- PokerStars, Full Tilt Leave Skrill Loyalty Program.
- Garden City Group Excludes Full Tilt Points, Bonuses and Iron Man Medals.
- Merge MTT Profits Rise Following Schedule Shuffle.
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10. UltimateBeat Documents UltimateBet Scandal
October 22 release for film exposing the cheating, investigation and cover up at UltimateBet. Fascination with the UltimateBet scandal continues with the launch of UltimateBeat, a film about the fraud and how it was uncovered by poker players working together.
9. Z4 Among Nevada Online Poker Operators Needing More Time
Four internet poker operators presented their case for additional time to get their virtual poker rooms up and running at the Nevada Gaming Control Board meeting in Carson City last week.
8. PPA Seeks Answers from GCG on Players’ Behalf
In a letter dated October 10, 2013, John Pappas, the Executive Director of the Poker Players Alliance, requested answers from the Garden City Group to many questions that have arisen as US victims of the Full Tilt Poker debacle file petitions to be reimbursed.
7. Mizrachi Confirms “Relationship with Lock Poker” Has Ended
Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi recently addressed and confirmed the fact that he has, in fact, left his position as an ambassador for embattled US facing online poker site Lock Poker.
6. Gibraltar in “Pole Position” to Benefit from US State Regulation
Editor’s note: This article is an abridged version of an article previously published on pokerfuse PRO.
5. Betfair Readies “Lets Play NJ” Marketing Campaign Ahead of US Entry
Websites and social media accounts prepared for New Jersey launch. UK-based online betting exchange Betfair has quietly unveiled a new “Lets Play NJ” marketing campaign, ahead of its hopeful debut into the New Jersey online gaming market next month.
4. Sheldon Adelson Four State Survey Confirms His Views on Internet Gambling
Survey concludes 60% of respondents across four US states are opposed to state regulation of internet gambling. A survey commissioned by the Las Vegas Sands Corporation reports that the majority of likely voters support land based casinos, but are opposed to internet gambling.
3. Merge MTT Profits Rise Following Schedule Shuffle
Schedule changes and more guarantees give Merge an instant 3% profits bump, according to report. This month, the Merge Gaming Network revamped its tournament schedule and expanded its range of guaranteed prize pool tournaments. Result: profit.
2. Garden City Group Excludes Full Tilt Points, Bonuses and Iron Man Medals
The Garden City Group has announced that it will not consider Full Tilt Points, Iron Man Medals or other bonuses as part of US players balances that will be refunded through the remissions process implemented to compensate the victims of Full Tilt Poker following the site’s collapse after Black Friday.
1. PokerStars, Full Tilt Leave Skrill Loyalty Program
Fee-free withdrawals may be motive for Rational Group decision. The Rational Group has opted out of the Skrill loyalty points program. Skrill has now added PokerStars and Full Tilt to the list of excluded sites in their T&Cs.
