- Taxes Hold’em: How Players can Mitigate Greek Daily Tax by Juggling Tournament Registrations.
- Nosebleed Games, High Stakes Heads Up Tables Removed from iPoker.
- WSOP Announces New Jersey Online Championships Tournament Series.
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10. Hero Poker to Relaunch This Year on Microgaming
Player favorite shooting for a launch on Microgaming software by end of year. Self-styled “boutique” poker room Hero Poker is planning a relaunch this year, and will do so on Microgaming’s poker platform, pokerfuse can exclusively reveal.
9. Rational Group: 888 Advertising Misleads Consumers
Advertising authority upholds PokerStars’ complaint that its web advertising is misleading. A claim from PokerStars parent Rational Group that 888’s advertising banners were misleading and unsubstantiated has been upheld by the UK Advertising Standards Agency (ASA).
8. As All Eyes Are on New Jersey, Nevada Traffic Drops 25% in a Month
WSOP may have overtaken Ultimate Poker in Nevada, but both are having a miserable November. While the media attention has been fixated on the New Jersey market opening, the first state-regulated gambling market in Nevada has had a terrible month.
7. PokerStars Introduces Heads Up Fast-Fold
The new Zoom tables are available at Pot Limit Omaha, No Limit and Fixed Limit Hold’em. As promised a week ago, PokerStars has introduced Heads Up Zoom tables.
6. Malta LGA Suspends PIVGame’s License
The PokerinVenice network failed in June leaving over €1m in outstanding player balances. The Maltese Lotteries and Gaming Authority (LGA) has suspended PIVGame’s license and directed it to suspend all gaming operations, cease to register new players, and not take any further deposits.
5. New Jersey to Proceed with Full Internet Gaming Launch
Six poker rooms will open up to anyone located in the state from Tuesday; Golden Nugget opts for further testing. In a conference call on Monday, David Rebuck, director of the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement announced that the state would go ahead with the planned launch of internet gaming to the general public following a successful five day testing period.
4. Skrill Goes Live in New Jersey
eWallet is available for use with its first New Jersey clients; more are expected to roll out soon. After being awarded the necessary approval by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement three weeks ago, payment processor Skrill has gone live with its first New Jersey-licensed clients.
3. WSOP Announces New Jersey Online Championships Tournament Series
WSOP.com offers two $250k freerolls to attract New Jersey online poker players. WSOP.com is not waiting for the November 26 official launch date to officially announce the New Jersey Online Championships Tournament Series. Events start on January 19 with a $250k Invitational Freeroll and continue with real-money buyin tournaments with guaranteed prize pools.
2. Nosebleed Games, High Stakes Heads Up Tables Removed from iPoker
Radical changes create a new profile offer for the number two online poker network. iPoker has published more details of its planned changes that will see USD cash games removed and a reduction in game types and stakes offered.
1. Taxes Hold’em: How Players can Mitigate Greek Daily Tax by Juggling Tournament Registrations
Players can duck below the €100 tax-free daily limit using temporary tournament registrations—highlighting the absurdity of the new Greek system. PokerStars has adopted a strategy of compliance with Greek legal requirements to withhold taxes on player winnings each day. It has temporarily removed all mid- to high-buyin tournaments, and has recommended to Greek players ways to minimize the daily tax.
