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Check Your Spam Folders: FTP Remissions Emails Have All Been Sent
Players who are eligible to receive reclaimed Full Tilt Poker funds and have yet to receive and email from the Garden City Group (GCG) are being advised to check their spam folder.
- if a player is certain that they did not receive an email, the GCG would like you to allow for “2-3 additional days” as they plan on attempting to re-send notices that have bounced back or otherwise may have not been delivered.
- If a player previously registered on the GCG website but was not found to be an eligible participant, a separate email stating their status of ineligibility may have been sent as well.
Two Days Ahead of Official Launch, WSOP.com Real-Money Play Goes Live for Early Signups
The first cash game hands and tournaments get underway on Caesars Interactive’s real-money online poker site in Nevada.
- Sixty-five players participated in the first freeroll.
- Four players joined up for the first WSOP paid tournament—a $5.50 NLH game.
- Earlier a 1c/2c NLH table got started, and at the time of writing, three players sit at a 10c/20c PLO game—enjoying the first ever regulated real money Omaha hands dealt in the United States.
WCOOP Continues To Crush Guarantees
By the end of the day, Pokerstars’ marquee event of the year—the World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP)—will be at the half way mark and all signs point to it being a colossal success.
- Thus far, all tournament guarantees have been met and exceeded.
- Enthusiasm for the schedule and large player turnout have helped the online giant best its total guarantees by over $8.5M.
- Eight of the tournaments guarantees were exceeded by $500k or more.
- Through the first 30 events spanning ten days, PokerStars has accumulated approximately $1.5M in rake/tournament fees for the series alone.
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UKGC Consultation on New License Conditions: In-Depth Report
Software providers will require UKGC licenses; affiliates could be affected; contradictions remain over definitions of player location. In addition to the consultation on player fund protection, the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has also announced a consultation on proposed amendments to the Licence Conditions and Codes of Practice (LCCP) for gambling operators.
Responsible Gaming Trust Expands Addiction Research to Social Gaming
The RGT is spending over £500k this year on research and plans to spend more next year on a wider range of topics. The Responsible Gambling Trust (RGT), an industry-funded but independent UK charity, has announced plans to raise more money to extend the scope of its research activities to include online gambling and social gaming.
Regulation in Review
A weekly review of the latest developments in gaming regulation. This week: the EU, UK, France and Spain. EU
Online Gamers Have Lowest Tolerance For Identity Checks
Research from Experian shows players give up after just 4 minutes waiting for their ID to be confirmed. A new study from Experian has found that online gamers are prepared to wait for less time than any other group while identity checks are carried out for online transactions. On average they will tolerate a wait time of four minutes.
