September 2012 News Archive

Amaya’s purchase of the Ongame network, which is expected to be announced tomorrow, could be for up to $26m, four… — Sun, Sep 30, 2012

On the 2+2 PokerCast this week, Howard Lederer said the following when asked about Full Tilt’s use of language… — Sat, Sep 29, 2012

Any respectable poker podcast review would be remiss if the 2+2 PokerCast did not headline its list of must-listen… — Sat, Sep 29, 2012

Spain has updated its income tax code this week, stating explicitly that losses can be deducted against wins when… — Fri, Sep 28, 2012

Amaya Gaming will pay about 25% of Shuffle Master’s original deal for bwin.party’s “surplus asset.” — Thu, Sep 27, 2012

Just a month after Bluff Gaming shut down, its sibling on the Merge Gaming Network is also expected to close. — Thu, Sep 27, 2012

Players from four Cake-owned skins moved in overnight transfer. — Thu, Sep 27, 2012

A regulatory plan for online gaming in the EU has been delayed until October. — Thu, Sep 27, 2012

Poker’s global reach is expanding to Cambodia with $550 buy-in NL Hold’em event to be held in November. — Thu, Sep 27, 2012

Capturing his third bracelet, Antonio “The Magician” Esfandiari catapulted his way to the top of the 2012… — Thu, Sep 27, 2012

The collapse of Full Tilt Poker served as an eye opener to French regulators about the risk to players’ funds. — Wed, Sep 26, 2012

Bally Technologies, Inc. has reached a deal to provide its online poker platform to American Casino and Entertainment… — Wed, Sep 26, 2012

Mobile tablet play on new iPoker skin thanks to remote server technology. — Wed, Sep 26, 2012

Haley Hintze pulls no punches in her analysis of the latest chapter in the Full Tilt Poker saga. — Tue, Sep 25, 2012

Howard Lederer, former Full Tilt owner and board member, has granted interviews to the 2+2 PokerCast and DiamondFlushPoke… — Tue, Sep 25, 2012

Existing Cake Poker players may have a new brand name under which to play in the near future, while new US players may… — Tue, Sep 25, 2012

Bilateral agreement between Spain and France seen as positive step towards pooling player liquidity. — Tue, Sep 25, 2012

BlueFirePoker claims Galfond severed ties after the company would not renegotiate his contract. — Tue, Sep 25, 2012

PokerStars has announced that FullTilt will be re-launched in the first week of November and that $184m of player… — Mon, Sep 24, 2012

Time becomes a factor as the Absolute Poker assets continue to sink in value. — Mon, Sep 24, 2012

French regulator approves process to transfer Full Tilt funds to PokerStars. — Mon, Sep 24, 2012

Links to all the vids, plus our picks of the best blogs, tweets, discussion and podcasts covering the Howard Lederer interviews. — Sun, Sep 23, 2012

“Thirty tons” of computer equipment arrive on PokerStars Island, flown in on military aircraft. — Sun, Sep 23, 2012

A free online course offers players the opportunity to advance their game by providing a foundation to guide their decision making process. — Sat, Sep 22, 2012

Difficulties in translation cited as catalyst for speculation that the ISPT inaugural event may not happen. — Fri, Sep 21, 2012

District of Columbia councilmembers are reportedly considering the creation of a commission to legalize gambling,... — Fri, Sep 21, 2012

The move hints at the future of Betfair’s relationship with soon-to-be-sold Ongame. — Fri, Sep 21, 2012

Mediaset España will launch Playtech’s “entire suite of products” under its brand, including iPoker, licensed in the newly regulated market in Spain. — Fri, Sep 21, 2012

The field of intrastate online poker in Nevada grew larger Thursday, as two more companies were given the OK to operate… — Thu, Sep 20, 2012

After overseeing the initial steps toward regulated online poker in Nevada, the chairman of the state’s Gaming… — Thu, Sep 20, 2012

Rooms jostle for position, but the introduction of fast-fold poker clouds the year-on-year comparisons. — Thu, Sep 20, 2012

IMEGA’s Joe Brennan Jr. provides a behind the scenes look at the politics affecting online poker legislation in the US. — Thu, Sep 20, 2012

Microgaming is continuing to capitalize on the imminent closure of rival poker network Entraction, with the announcement… — Thu, Sep 20, 2012

iGame Malta is moving all its online poker properties to the Microgaming Network following the announcement of the… — Thu, Sep 20, 2012

Nelson Burtnick, former director of payment processing for Full Tilt Poker and former head of payment processing at… — Wed, Sep 19, 2012

After taking last week off, I have come back to find so much goodness in the Poker Podcast Directory. The selection of… — Wed, Sep 19, 2012

Some of those overlooked as candidates this year may be surprising, while others were expected to be omitted. — Wed, Sep 19, 2012

Organizers of the ISPT scale back expectations after overhyping stadium poker event. — Tue, Sep 18, 2012

Pending a ruling on its efforts to dismiss claims against Black Friday online poker rooms, the DOJ continues to hold millions in a seized-asset fund. — Tue, Sep 18, 2012

The poker community will be attentive as Howard Lederer grants his first interviews since Black Friday. — Mon, Sep 17, 2012

The new management of Media Corporation plc, owners of Purple Lounge, have finally said something about the collapse of… — Mon, Sep 17, 2012

