November 2012 News Archive

PokerStars has confirmed that it has research and development teams working on a poker product to launch on social… — Fri, Nov 30, 2012

State’s rights and the freedom to choose which games to offer are at the center of the concerns of lottery officials. — Fri, Nov 30, 2012

Reworked deal has implications for Zynga’s plan to bring real-money poker, slots and casino games to UK customers on bwin.party’s platform. — Fri, Nov 30, 2012

Last minute opt-out of three skins casts shadow over Poker Maximus III, Merge Gaming’s $1m online tournament series. — Fri, Nov 30, 2012

Tennis Pro and Team PokerStars member Rafa Nadal apparently will put his studies in the art of deception to the test… — Fri, Nov 30, 2012

The Full Tilt board member forfeits his trust account and pays $150k fine, but admits to no wrongdoing. — Thu, Nov 29, 2012

French Canadian Jonathan Roy bested a field of 1,173 on Tuesday to take down the PartyPoker.net World Poker Tour… — Wed, Nov 28, 2012

Unibet in France will leave the Ongame network for iPoker within the next two weeks, unofficial sources have informed… — Wed, Nov 28, 2012

Advocates admit online poker just not a high priority during the lame duck period. — Wed, Nov 28, 2012

Despite reports to the contrary, operators are not required to withdraw from the market prior to regulation next year. — Wed, Nov 28, 2012

Americas Cardroom, skin on the Winning Poker Network, announced a drop in rake for all limit games Wednesday. — Tue, Nov 27, 2012

The 100 events of this year’s PokerStars MicroMillions tournament series attracted 1.3 million entries paying out a… — Tue, Nov 27, 2012

Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun Casino has announced a deal with the Amaya Gaming-owned Ongame Network to provide a… — Tue, Nov 27, 2012

The European Commission has released a statement in which it warns Belgium to comply with Commission’s requests… — Mon, Nov 26, 2012

William Hill’s third quarter results show poker revenue down 24%. William Hill’s poker room is on the iPoker network… — Mon, Nov 26, 2012

In what had looked like it was going to be a slow week for poker podcasts—most likely due to the long holiday break in… — Mon, Nov 26, 2012

Our new weekly feature takes readers inside our very own Poker Training Video Directory. We will showcase of some of… — Sun, Nov 25, 2012

In a story to gladden the hearts of all French poker players, the Daily Telegraph has reported that French Députés… — Sun, Nov 25, 2012

Check out the biggest stories in poker this week with this fun-sized recap of the week’s top news, ordered by… — Sat, Nov 24, 2012

PokerStars is putting another million dollars into free prizes as the 90 billionth hand to be played on the site… — Fri, Nov 23, 2012

Two more operators interested in entering Nevada’s imminent online poker industry; 12 have already been approved. — Thu, Nov 22, 2012

Concerns about the constitutionality of the draft online poker bill known as Reid/Kyl have been raised by former United… — Wed, Nov 21, 2012

Skill game argument noted, but deemed irrelevant in decision to overturn Circuit Court’s previous ruling. — Wed, Nov 21, 2012

Police raid homes and confiscate equipment, and players receive letters demanding full disclosure of poker winnings, both online and live, over the last four years. — Wed, Nov 21, 2012

The 2004 WSOP Champ takes down 4th HPT event this year, earns POY — Wed, Nov 21, 2012

A claims administrator in the Full Tilt fraud and money laundering case is expected to be hired by January, the… — Tue, Nov 20, 2012

This week has seen Full Tilt lose around 20% of the traffic it had at the end of its first week. Numbers of cash game… — Tue, Nov 20, 2012

Last month saw the publication of The EU Action Plan for Online Gambling. The eagerly awaited document was the result… — Tue, Nov 20, 2012

Carbon Poker’s transition to the Jazette Cashier has had its share of glitches, and players have yet to realize many benefits. — Tue, Nov 20, 2012

There have been a wide variety of reactions to the recent news that Poker player Nick DiVella is soliciting signatures… — Tue, Nov 20, 2012

Heads of the European online gambling industry criticize the EU Commission for lack of action following the bwin.party co-CEO detention last week. — Mon, Nov 19, 2012

This is a holiday week in the US; Thanksgiving is on Thursday and the “other” Black Friday kicks off the… — Mon, Nov 19, 2012

Billionaire casino magnate Sheldon Adelson gets huge tax breaks for his Spanish casino mega-complex. — Mon, Nov 19, 2012

After it was initially blocked in the Aria, DiVella takes his petition requesting the ban of Howard Lederer online. Over 100 have signed so far. — Sun, Nov 18, 2012

You may have noticed that we publish quite a bit here at pokerfuse. — Sun, Nov 18, 2012

The Poker Players Alliance has released a copy of a letter sent to Senators Harry Reid and Jon Kyl calling for changes… — Fri, Nov 16, 2012

An attorney for Howard Lederer has refiled a motion to dismiss a civil complaint against Lederer, in response to an… — Fri, Nov 16, 2012

Over €3m of French player money stuck on Full Tilt has been successfully processed and transferred to PokerStars,... — Fri, Nov 16, 2012

A Spanish court in Barcelona has ruled in favor of PokerStars in a case brought by Spanish land-based gaming giant… — Fri, Nov 16, 2012

FDIC court order required SunFirst to stop processing for “third-party” poker entities. — Fri, Nov 16, 2012

Despite questions about MGM Resort International’s partnership with bwin.party Digital Entertainment, the casino… — Thu, Nov 15, 2012

A group of cash game grinders, led by a well-known Las Vegas pro, want Howard Lederer banned from the Aria poker room. — Thu, Nov 15, 2012

