- In the Next Ten Days, Over $80 Million Dollars Will be Sent to 30,000 American Poker Players.
- Unibet’s “Radical” New Online Poker Room: Exclusive Preview.
- Full Tilt Black Card Pros: An Inside Look at the Players Behind the Card.
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10. PokerStars Becomes First Online Poker Room to be Awarded Bulgarian License
Online poker giant becomes the third operator approved to offer online gaming in the country. PokerStars has become the first online poker room to be awarded a license under the new online gaming regulations in Bulgaria.
9. Bodog88 Poker Focuses Exclusively on China, Vietnam
Including the US and Canada, Bodog Poker Network now available in just four jurisdictions. The Asian online gambling site Bodog88 has withdrawn from all markets but China and Vietnam.
8. Daniel Negreanu Expresses Olympic Dreams
Daniel Negreanu has proposed a format for an Olympic style team poker tournament. He suggests six teams of six players from the six major poker playing countries.
7. US Supreme Court Decision on Dicristina Review Expected Friday
On Friday the US Supreme Court will announce whether it has decided to examine the Dicristina case, and therefore issue a ruling that will have consequences for the legality of poker in many US States.
6. Microgaming Announces Live Poker Tour
Inaugural MPNPT 2014 to stop at several locations across Europe. Microgaming’s online poker network, MPN, has announced a new live poker tour that will host events across Europe.
5. Players Allege Russian Multi-Accounting Ring Spanning Multiple Networks
The accused deny any wrongdoing, and a PokerStars investigation finds no evidence of foul play. A thread has erupted on both Russian and English-language poker forums with allegations of an organized multiaccounting ring operating across multiple sites.
4. Unibet’s New Poker Room Goes Live
Recreationally-focused new independent poker room goes live for a real money beta test. Unibet’s all-new independent poker platform went live yesterday for real money play.
3. Full Tilt Black Card Pros: An Inside Look at the Players Behind the Card
Pokerfuse gets to know two of Full Tilt Poker’s new Black Card Pros. Earlier this year Full Tilt Poker introduced 12 online players that won Black Card Pro Sponsorships. Theses winners received a prize package that included $20k in tournament entries (or a $20k clearable bonus) and 100% rakeback for six months. The competition took place over a number of different game variants including tournaments and cash games.
2. Unibet’s “Radical” New Online Poker Room: Exclusive Preview
On Wednesday, Unibet will beta-launch its all-new poker software with a recreational focus at its core. Unibet, one of the highest-profile and largest skins on Microgaming’s MPN, announced in December 2013 that it planned to move to its own independent poker room on an all-new platform.
1. In the Next Ten Days, Over $80 Million Dollars Will be Sent to 30,000 American Poker Players
For tens of thousands of US poker players defrauded by the old Full Tilt Poker, a near-1000 day wait is almost over. By the end of month, $82 million dollars will have been sent to the bank accounts of 30,000 online poker players in the United States.