- Software Snapshots—PokerStars 7, Part 5: At the Tables.
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Software Snapshots—PokerStars 7, Part 5: At the Tables
In the final installment of PRO’s five-part in-depth exploration of PokerStars’ new client, Software Snapshots takes a look at the new table theme, in-game tools and tournament lobby improvements.
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Checking Around
In our industry-focused picks from the discussion forums this week: NJCOP, nanostakes changes, customer service fails, high stakes prop bets and “HU4rollz” in New Jersey.
Traffic Watch
Pokerfuse PRO’s exclusive review of the online poker industry across international, US and regulated European markets.
The Deal
Promotional highlights of the week, including PokerStars, Full Tilt, partypoker, TonyBet, WSOP NJ and Hive Poker.
Regulation in Review: Europe and Beyond
A weekly review of the latest developments in gaming regulation outside the US. This week: France, Czech Republic, Spain, Brazil, Guatemala, Russia and the Crimea.
Exclusive News Articles
888poker Promotes Fast-Fold with Fighter Jet Flight Packages
A further $250k is being handed out in a SNAP poker promotion that has all the elements of modern poker marketing. 888poker is promoting its fast-fold SNAP poker with the offer of a flight in a Czech fighter Jet.
Online Gaming Blamed for Decreasing Casino Revenues in Switzerland
Swiss Casino Federation urges legislators to act, as land-based revenues continue to slide. The Swiss Casino Federation blamed online gaming, among other causes, for declining land-based revenues in the country.
Players Pick 6-Max NLHE for NJCOP “Players Choice Event”
Despite complaints of a lack of variety, majority vote for another NL tournament. Over 50% of those who responded to a customer survey poll chose 6-max NL for the NJCOP Players Choice Event.
Equity Poker Network Returns to Growth Following PokerHost Merger
Initial teething problems resolved at the new US-facing offshore network. The arrival of PokerHost on the Equity Poker Network (EPN) has helped the network outperform its competitors by almost 20% in the last month.
Optimal to Provide Payment Solutions for PlayOLG
Optimal Payments has been selected as the payment services provider for Ontario’s long-delayed online gaming site, PlayOLG.ca.
partypoker Drops Back To Fifth after Gibraltar Fire
iPoker and 888 were mostly unscathed by the incident. Cash game traffic statistics for the top five poker rooms show that partypoker was by far the worst affected by the fire in Gibraltar last weekend.
TonyBet Opens Sponsored Support Thread on 2+2
Continued promotional push for the Open Face Chinese Poker upstart. New independent online poker room TonyBet Poker has opened an “official” sponsored support thread on the popular online poker forum, 2+2.
Full Tilt Traffic Turns Thanks to “Build Your Bonus” Promo
An 8% gain in cash game traffic again proves the value of Full Tilt’s cash bonus promotion. The Full Tilt Build Your Bonus (BYB) promotion has had the expected effect and immediately turned around the poker room’s cash game traffic decline.
First Ever Online OFC Series to Debut on Tonybet Poker
TonyG takes his Open Face Chinese project a step further. New independent online poker room TonyBet Poker, which specializes in dealing Chinese poker and its variants, has announced its first tournament series.
Czech Government Plans to Tax and Regulate Online Gambling
The new framework is expected to be implemented in 2016. The Deputy Finance Minister of the Czech Republic has announced that the government is writing a bill to increase tax revenues from gaming.