- Delaware to Launch Internet Gambling October 31.
- Ultimate Poker Parts Ways With Members of “Team U”.
- “Poker Night On Wall Street” to Debut On Bloomberg TV.
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10. Rational Group Fast-Fold Poker Patent Rejected
The Rush Poker patent application inherited from Full Tilt has failed to impress the US Patent Office. The US Patent Office (USPTO) has issued a final rejection of the fast-fold poker patent action originally filed for Full Tilt’s Rush Poker.
9. Geolocation Service Outage Disrupts Online Poker in Nevada
AT&T scheduled maintenance leads to player anger at lack of notice. Both Nevada regulated sites WSOP.com and Ultimate Poker suffered geolocation outages on October 21 and 23 as AT&T performed “network infrastructure maintenance.”
8. Isildur Offers Up $100k in Full Tilt Promotion
Full Tilt Poker Professional, Victor “Isildur1” Blom, is planning on putting $100,000 of “his bankroll” up for grabs in a new heads up challenge for the online site. Starting on Friday, October 25 players can try and win a chance to go heads up with the online beast for a shot at a $1k freeroll payday in the Blom 100 promotion.
7. Suitability of Garber Questioned in Massachusetts
Previous internet gaming connections of Caesars Interactive CEO a concern for regulators. In a United States Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Monday, Caesars Entertainment Corporation revealed that suitability issues surrounding Caesars Acquisition Company CEO Mitch Garber contributed to its decision to withdraw a gaming license application in Massachusetts.
6. Watch: WSOPE High Roller Final Table Live Stream
The final table of the World Series of Poker Europe €25,600 High Roller event is underway.
5. 888poker’s Snap Emerges from Beta Testing
Higher stakes and PLO games added as 888’s fast-fold game is cautiously rolled out to more players. An 888poker representative has confirmed that the poker room’s fast-fold product Snap Poker is being made available to “some” new accounts.
4. Accusations that PartyPoker’s Segregated Player Pool is Being Exploited
Romanian and Hungarian regs are blamed for the abuse. A number of posts on 2+2 have made accusations that the player pool segregation policy secretly introduced by PartyPoker, is being exploited by fake Romanian and Hungarian accounts.
3. “Poker Night On Wall Street” to Debut On Bloomberg TV
Bloomberg Television, the 24-hour business and financial television network, is set to debut a new poker show. “Poker Night On Wall Street” is the new program that takes, not poker professionals, but an elite group of hedge fund managers and has them play out a 6-max Sit & Go for charity.
2. Ultimate Poker Parts Ways With Members of “Team U”
Ultimate Poker, the first official legal online poker site in the US, also became the first to lose members of its team of sponsored pros. It was revealed this past week that “Team U” members Randy Dorfman and Tom Marchese opted to leave their deals with the company.
1. Delaware to Launch Internet Gambling October 31
Delaware will be the first state to offer regulated online gambling—other than poker—when it opens its virtual doors on October 31, 2013.
