May 2012 News Archive

A last minute “clarification” from the Spanish regulator: Existing operators cannot transfer player accounts nor their balances, VIP points or statuses from dot.com to new dot.ES platforms. — Thu, May 31, 2012

State Senator Raymond J. Lesniak has stated that, though he would like to get an online gambling bill on Governor… — Thu, May 31, 2012

All staff laid off, business liquidated and player losses are expected as Media Corp admits to “historical operational financial failings” at Purple Lounge. — Thu, May 31, 2012

New social gaming platform looks to offer gambling to Facebook users “who could not fathom the idea of playing for nothing.” — Thu, May 31, 2012

PokerStars has moved players from the Netherlands on to their dot.EU poker room, according to multiple player reports… — Wed, May 30, 2012

Fixed limit rake has been slightly reduced and FPP bonuses made more attainable on PokerStars according to a statement… — Wed, May 30, 2012

It was apparently tempting fate when just yesterday pokerfuse reported that, “it appears that—for real this… — Tue, May 29, 2012

It’s been a month since I last brought you a review of poker podcasts. Whether busy, lazy or otherwise, I am glad to be… — Mon, May 28, 2012

With the last-minute back-tax payments, settlements and rumor, which of the major poker rooms and networks can we expect to have a presence in Spain soon? — Mon, May 28, 2012

The gloves come off: Skins of the Merge Gaming Network to return to 35% rakeback on the same day Cake rebrands to Revolution … and ups rakeback to 36%. — Mon, May 28, 2012

If passed, players will have their choice of sites to play on, but the network will be the same. — Sun, May 27, 2012

Lobby innovation pushed out to dot.EE and dot.NET rooms. — Sat, May 26, 2012

PokerStars continues to increase the range of games available on Zoom with the highest stakes at PLO now up to $1/$2…. — Fri, May 25, 2012

The official online gaming regulator of Malta has demonstrated time and time again that it has no interest in protecting… — Fri, May 25, 2012

Operating cost will be split 50/50 with the players, as PokerStars leaves no doubt that they plan to be a major player in the new Spanish market. — Fri, May 25, 2012

Australia’s gambling expansion looks to lift restrictions on domestic companies. — Thu, May 24, 2012

State Senator Raymond J. Lesniak has once again addressed Governor Christie through the media in attempt to gain his… — Thu, May 24, 2012

Players in Asia, Australia and New Zealand now have access to PokerStars’ popular mobile app for Android and iOS. — Thu, May 24, 2012

Game On: Bet365 and bwin.party among four new operators to receive sportsbetting licenses, with poker expected soon. — Wed, May 23, 2012

American customers of the Everleaf Gaming Network (ELG) continue struggling to find ways to retrieve their online poker… — Wed, May 23, 2012

Illinois is in a position to adopt legislation that could add millions of dollars in new revenue to state coffers and relieve some of the pressure cause by budgetary constraints. — Tue, May 22, 2012

Sportingbet is the latest operator to fall in-line with the demands of the Spanish Tax Authority, confirming in a… — Tue, May 22, 2012

New web-based online poker tracking solution aims to support every game variant and every site. — Tue, May 22, 2012

PokerStars’ Spring Championship of Online Poker 2012 paid out over $65m in prize money, a million dollars more… — Mon, May 21, 2012

Illinois is in financial trouble and this proposed legislation just makes sense, writes Bradley Vallerius, an Illinois attorney focused on gaming and technology issues. — Mon, May 21, 2012

LGA says it will not help players with money stuck on Purple Lounge—because the license was terminated at the same time the site first went offline. — Mon, May 21, 2012

PartyPoker should be one of the first to receive a license in Spain next month as bwin.party has agreed to pay €31m in… — Mon, May 21, 2012

District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan is questioning the appropriateness of the United States Sentencing Guidelines set forth… — Sun, May 20, 2012

The failure of Purple Lounge will do yet more damage to the perception of online gaming in the eyes of the public. Shareholders, the media and regulators both offshore and in the London Stock Exchange must demand that Media Corp satisfactorily and promptly resolves the issue. — Sun, May 20, 2012

A letter sent to Speaker of the House John Boehner, seeks to stop the advancement of online gambling in the US. — Sun, May 20, 2012

In a letter to petitioners, the Obama administration affirms the right of States to govern online gambling but also admits its “open to solutions” to protect consumers. — Sat, May 19, 2012

Rush, Instant, Zoom (once Blitz), Fast now Blaze—speed synonyms are running out as another software developer jumps on the fast-fold poker bandwagon. How does Microgaming’s offering stack up? — Sat, May 19, 2012

Delaware legislators face debate over the state’s online gambling future after a pro-casino and sports-betting bill… — Fri, May 18, 2012

