amazing Card Mechanic

Slight of hand tricks done right before your eyes. A bit of an inspirational story wrapped by the hands of a blind card mechanic, also known as a card cheat. This is Richard Turner, cheating at cards since he was 7 and lost his vision at the age of 9.

Gus Hansen Takes Ms. Rebecca To Fanstasyland

Full Tilt Professional cuts a video to teach you OFC. With Open Face Chinese still being quite popular in the poker world, Gus Hansen takes a break from dumping heaps of cash online to teach “the beautiful Ms. Rebecca” the art of OFC. The instructional video has Gus talking some basic strategy in 3 hands of OFC while simultaneously flirting with his co-star.

Poker Table Technology Perfect For Ballers, Shot Callers

You never want the fish to leave the table. There have been a lot of cool inventions when it comes to poker tables: cup holders, the hole card cam, RFID for TV broadcasts…perhaps they all pale in comparison to the latest advancement in poker table technology from the boys of Nexus21.

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Players Eager for PokerStars to Implement Long-Awaited “Anti-Ratholing” Feature

Players sign petition urging PokerStars to implement “buy-in obligations” system. PokerStars players are vocalizing their anticipation for the long-awaited solution to the “rat-holing problem” by signing a petition on the 2+2 poker forums.

Partypoker New Jersey Offers Former Full Tilt Players a Remission Bonus

Now that the remission process for former Full Tilt players is finally underway, partypoker New Jersey is offering those who get their hands on their money a special Remission Bonus. PokerStars and Full Tilt remain absent from the New Jersey market, and partypoker is cheekily attempting to gather former Full Tilt players while they have a clear field—and while the players have money in their pockets.

Regulation in Review: Europe and Beyond

A weekly review of the latest developments in gaming regulation outside the US. This week: Italy, Canada, the Netherlands, France, Colombia & Norway. Norway