July 2012 News Archive

Account holders—classified by their country of residence when the site went offline—will need to pursue reimbursement in different of ways. — Tue, Jul 31, 2012

Relaunch slated for 90 days, but no plans for Full Tilt Poker in France, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Denmark or Estonia. — Tue, Jul 31, 2012

Isai Scheinberg, founder of PokerStars, must step down from his executive position at the poker room, as part of the… — Tue, Jul 31, 2012

As part of the settlement with the US Department of Justice and acquisition of the assets of Full Tilt Poker, PokerStars… — Tue, Jul 31, 2012

PokerStars plans to relaunch the Full Tilt Poker website and maintain the separate brand, the company announced today. — Tue, Jul 31, 2012

PokerStars has just announced it has successfully settled with the US Department of Justice and acquired the assets of… — Tue, Jul 31, 2012

Offline for a week, Moore Games CEO states they have been kept in the dark by its network provider and contends: “We never broke Playtech’s T&Cs.” — Mon, Jul 30, 2012

Last week, PokerStars finally relaunched a beta version of BOOM, its social media utility for sharing and replaying… — Mon, Jul 30, 2012

William Hill is looking to legally challenge the UK’s plan to switch to a “point of consumption”... — Mon, Jul 30, 2012

Online poker affiliates are being held to high standards in Nevada and must pay for the privilege of doing business in the US’ first regulated online poker market. — Mon, Jul 30, 2012

2005 Gambling Act failed to protect players and drove local operators offshore, report finds. — Sun, Jul 29, 2012

There has been a string of reports over the last 24 hours that the deal between PokerStars and the US Department of… — Sat, Jul 28, 2012

Introduced in the hearing this week, the TOGA discussion draft language declares tribal sovereignty and establishes business parameters for a federal online poker bill. — Sat, Jul 28, 2012

Signs of urgency among leaders apparent during latest Tribal hearing to discuss the developments of regulated online gaming in the United States. — Fri, Jul 27, 2012

888.ES, the recently-launched regulated Spanish site for Gibraltar-based 888 Holdings, is apparently shutting the… — Fri, Jul 27, 2012

Online poker sites will be taxed at just 6.75%, and tournaments may be tax free, according to Nevada Gaming Chairman Lipparelli. — Thu, Jul 26, 2012

Ira Rubin, one of eleven men indicted in the Black Friday case, has been sentenced to three years in prison. Although… — Thu, Jul 26, 2012

The Bodog Gaming Network has released a dedicated desktop client for the Apple Mac, the group has announced. — Thu, Jul 26, 2012

It took Patrik Antonius just 81 hands to dust off his challenger in the iGame challenge, which pitted one hopeful… — Thu, Jul 26, 2012

Following a disastrous Q2 earnings report today which saw shares drop 40%, online social gaming giant Zynga announced… — Wed, Jul 25, 2012

In the race to be first out of the gate with Nevada online poker, developing its own software may prove advantageous for South Point. — Wed, Jul 25, 2012

Following criticism for a lack of oversight of Full Tilt Poker, the Alderney regulatory body is taking steps to strengthen its regulations. — Wed, Jul 25, 2012

Just in time for this quarter’s earnings report, Zynga CEO Mark Pincus has reaffirmed the company’s interest in real money online gaming. — Tue, Jul 24, 2012

The WSOP has gone dark until October and summer is in full swing, but poker podcast producers continue to churn out… — Tue, Jul 24, 2012

Following DOJ pleading leniency, Brent Beckley faces only a 14-month prison term for his part in committing wire fraud and money laundering. — Mon, Jul 23, 2012

The World Series of Poker has released its 2012-2013 Circuit Event Schedule. Immediately following the most successful… — Mon, Jul 23, 2012

The IGT Network, formerly Entraction, has expanded its list of blocked countries. Players from over twenty new countries,... — Mon, Jul 23, 2012

Legal skirmishes in the “Black Friday” case of United States v. PokerStars, et. al. continued last week when federal… — Mon, Jul 23, 2012

William Hill has chosen to withdraw its sports betting product from the Germany market, according to a report on… — Mon, Jul 23, 2012

Additional discussions between regulators from both countries on shared liquidity could take place as soon as this fall. — Sun, Jul 22, 2012

Coming off a fiscal year that saw the Georgia lottery post record sales of $3.8b, the Georgia Lottery Board approved… — Sat, Jul 21, 2012

Nevada Senator Dean Heller takes on role of peacemaker in an attempt to garner Republican support. — Fri, Jul 20, 2012

New PKR client features cocktail service, YouTube access and more. — Fri, Jul 20, 2012

iPad application now available alongside Android, with iPhone app expected soon. — Fri, Jul 20, 2012

Italian Speed: Zoom Poker.IT coming soon as regulator permits fast fold poker games online. — Thu, Jul 19, 2012

PokerScout updated their site earlier this week and for the first time published a new chart tracking play money hands… — Thu, Jul 19, 2012

The iPoker network has released additional details of how its new segregation policy will affect its players. — Wed, Jul 18, 2012

