Controversy over the biography of Isildur was a hot topic this week and the $1 billion sportsbetting indictment drew a lot of attention as well. A preview of our regular pokerfuse PRO feature Traffic Watch also cracked the top three this week surpassing the news of former Full Tilt Poker CEO Ray Bitar possibly getting off without serving time in prison.
So, If you have missed anything in poker news this week, keep reading about the most read stories in the last seven days. It’s always easy to catch up or keep up with all the news in the world of poker.
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10. Ivey Takes Down Star-Studded Final Table to Win Ninth WSOP Bracelet
Phil Ivey claimed his ninth WSOP bracelet on Wednesday after triumphing in Event #3, the $2,200 Mixed Event, at the World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific (APAC) at Melbourne, Australia’s Crown…
9. Independent Poker Room SkyPoker Replaces Points with Rakeback System
SkyPoker is introducing a new VIP benefits program on May 1 that will offer automatic rakeback payments to high volume players. The current Cash for Points scheme will close.
8. Kansas Online Gambling Ban Fails
Gambling expansion bill fails to gain approval in final Senate vote.
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7. WSOP.com Looks for Nevada Beta Testers
As Nevada’s new real-money online poker inches closer to becoming live, World Series of Poker officials have extended a public invitation to players to help test the new WSOP.com poker site.
6. Oklahoma Directs Tribes to Cease Online Gaming Activity
An Oklahoma tribal nation shut down its online gaming site over the weekend after a long-standing dispute with state officials.
5. iPoker’s Anonymous Tables Now Available Across Network
Nearly all the skins on the iPoker Network are now offering anonymous tables, pokerfuse can report.
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4. Ailing Ray Bitar Strikes Plea Deal, May Avoid Jail Time
Deal includes $40 million forfeiture but no prison time due to severe heart disease.
3. Zynga Offers Party No Protection From Surging iPoker
A weekly look at poker site traffic: Spotting the trends, the winners and the losers in the competition for market share.
2. Billion-Dollar Legendz Sports Sportsbetting Enterprise Targeted in USAO Indictment
Fifty-seven defendants named in strike against online bookie operation
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1. Sections of Isildur Bio Pulled After Privacy, Inaccuracy Concerns
Chapters four and five of High Stakes DB’s “The Making of Viktor Blom,” a biographical series on Swedish phenomenon Isildur1, have been removed from the site and the remainder of the…