Dates for the 44th World Series of Poker have been announced. It will be a 49 day extravaganza running from May 29 to… — Thu, Nov 15, 2012

The Hellenic Gaming Commission (Επιτροπή Εποπτείας και Ελέγχου Τυχερών Παιγνίων (EEEP)) has issued warning orders to a… — Thu, Nov 15, 2012

Activity in online poker growing an average of 15% a month, DGOJ data reveals. — Thu, Nov 15, 2012

The presence of unlicensed online gambling operators within their country goads Belgium officials to react. — Wed, Nov 14, 2012

No progress has been made by the US Department of Justice to put in place a system for reimbursing players in the United States. — Wed, Nov 14, 2012

Noah Schwartz, a Miami Beach native, won the World Poker Tour bestbet Jacksonville Fall Poker Scramble on Tuesday, the… — Wed, Nov 14, 2012

I would like to start out this week by welcoming The Chirp Herm Show to the directory. Hosted by Tournament Poker Edge,... — Wed, Nov 14, 2012

CalShark, the play-money site created by the now-defunct California Online Poker Association (COPA), has closed its… — Wed, Nov 14, 2012

The NACS is urging its members to support the Reid/Kyl bill which will, alongside creating a federal regulatory… — Tue, Nov 13, 2012

Fears that the launch of Full Tilt would cannibalize PokerStars’ existing player base have thus far proved unfounded…. — Tue, Nov 13, 2012

bwin.party’s battle with the Belgium Gambling Commission deepens as EGBA Chairman and bwin.party head detained during Brussels conference. — Tue, Nov 13, 2012

Tomorrow the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) will be meeting with the US Department of Justice to discuss the issues… — Mon, Nov 12, 2012

The last two remaining states North Rhine Westphalia and Schleswig-Holstein will join the treaty, which grants a restricted number of sports betting licenses but no online poker. — Mon, Nov 12, 2012

After five days of play in the 2012 PokerStars.net APPT Asia Championship of Poker Main Event in Macau, which culminated… — Mon, Nov 12, 2012

Chris Grove examines the lame duck session of Congress and how the Reid/Kyl legislation could play out. — Sun, Nov 11, 2012

Microgaming unveiled a new look to its online poker lobby this week, with the client update rolled out to select poker… — Sat, Nov 10, 2012

After the federal takeover, the arrests, the negotiations, the convictions, the settlements and the interviews, Full… — Fri, Nov 09, 2012

Utah multimillionaire targeted in FTC probe used online poker operations to help launder assets. — Fri, Nov 09, 2012

A chance meeting between between Chad Elie and telemarketing fraudster Jeremy Johnson triggered events leading to Black Friday. — Thu, Nov 08, 2012

Swedish owned Betsson has joined the Microgaming network. It will work alongside its Ongame network to provide… — Thu, Nov 08, 2012

Total revenues have jumped 30% in the last quarter at Playtech, owner of the iPoker network. Poker revenues have… — Thu, Nov 08, 2012

Election Day could have been a good day or a bad day, depending on where you stand, but if you are an American looking… — Wed, Nov 07, 2012

iPoker receives a welcome traffic bump following the successful transition of EverestPoker.com onto iPoker’s top tier, and the transformation of its French-facing network. — Wed, Nov 07, 2012

Cashier confusion and promotion problems does not stop thousands trying the real money tables on the resurrected Full Tilt Poker. — Wed, Nov 07, 2012

Venerable online poker room SunPoker has called it quits, officially ceasing operations on November 5 and orchestrating… — Tue, Nov 06, 2012

Saying gambling should be regulated by individual states, the president of the Kentucky Lottery Corporation, Arthur L…. — Tue, Nov 06, 2012

Today, Full Tilt returns to real money online poker, 495 days since it was first taken offline. — Tue, Nov 06, 2012

This past week much of the poker podcast content focused on the epic final table of the WSOP. Some of the shows even… — Tue, Nov 06, 2012

An issue that has begun to receive more attention in the poker community lately is the use of third-party software that… — Mon, Nov 05, 2012

A surprise appearance by Black Friday indictee Chad Elie on Twitter, accompanied by a smattering of documentation… — Mon, Nov 05, 2012

Piece placed by third-party marketing firm excerpts controversial August 2012 KGC presser regarding Cereus Network claims. — Sun, Nov 04, 2012

In line with its policy of targeting recreational players, the highest cash game stakes at the big-bet games to be… — Sat, Nov 03, 2012

World Series of Poker officials have confirmed that a bracelet event connected to the “One Drop” charity… — Sat, Nov 03, 2012

Blind stealing: Players were able to skip the small blind each rotation thanks to a now-fixed bug in its fast-fold product. — Fri, Nov 02, 2012

Knowledgeable poker fans were the winner this week as ESPN devoted two full nights of broadcast time to the “Octobe… — Fri, Nov 02, 2012

Communication to bill’s authors decries “Draconian” federal usurping of states’ rights. — Fri, Nov 02, 2012

MGM Resorts International is one step closer to operating online poker in Nevada, receiving preliminary approval for a… — Thu, Nov 01, 2012

Everest will be in the top tier only; but a likely deployment bug means cash game tables in both the upper and lower tiers are currently available to players. — Thu, Nov 01, 2012

On Thursday, bwin.party announced the successful conclusion of the Ongame sale to Amaya Gaming, an entertainment… — Thu, Nov 01, 2012

Merge Network, which hosts a collection of the dwindling number of US-facing sites, has halted all player-to-player… — Thu, Nov 01, 2012