November 2011 News Archive

Community meetings held in each of the eight wards of Washington D.C. to discuss the controversial online gaming… — Wed, Nov 30, 2011

An unprecedented network-wide update masks screen names of players on all cash games and tournaments. — Wed, Nov 30, 2011

One of online poker’s most recognizable brands is slated to re-open its online poker room after a three-year hiatus. — Wed, Nov 30, 2011

HU NL games to become anonymous-only in December update. — Wed, Nov 30, 2011

PokerStars announced on Tuesday the schedule for next year’s Estrellas Poker Tour, a brick and mortar poker tour… — Wed, Nov 30, 2011

How will the emergence of mobile clients for online poker change your playing habits? — Tue, Nov 29, 2011

Rewards for SNG and MTT play sliced by a third in network-wide cuts. — Mon, Nov 28, 2011

The Kahnawake Gaming Commission (KGC) has suspend the operating license of 24Poker. As a result, Microgaming –... — Mon, Nov 28, 2011

The RGA and EGBA call Greek law “protectionist” and non-compliant with EU law. — Mon, Nov 28, 2011

Piggs Peak has closed its online poker room following a South African court ruling last month that made operating and… — Mon, Nov 28, 2011

In the fifth installment of PokerTracker’s teaser videos to promote the forthcoming PT4, the team demonstrated… — Mon, Nov 28, 2011

In a new regular feature on pokerfuse, we wrap up the week in poker audio. — Sat, Nov 26, 2011

Limit Hold’em is still popular. But Merge Gaming is preventing the game from flourishing with an exorbitant rake structure, argues _Paul Hoppe_. — Fri, Nov 25, 2011

According to this week’s online poker traffic report, the iPoker network finally regained the second place spot… — Tue, Nov 22, 2011

Mobile poker upstart adds support for the controversial virtual currency in its cashier. — Tue, Nov 22, 2011

RollSavers looks to fill the needs of US online poker players by providing assistance in opening foreign bank accounts. — Mon, Nov 21, 2011

With the launch of BubbleProtection.com, joining BeatTheBubble.com in a new market for “bubble insurance”... — Sat, Nov 19, 2011

For the second time in less than a month, the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade held a hearing to discuss online poker. — Fri, Nov 18, 2011

A Harry Reid and Jon Kyl co-sponsored online poker bill could be passed by the end of the current congressional session. — Fri, Nov 18, 2011

Groupe Bernard Tapie and the DOJ agree on terms that will allow it to acquire the assets of Full Tilt Poker. — Fri, Nov 18, 2011

New site joins existing Beat The Bubble to offer online MTT players the chance to insure against becoming the “bubble boy.” — Thu, Nov 17, 2011

UK-based PKR announced today the signing of Jake Cody, the 23-year old professonal poker player noted for winning… — Thu, Nov 17, 2011

This week saw MEPs show support for a proposal to increase the co-operation of online gaming regulation between member states. But, as _Rob “Hippy80” King_ argues, there’s still a long way to go. — Thu, Nov 17, 2011

Recent comments by chairman of the Nevada Gaming Control Board unveil Nevada’s intent to move forward with intrastate online gaming in 2012. — Wed, Nov 16, 2011

Player winnings deducted from account after tournament satellite for the Red Spade Open pays out $55 instead of $5. — Wed, Nov 16, 2011

Swedish online gaming company Unibet announced on Thursday it had signed an agreement to acquire the Solfive Group,... — Tue, Nov 15, 2011

Phil Galfond’s training site expands in to the multi-table tournament arena with four new instructor signings. — Tue, Nov 15, 2011

With the large amounts of money held in online poker accounts, security is of the utmost importance. What additional measures would you like to see online poker rooms adopt to increase the security of your account? — Tue, Nov 15, 2011

_Rob “Hippy1980” King_ looks ahead to this week’s EU hearing on internet gambling regulation, and examines the responses from businesses and interest groups during the open consultation period. — Mon, Nov 14, 2011

UK Bookmaker signs deal with Microgaming to serve Spanish and Danish customers ahead of expected online gaming regulation in January 2012. — Mon, Nov 14, 2011

In my last article, What Poker Regulators and Players Must Learn About Computer Security, I provided an overview of… — Sun, Nov 13, 2011

The competitive world of video games shares many parallels with online poker; pokerfuse takes a look at the world of eSports, and how players are making the transition to poker. — Sat, Nov 12, 2011

Five prizes up for grabs; just tweet to win three month’s of free membership. Easy game. — Thu, Nov 10, 2011

A new subscription-based option eases legal concerns. — Thu, Nov 10, 2011

Cake Poker this week updated their Terms and Conditions to explicitly permit heads-up displays at the tables, pokerfuse… — Wed, Nov 09, 2011

Mike Stein, a.k.a QuantitativePoker, takes an in-depth look and offers his opinion on the DOJ’s rebuttal to the motion to dismiss the charges filed against John Campos and Chad Elie. — Tue, Nov 08, 2011

Just as he did on Sunday, Player of the Year Ben Lamb will be clad in PokerTracker patches when he sits down this… — Tue, Nov 08, 2011

Pro-friendly Tower will leave the recreationally-minded Ongame Network this week. — Tue, Nov 08, 2011

Will you upgrade to Holdem Manager 2, wait for PokerTracker 4, or are you happy with what you have? — Tue, Nov 08, 2011

As part of its 10-year celebrations, PokerStars has announced a micro-stakes MTT with hopes to break its own record for… — Mon, Nov 07, 2011

The DOJ reveals its strategy to prosecute those involved in the Black Friday indictments. — Sat, Nov 05, 2011

Wicked Chops Poker, the poker news & gossip website, launched on Friday their “Insider” paywall website,... — Fri, Nov 04, 2011

Following the outrage by players claiming that the actions of the winner of the 70bn hand promotion acted outside of… — Fri, Nov 04, 2011

Poker room pulls blog post announcing the winner as accusations of “abuse” cast a dark cloud over $70k prize. — Fri, Nov 04, 2011

The British bookmaker Victor Chandler has launched a new poker room on Microgaming alongside its existing offering on… — Thu, Nov 03, 2011

Last week we quietly launched a new section of pokerfuse.com – the poker podcasts directory. The goal is to bring… — Thu, Nov 03, 2011

To celebrate ten years of operation, PokerStars has announced a series of promotions, including a special Sunday… — Wed, Nov 02, 2011

Laurent Tapie, Managing Director of Groupe Bernard Tapie, has stated that he expects the deal with the Department of… — Wed, Nov 02, 2011

A high stakes poker player has been detained on suspicion of involvement in a high stakes online poker scam, stealing… — Wed, Nov 02, 2011

Purchase and upgrade prices announced as HM2 finally hits the stores. — Wed, Nov 02, 2011

The US Department of Justice and Groupe Bernard Tapie has reached an agreement that would allow for the acquisition of… — Tue, Nov 01, 2011

In September, the Entraction Network announced that it planned to block residents from Canada, Israel, Norway, Russia… — Tue, Nov 01, 2011