Lock Poker’s final farewell gift? New client brings new lobby innovations to Carbon Poker and other Merge skins. — Fri, May 18, 2012

The most recent legislation introduced in New Jersey contains provisions that seek to ban those companies that took… — Thu, May 17, 2012

Danish gaming authority SKAT has signed Memoranda of Understanding with five other regulatory authorities. The MOUs… — Wed, May 16, 2012

Cake network’s new owner Lock Poker has announced that it will increase rakeback from 33% to 36% with effect from… — Wed, May 16, 2012

Hearing tomorrow will discuss an amendment to offer state-owned online poker and other forms of gambling. — Tue, May 15, 2012

StanJames Poker has announced that it will shortly launch Blaze Poker, a fast fold poker game on the Microgaming Network. — Tue, May 15, 2012

Nevada continues to blaze the online gaming trail as the Nevada Gaming Policy Committee convened for just the second… — Tue, May 15, 2012

Betsafe has joined the Fast Poker community today, launching its version of Relax Gaming’s fast fold poker game…. — Tue, May 15, 2012

Security Professional Gus Fritschie takes us through some of the free tools used to examine the security of browser-based poker sites. — Tue, May 15, 2012

PokerStars’ fast-fold poker variant Zoom Poker has dropped the “beta” moniker and has been released… — Tue, May 15, 2012

Titan Poker, one of iPoker’s key brands, has confirmed that it is parting ways with their sponsored pros Sam… — Tue, May 15, 2012

Gala Casino has left the Ongame network and relaunched on Playtech’s iPoker network. — Tue, May 15, 2012

PokerStars has invited representatives from leading Spanish community site Poker-Red and its sister training site… — Mon, May 14, 2012

Huge tax bills, retroactively applied to the last four years of operation, means some of the biggest poker rooms may not be granted licenses on June 1. — Sun, May 13, 2012

In New Jersey, the Assembly Regulatory Oversight and Gaming Committee passed online gaming bill A2578 by a vote of… — Fri, May 11, 2012

SharkScope and Official Poker Rankings are now fully opt-in for PokerStars profiles. — Fri, May 11, 2012

The list of sites prohibited to offer online gaming in Belgium has been expanded this week to include some of the more… — Fri, May 11, 2012

Caught on camera: $800k changed hands in a secret 13-hour high stakes poker marathon involving South Korea’s leading Buddhists. — Fri, May 11, 2012

It’s been two weeks since the news that an agreement had been reached between PokerStars and the DOJ. We review what we know—and what we don’t—about the deal, and what we’re waiting for. — Thu, May 10, 2012

Viktor “Isildur1” Blom has done it again. Yesterday he won SCOOP event 3, a $535 6 max No Limit Hold’em rebuy tournament… — Wed, May 09, 2012

Viktor “Isildur1” Blom won Event 2-M of PokerStars’ PokerStars SCOOP yesterday, a $1m guaranteed $215 No Limit… — Tue, May 08, 2012

An official list of applicants will be published and licenses given out in just over three weeks time. — Tue, May 08, 2012

After months of working closely with the Governor’s staff, NJ State Senators were “stunned” to learn the Governor may not be on board with online gambling. — Tue, May 08, 2012

Another route into the United States: bwin.party hedges its bets. — Tue, May 08, 2012

Daniel Negreanu’s Heads Up Limit Hold’em career may have ended after just 937 hands of the PokerStars Limit Hold’em… — Mon, May 07, 2012

Having their Cake and eating it: Lock Poker to leave Merge Gaming Network and launch their own new US-facing gaming brand. — Mon, May 07, 2012

Quarterly report from French regulator ARJEL shows a decline in overall poker revenue. — Sun, May 06, 2012

Another big online gaming brand is withdrawing from the Spanish market. The move comes in advance of pending legislation… — Fri, May 04, 2012

Players can now play up to eight Zoom tables at once under the new rules—if they can keep up. — Fri, May 04, 2012

Three sports-betting operators receive licenses but only to offer services to residents of the state. — Thu, May 03, 2012

TwoPlusTwo is not expected to get its forums back online until next week. — Thu, May 03, 2012

In this edition of our series of exclusive in-depth articles on the PPA and its efforts, we talk with Vice President of Player Relations Rich Muny about how tribal interests are shaping online poker legislation in the US. — Wed, May 02, 2012

PokerStars has announced a Heads Up Challenge match between Daniel Negreanu and online Limit Hold’em specialist “rUaBot… — Wed, May 02, 2012

A leaked email shows a last-ditch effort by Laurent Tapie to hire key FTP employees and launch his online poker vision, “Game Cubed.” — Tue, May 01, 2012