Regular Weekly Columns
Traffic Watch
Pokerfuse PRO’s exclusive review of the online poker market across international, US and regulated European markets.
The Deal
Promotional highlights of the week, including WSOP Nevada & New Jersey, PokerStars, partypoker New Jersey and Bodog/Bovada.
Checking Around
In our industry-focused picks from the discussion forums this week: New Jersey successes and failures, software bans and fixes, and Unibet’s PR win.
Regulation in Review: Europe and Beyond
A weekly review of the latest developments in gaming regulation outside the US. This week: Canada, UK, Jamaica, France, Spain, and the EU.
Exclusive News Articles
PokerStars Ronaldo Video Gets Half a Million Views in Three Days
The celebrity pulling power of Ronaldo extends the PokerStars brand in a key target market. A PokerStars promotional video featuring soccer legend Ronaldo has received 480,000 views on YouTube after only three days.
WPN’s “High Five” Tournament Series Begins June 11
Second High Five series to guarantee $70,000 more than its predecessor. Beginning Wednesday, June 11, WPN will host its second “High Five” online poker tournament series in eight months.
Nevada’s Online Poker Revenues in April Disappoint
The first state to regulate online poker in the US sees revenues drop 14.5%. The latest figures released by the Nevada Gaming Control Board show a 14.5% drop in online poker revenues.
PokerStars France Closes in on Winamax
A single promotion could displace the market leader in the French regulated market. For a brief moment last Summer, PokerStars France caught up with Winamax in the regulated French online poker market, but since then Winamax has made strenuous efforts to maintain its lead.
New Jersey Cash Game Traffic Underperforming All Other Online Poker Markets
Over the last three months New Jersey has lost over a third of its traffic, a greater decline than in all other dot-com and dot-country markets. The last three months is traditionally a period of seasonal decline, but of all the markets where cash game traffic is tracked, it is New Jersey which has seen by far the biggest fall.
CMC Study Outlines Benefits of Legalized Online Poker in California
Nearly 2,000 jobs could be created in first year alone. A study released Wednesday by Capitol Matrix Consulting highlights numerous potential benefits for legalizing online poker in California.
New Jersey’s partypoker/Borgata Network Upgrades Daily MTT Schedule
$30k guaranteed daily on New Jersey’s largest online poker network. A new daily tournament schedule at partypoker New Jersey provides $30k in guarantees for the “Daily Majors.”
Jdigital President Blames Gray Market Participation on Too Much Regulation
Over-regulation of online poker is self-defeating, argues industry body chief. Sacha Michaud, the President of Spanish industry association JDigital, has blamed the excessive size of the Spanish gray market on heavy-handed regulation.
PokerStars Surges as Milestone Hand Promotion Magic Works Again
3000 extra cash game seats filled at PokerStars over the weekend—more than the entire cash game traffic of the next largest online poker room. PokerStars cash game traffic has leaped skywards by over 15% on the back of its latest milestone hand promotion.
