- Account Under Investigation in Alleged Forced Disconnection Attack on PokerStars.
- PokerStars Chairman Forfeits $50m to US in Resolution of Black Friday Case.
- Bet Raise Fold Premieres.
We wrap up the week with a rundown of the most read news articles and features from the past seven days on pokerfuse. Never miss a story with our special feature every Saturday.
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10. Caesars Buys Out Electronic Art’s Interest in WSOP Software
After over six million downloads of the WSOP play-money social poker app, Electronic Arts (EA) partner Caesars Interactive Entertainment (CIE) has taken the project 100% in house.
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9. Nevada Gaming Board Urges Google Glass Ban in All Casinos
The Nevada Gaming Commission published a formal notice earlier this week urging all licensees to ban the use of Google Glass in their casinos.
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8. First Milestone Reached in 100 Billion Hand Promotion
“The Road to 100 Billion,” PokerStars’ long-running promotion celebrating 100 billion hands dealt at the poker room, has entered into the final stretch.
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7. iPoker Rolls Out New Features: Faster Deal, Rematch, Shootouts and HU Tourneys
New features across the iPoker network will be rolled out Monday, including new tournament variants, faster dealing, and a new heads up rematch feature.
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6. PIV Network Owes Over €200,000, Players Report
A number of threads on Two Plus Two are looking to coordinate the efforts of players hoping to recover balances owed to them from the PokerInVenice (PIV) Network.
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5. PokerStars 100 Billionth Hand Won by Greek Player Microulis69
PokerStars has dealt its 100 billionth hand.
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4. Three More Pros Join Team Ivey
Are there any left unsigned? The ever growing roster that is Team Ivey expanded yet again this week as a trio of professional poker players were announced as new additions to the squad.
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3. Bet Raise Fold Premieres
Three years in the making, the story of online poker gets told. A who’s who of the poker elite, along with representatives from poker media outlets, convened under the bright lights at the Palms Hotel and Casino on Wednesday night in anticipation of the world premiere of the new documentary Bet Raise Fold: The Story of Online Poker.
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2. PokerStars Chairman Forfeits $50m to US in Resolution of Black Friday Case
Mark Scheinberg, Chairman of the Board of PokerStars, has agreed to forfeit $50 million as settlement of claims by the US connected to the first amended complaint relating to Black Friday.
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1. Account Under Investigation in Alleged Forced Disconnection Attack on PokerStars
Accounts frozen as PokerStars investigates. PokerStars is investigating an account that is allegedly involved in “forced disconnection” denial of service (DoS) attacks against players in heads up SNG tournaments.