The 2012 Main Event Final Table is now set. Seven of the nine players will win over a million dollars, and the champion… — Wed, Jul 18, 2012

PokerStars players in Germany are the next to be transitioned onto the new PokerStars.EU platform. The transition is… — Wed, Jul 18, 2012

In a bid to reverse its sharp decline in player numbers, high stakes big bet games and fixed limit games have been removed from the lobby. — Tue, Jul 17, 2012

The DOJ moves to clear more claims against Black Friday defendants. — Tue, Jul 17, 2012

Participating in the lawmaking process for online gambling, pokerfuse chimed in from an online poker player’s perspective. — Tue, Jul 17, 2012

If you are looking to get the absolute latest news about this year’s WSOP Main Event from your poker podcast diet… — Mon, Jul 16, 2012

The United Kingdom’s Amateur Association & Tour (APAT) has acquired the poker.co.uk website as the start of a new… — Mon, Jul 16, 2012

The Fundamental Theorem of Poker, first articulated in David Sklansky’s classic poker book Theory of Poker,... — Sun, Jul 15, 2012

The 56 voting members of the House of Representatives in Cyprus have approved an online gaming bill that bans casino… — Sat, Jul 14, 2012

Only money held in an independent trust will ensure protection of player funds. — Fri, Jul 13, 2012

Poker advocacy group puts forward “skill game” argument for poker. — Thu, Jul 12, 2012

Correction: This article originally stated that PaddyPower had applied for an online poker license in Nevada when in… — Thu, Jul 12, 2012

June meet between major Euro regulators lays foundation for better co-operation and information sharing, with shared player pools still an ongoing discussion. — Wed, Jul 11, 2012

PokerStars’ fast-fold poker variant is responsible for declining poker action at PartyPoker, according to a bwin.party financial update. — Wed, Jul 11, 2012

MediaCorp PLC has finally appointed a liquidator for defunct subsidiary Purple Lounge. The announcement was made in the… — Tue, Jul 10, 2012

The companies that comprise PokerStars have filed motions to dismiss the charges against them, asserting the Government… — Tue, Jul 10, 2012

Following the collapse of the deal with Shuffle Master to purchase the Ongame Network, bwin.party has stated that there… — Tue, Jul 10, 2012

Being in Las Vegas over the past several days has been an obvious change in my routine and as a result I have not… — Tue, Jul 10, 2012

Evidence that Lederer was knowledgeable of the fraud is “threadbare,” argues that Full Tilt activities do not fit under the IGBA statue. — Tue, Jul 10, 2012

$2.5m bail agreement reached • Bitar to return to California in the next 48 hours. — Mon, Jul 09, 2012

Not challenging the indictment and a willingness to accept responsibility for his actions prompts the DOJ to stand up for former Absolute Poker vice president. — Mon, Jul 09, 2012

The future of EU gambling regulations could include sanctions against Member States with legislation that does not align with EU law—but protection of player funds still not on the radar. — Mon, Jul 09, 2012

Poker’s annual culmination of hope and heartbreak began today at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas as the… — Sat, Jul 07, 2012

The rollout of PokerStars Mobile platform continues with the release of the Android application in Spain. The iOS app… — Sat, Jul 07, 2012

HR 2366 a “doable deal” • Passage during lame duck session still on the cards • Reid/Kyl deal “already done,” could be packaged with must-pass legislation • Blocking PokerStars from US online poker “unconstitutional” — Fri, Jul 06, 2012

Bug in Apple’s deployment server has caused over 100 apps to instantly crash on some updates and new installations. — Fri, Jul 06, 2012

The latest whitelists and blacklist have just been issued by the Belgian Gaming Commission. Five new bad boys make the… — Fri, Jul 06, 2012

The new indictment unsealed this week reveals the depth of fraudulent activity to deceive its players and regulator—right until the end. — Thu, Jul 05, 2012

In a move that will aggressively promote online poker in South America, PokerStars has taken over sponsorship of the… — Thu, Jul 05, 2012

Players of 5050 Poker can expect to get no more than 15% of their money back, according to a press statement from 5050… — Wed, Jul 04, 2012

In separate statements, Bitar alludes to the next chapter in the Full Tilt Poker saga. — Tue, Jul 03, 2012

Government documents allege the use of customers deposits to pay a backlog of withdrawal requests amount to a Ponzi Scheme. — Tue, Jul 03, 2012

Bitar awarded bail but unable to raise the required amount he remains in custody. — Tue, Jul 03, 2012

Multiple sources have confirmed that Ray Bitar—“the principal decision-maker for Full Tilt Poker”—has surrendered… — Mon, Jul 02, 2012

888 has announced a strategic partnership with Illinois-based WMS Gaming Inc, a leading gaming machine manufacturer in… — Mon, Jul 02, 2012

On The Poker Edge podcast last week, Andrew Feldman welcomes two-time $50k Players’ Championship winner Michael… — Mon, Jul 02, 2012

Delayed at least twice and by over a year, Infiniti Poker is finally moving closer to a live launch. Infiniti Poker has… — Sun, Jul 01, 2012