- Gibraltar Gaming Association Seeks Judicial Review of UK Legislation.
Lead Features
Gibraltar Gaming Association Seeks Judicial Review of UK Legislation
Royal assent will open a three month window when the legality of new UK laws can be challenged. 888 CEO Brian Mattingley has indicated that the Gibraltar Betting and Gaming Association (GBGA) will seek a judicial review of the UK’s new gambling laws.
Regular Weekly Columns
Checking Around
In our industry-focused picks from the discussion forums this week: Swinging polls, PLO bugs and players’ choice in New Jersey.
The Deal
Promotional highlights of the week, including Winamax, PKR, Full Tilt, PokerStars, Intertops, 888poker and PokerStrategy.
Regulation in Review: US
A review of the latest developments in gaming regulation in the US. This week: New York, Illinois, New Jersey and California.
Regulation in Review: Europe and Beyond
A weekly review of the latest developments in gaming regulation outside the US. This week: the UK, Malta, Gibraltar, Norway and Uruguay.
Exclusive News Articles
Bovada Offers a Road to Vegas
Prize draws and social media provide unconventional routes to play in this year’s WSOP. The top site in the International (US accepted) market has created a promotion offering a variety of routes to this year’s World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Las Vegas.
Traffic Watch
Pokerfuse PRO’s exclusive review of the online poker market across international, US and regulated European markets. The long decline continued this week as the global market saw another nearly 1.5% fall in cash game traffic. But the rankings did not show a complete sea of red down arrows: a few sturdy performers actually managed some gains.
Bwin.party to Migrate Brands in France, Italy to New Software Platform
French bwin brand slated for Q2 migration off Ongame. Global online gaming group bwin.party is planning to further consolidate its online poker products onto its partypoker network platforms, with a plan to migrate its bwin.FR site onto the French party network this quarter, a representative told pokerfuse PRO.
Players Seek to Swing New Jersey Anti-Online Gambling Poll
Public poll on NJ.com split 50-50 with over 7000 surveyed. A public poll on NJ.com asking readers whether they support federal anti-online gambling measures is currently tied neck-and-neck.
iPoker’s Secular Decline, in Numbers
Playtech believes online poker is in a long terms slump—but remains optimistic about its own business. Playtech’s quarterly and annual financial reports have described the decline in online poker as “secular,” meaning that it is expected to persist over a long period. A look at iPoker’s cash game traffic statistics across its markets explains why the company has taken that position.
iPoker’s Continued Slump Puts Party Back in Third
partypoker regains third place in the cash game traffic rankings after shrugging off the usual seasonal decline. iPoker has had a poor start to 2014. It was pushed out of second place in the cash game traffic rankings by a surging 888poker, and now partypoker has held onto enough traffic to put itself in third place, relegating iPoker to fourth.
Intertops Continues its Short Window Reload Bonuses
Up to $200 is available to players who deposit from April 4 to April 6. Revolution Gaming poker room Intertops is continuing with offering its regular reload bonuses, with short windows for players to take advantage of the offer.
PKR Expands Pro Roster
PKR player Eleanor Gudger becomes latest PKR Pro. Eleanor Gudger, a British professional player on PKR, has been added to the online poker room’s pro roster.
Full Tilt Promotes Rush With World Heavyweight Champ in Lamborghini
Boxing champion and two UKIPT Tour Ambassadors are challenged to play the most hands of Rush poker on a mobile device. Full Tilt’s latest video release on its YouTube channel features former WBA heavyweight boxing champion David “The Hayemaker” Haye. Haye and two Full Tilt Tour Ambassadors compete to play the most hands of Rush Poker.
PokerStars Dominates Italian Cash Game Market
Maintaining its traffic while its competitors slump, Rational Group has held a 50%+ market share in 2014. Over the last six months, PokerStars Italy has proved resilient to the general fall in cash game poker traffic.
Winamax Announces “Electro Poker” Live Festival
French market leader Winamax has announced that the next stop on the Winamax Poker Open (WPO) will be in Marrakech, Morrocco, from May 21 to 25.
Nevada Online Poker Revenues Released for First Time
February generated online poker total win of $824k, slightly below the average since regulation began. The Nevada Gaming Control Board (GCB) revenue statistics for February list $824k from online poker marking the first time statistics which break out figures for online poker have been released since the state regulated the market at the end of April last year.
Player Spots Leak in PokerStars PLO Tables
Extra VPPs paid out in Omaha Hi/Lo tables for “months,” says rep. The Russian online poker community spotted a pretty big leak on certain PokerStars’ PLO tables late last week—they were paying out 8.5 VPPs instead of the usual 7.