ESPN3 will broadcast the WSOPE Main Event final table with hole cards on a 15 minute delay. — Mon, Sep 17, 2012

Following the leak of Harry Reid and Jon Kyl’s proposed UIGEA strengthening act, with specific carve-out for internet poker, we answer players’ common questions. — Sun, Sep 16, 2012

Which is more difficult, a 130km ride or learning Ukrainian? — Sat, Sep 15, 2012

Montreal-based gaming provider tipped as front-runner for bwin.party’s surplus asset. — Fri, Sep 14, 2012

Nevada Senators Reid and Heller trade jabs over proper strategy to advance federal online gambling legislation. — Fri, Sep 14, 2012

Microgaming has announced that it will shortly have a version of its fast-fold poker game Blaze available for mobile… — Fri, Sep 14, 2012

The class of 2012 will be inducted as part of the celebration surrounding WSOP Main Event final table in October. — Thu, Sep 13, 2012

Emails have been sent to certain old Full Tilt Poker customers requesting account verification ahead of a November 6… — Thu, Sep 13, 2012

A first look at online poker’s last remaining chance for federal legislation in the United States this year. — Wed, Sep 12, 2012

IGT to consolidate their online poker offerings and refocus on key regulated markets—without the Entraction poker platform. — Wed, Sep 12, 2012

The Virginia Supreme Court has agreed to hear the appeal of a poker-hall operator attempting to prove the skill-game… — Wed, Sep 12, 2012

Millions in personal property described as fruits of illegal activity are being sought by the US Government in connection with the Black Friday case. — Wed, Sep 12, 2012

Doubling down: Department of Justice seek over $130m in cash and assets from money paid to “FTP Insiders” in ownership distributions. — Tue, Sep 11, 2012

Scientific Games, a lottery company with interests in Nevada online poker, is partnering with Zynga, a company official… — Tue, Sep 11, 2012

iGame takes a look at how female poker players compare to male poker players. Though I am not particularly fond of the… — Tue, Sep 11, 2012

Caught in their own shell game, AP founders try to reassert ownership of the defunct internet poker site. — Tue, Sep 11, 2012

GTECH G2, more commonly known as Boss Media, hopes to receive a boost in player numbers in its stagnant Spanish online… — Mon, Sep 10, 2012

AIM listed 32Red has published half year figures that show a fall in poker revenues of 5%. Overall, Microgaming Network… — Mon, Sep 10, 2012

French online poker and casino group Betclic-Everest has announced its partnership with Playtech that brings further… — Mon, Sep 10, 2012

Celebrity endorsements and player-to-player transfers, both staples of offshore online poker sites, will receive vastly… — Sun, Sep 09, 2012

In an attempt to assist European regulatory regimes in designing technical standards for online gambling sites, the… — Sun, Sep 09, 2012

The Nevada Gaming Commission has enhanced its definitions for regulated service providers for the state’s… — Sat, Sep 08, 2012

A press conference that never materialized, website changes and organizer connections with the PPT: A dark shadow is cast on the International Stadium Poker Tour. — Sat, Sep 08, 2012

The audacious $35bn plan to construct a “Las Vegas” in Spain will now progress to the next phase, with Madrid besting Barcelona for the hotly-contested location. — Sat, Sep 08, 2012

Now that real-money online poker is on the verge of launching in Nevada, the state’s gaming board has given… — Fri, Sep 07, 2012

Group to stump up the €730k overlay following outcry on social media, sites and forums. — Fri, Sep 07, 2012

PPT representative announced his resignation on Facebook today, after a video surfaced of him promising a €5m prize pool on French television. — Thu, Sep 06, 2012

Despite significant evidence that €5m is guaranteed, Partouche organizers deny its existence and cancel the tour. — Thu, Sep 06, 2012

Tough decisions face iPoker regulars following division of the iPoker Network. We document exactly what happened and how it will affect you. — Thu, Sep 06, 2012

Web pages altered to remove statements of promised prize pool. — Wed, Sep 05, 2012

A new €51,000 buy-in (~$64,000) no-limit hold’em Majestic Super High Roller event with re-buys has been added to this… — Wed, Sep 05, 2012

The old saying, “when it rains it pours” definitely applies to the world of poker podcasts over the past week. There… — Wed, Sep 05, 2012

With no official explanation as to how the network was divided, confusion among players is high. — Tue, Sep 04, 2012

Questions on a 2011 survey prompt speculation and debate about the future direction of PokerStars. — Tue, Sep 04, 2012

The Lederer camp responds in a continued attempt to persuade Judge Sand to at least discuss the EDNY ruling. — Tue, Sep 04, 2012

After a five year stint, Tailor steps down as the head of one of the largest US-facing online poker networks. — Mon, Sep 03, 2012

A pilot episode of Game Theory, a new web-based poker series, has been released and is now available for free online…. — Mon, Sep 03, 2012

Popular domain names previously seized by US authorities are now available for purchase. — Sun, Sep 02, 2012

Nevada regulations requires poker rooms to hold all player account balances in separate trust funds, creating one of the safest online environments to play poker online. — Sun, Sep 02, 2012

This week’s inclusion by Republican Party leaders of a policy plank specifically calling for the reversal of the… — Sat, Sep 01, 2012

An all-star guest list and charitable tournaments and cash games highlight The Ironman Podcast aimed at raising funds and awareness for a syndrome that affects up to 1-in-2,000 children. — Sat, Sep 01, 2012