- PokerStars, Tribes and Bad Actors and California.
- Case Against PokerStars in Illinois Dismissed.
- DOJ Rejects Calls to Investigate Senator Harry Reid in Connection to Online Poker Scandal.
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10. Innovation Takes Center Stage at Full Tilt with the Introduction of Flipout Tournaments
All players are all-in in the first round with the survivors instantly making the money. The launch was teasingly trailed on Twitter as a “new way of playing online poker tournaments,” and Full Tilt has now revealed that the innovation goes by the name of Flipout tournaments. The first are expected to be played today.
9. Ladbrokes Loses 31% of Poker Revenues in 2013, Looks to Playtech for Recovery
A move to iPoker plus back end integration with Playtech provides Ladbrokes’ strategy to improved profitability. The 2013 annual report from Ladbrokes shows that the year saw poker revenues decline 31%. Ladbrokes switched its poker room to the iPoker network in late December last year.
8. Next PokerStars Player Meeting Set for May
Members of the 2+2 poker forums are invited to visit PokerStars HQ on the Isle of Man as part of a regular series of player meetings. PokerStars has announced that the next opportunity for player representatives to visit their business headquarters on the Isle of Man will be from May 21 to May 23.
7. UK Gambling Bill Clears House of Lords Vote
The UK’s new gambling bill is on target to become law by the Summer. The UK House of Lords has voted its final approval of the Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) bill that will require operators with UK customers to have a license from the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC).
6. UK Budget Confirms December 1 Date for New Online Gaming Regulations
Treasury budget figures suggest no change to the 15% rate. The UK Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne has announced that the Gaming Duty point of consumption (POC) tax will be introduced from December 1, 2014.
5. Peak Traffic: Nevada Online Poker Market Matches its Population Size
The number of cash game seats in Nevada as a proportion of its population fits the same ratio observed in markets worldwide. There are less than six weeks to go until Ultimate Poker (UP) can celebrate its first anniversary, and the anniversary of state-regulated online poker in the US.
4. PokerStars Invites Players to Play Against Rafa Nadal on Play Money Facebook
Daniel Negreanu will quiz the tennis champ as he takes on “The World” for one hour of Facebook poker via a livestream. PokerStars SportsStar Rafa Nadal will be playing for an hour on PokerStars’ play-money Facebook app on Wednesday, March 19.
3. DOJ Rejects Calls to Investigate Senator Harry Reid in Connection to Online Poker Scandal
Senators Harry Reid and Mike Lee are in the sights of two Utah prosecutors, but the DOJ refuses to get involved. The Department of Justice (DOJ) has rejected calls by two Utah prosecutors to investigate allegations against Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and Senator Mike Lee (R-UT).
2. Case Against PokerStars in Illinois Dismissed
PokerStars’ parent company Rational Group won a dismissal last Friday against a class action lawsuit aiming to reclaim money lost by Illinois players stemming from illegal gambling.
1. PokerStars, Tribes and Bad Actors and California
Recent rumors hint the PokerStars and the Morongo Band of Mission Indians are working together to ensure that California law contains no “bad actor” clauses. Rumors abound that PokerStars and the Morongo Band of Mission Indians in California are working together to oppose any new law which includes a “bad actor” clause that might exclude PokerStars from a state regulated market.
