- PokerStars To Receive Patent for Fast-Fold Zoom Poker.
- The War on Winning Online Poker Players.
- The Online Poker World Reacts to Prohibitive Efforts by Russia.
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10. Full Tilt to Fall Out of Top Five
A long term decline matched by the resilience of PokerStars Italy could shortly see positions reversed. Full Tilt’s innovative prowess has failed to stem a decline in cash game traffic that looks on course to take it out of the top five in the global rankings.
9. High Stakes Online Poker Report: Big Names Suffer Big Losses
Ivey, Galfond and KPR16 each drop over half a million. This week produced big winners and losers on the Deuce to Seven Triple Draw tables as well as the 8-Game Mixed tables.
8. Partypoker NJ Update Allows Players to See Individual Cash Game Tables
Another improvement that will please regular players and help to boost player liquidity. Last Wednesday, partypoker NJ updated its lobby to give players the option to see individual cash game tables.
7. Partypoker NJCOP Statement Denies Error
The two player pay-out structure for the $500 High Roller was not a mistake and will not be revisited. Last month’s High Roller Event #14 of partypoker’s New Jersey Championship of Online Poker (NJCOP) caused consternation when some players discovered during play that only two places would be paid.
6. Winning Poker Network Halts Real Money Operations in Nevada, New Jersey and Delaware
Network bows to licensed, state-wide regulated US market operators. In a sudden move Wednesday, the Winning Poker Network announced that it will no longer be accepting real-money activity from customers who reside within the states of Nevada, Delaware and New Jersey.
5. WSOP 2014 Media Conference: What You Need To Know
WSOP parlays regulation into live/online poker combo. WSOP officials announced Tuesday that poker players competing in live WSOP events will be able to use laptops—and play online poker—while at the tables.
4. Regulations, Technology Thwart Alleged Online Gaming Fraud in New Jersey
Police report a New Jersey woman fabricated an identity theft claim to avoid $10,000 in online gambling losses. Stringent consumer protection regulations and effective technology solutions have helped prevent alleged fraud regarding the use of an online gaming account in New Jersey.
3. The Online Poker World Reacts to Prohibitive Efforts by Russia
As the Russian government steps up the heat on online poker, operators and players choose their paths. Things have heated up in the battle over whether players in Russia will be allowed to participate in real money online poker games.
2. The War on Winning Online Poker Players
Success of skill-based segregation policies trends toward transparency. Three changes by online poker rooms this month—Equity Poker Network’s winning player ban, partypoker’s new “casual cash games,” and Merge’s table capping—have brought the highly sensitive issue of skill-based player segregation back to the forefront.
1. PokerStars To Receive Patent for Fast-Fold Zoom Poker
USPTO decision could lock out fast-fold online poker competition in US market. Fast-fold online poker games currently operating in the US could soon be in jeopardy due to a decision by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
