May 2013 News Archive

888 is sponsoring the 2013 World Series of Poker live streaming internet coverage for audiences outside the US. Almost… — Fri, May 31, 2013

The reporter becomes the reported: Chad Holloway, Senior news editor of PokerNews.com, has just won the first event of… — Fri, May 31, 2013

According to recent tweets from the production team to journalists, BET RAISE FOLD, “the story of online poker,R… — Fri, May 31, 2013

At least 70 players have confirmed they will taking part in the main event of the Guangdong Asia Millions, and organizers… — Fri, May 31, 2013

Technical problem with Mac client results in a false start allowing players to deposit and play for real-money. — Thu, May 30, 2013

String of promotions over the next 30 days to celebrate 100 billion hands dealt on PokerStars. — Thu, May 30, 2013

On the same day that the 2013 44th Annual World Series of Poker kicked off, Caesars Interactive has released its US… — Wed, May 29, 2013

One of only three rooms operating with a Finland license, Paf.com has added a third poker room to its offering. — Wed, May 29, 2013

PokerInVenice, an online gaming site that offers its players internal balance transfer capabilities between multiple… — Wed, May 29, 2013

The first event of the 2013 WSOP starts at midday today in the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas. Event 1 is a… — Wed, May 29, 2013

PokerStrategy has announced that QuadJacks will be providing it with daily videos and interviews during the WSOP which… — Wed, May 29, 2013

After its announcement that it was continuing to sponsor MotoGP, bwin.party has now agreed to extend and redesign its… — Wed, May 29, 2013

From AnteUp Magazine Two year old internet radio broadcaster Fifth Street Radio has booked a booth at the Rio in Las… — Tue, May 28, 2013

Greek gambling monopoly OPAP has produced its first quarterly report since January’s introduction of a 30% gambling… — Tue, May 28, 2013

The Rio Casino has decided to bring back the Carnivale of Poker— a 21 event series of tournaments held during the… — Tue, May 28, 2013

Full Tilt Poker pro wins PokerStars championship event. — Tue, May 28, 2013

The 2013 World Series of Poker Kickoff edition. — Tue, May 28, 2013

Over the weekend, PokerStars Team member and tennis prodigy Rafa Nadal took on 200 PokerStars.FR players in a tournament… — Mon, May 27, 2013

Daniel Negreanu has won his first major online tournament. Victory in the 39th event of the PokerStars Spring Championshi… — Mon, May 27, 2013

Advanced MTT preflop strategy, floating, playing Heads Up Turbos, KRANTZ playing microstakes and more this week in the Poker Training Video Directory. — Sun, May 26, 2013

When PokerStars acts it makes news and this week was no exception. Changes made at the industry leader to combat… — Sat, May 25, 2013

Bodog wants more Zorro’s for the $100,000 Grand Final of the Anonymous Poker Series (APS) to be held in Manila. It has… — Fri, May 24, 2013

888poker has renewed its deal with Matchroom Sport to sponsor the PGA EuroPro Golf Tour. Tour events run from April to… — Fri, May 24, 2013

Swedish family owned Bonnier Group has bought Redbet Gaming from Nordic Leisure AB. Online brands Redbet, Whitebet,... — Fri, May 24, 2013

Another online poker pro has opted out of representing embattled online poker site Lock Poker. — Fri, May 24, 2013

Full Tilt Poker has announced a new Micro Turbo Online Poker Series (MTOPS), which will offer over $2 million in… — Fri, May 24, 2013

World Series of Poker officials have announced a preliminary 22-venue schedule for the WSOPC’s upcoming 2013-14… — Fri, May 24, 2013

Atlantic City’s newest casino has emerged from the Chapter 11 bankruptcy it entered in late March. Its new strategy… — Thu, May 23, 2013

The Taunton Daily Gazette reports that the state Senate Republican caucus is proposing an amendment to the Massachusetts… — Thu, May 23, 2013

The Wall Street Journal(WSJ) has published a 2,000 word front page profile of PokerStars after one of its journalists… — Thu, May 23, 2013

bwin.party has extended its sponsorship of the MotoGP World Championship for a further two years. bwin.party has… — Thu, May 23, 2013

Pokernews has reported that Red Bull is now the official drink of the International Stadiums Poker Tour (ISPT). A… — Wed, May 22, 2013

No determination reached on how to calculate remissions — Wed, May 22, 2013

After a few weeks of delay the Dutch Government has published their proposals for national regulation of online gaming. — Wed, May 22, 2013

In rapid response to the announcement by TableNinja that they are moving to a subscription pricing model for their… — Wed, May 22, 2013

PokerStars has introduced a new measure to prevent players at a table from sitting out until a recreational player sits. — Wed, May 22, 2013

Online gaming specialist Jeff Ifrah outlines the requirements for players to register to play online poker in New Jersey. — Tue, May 21, 2013

The World Series of Poker today unveiled their 2013 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) Schedule. The Series will… — Tue, May 21, 2013

Nevada state Senate bill 346 which would have allowed “entity” betting on sports events failed to get a vote in the… — Tue, May 21, 2013

A cardschat forum post quoting what looks like inside information, suggests that WSOP may launch its real money poker… — Tue, May 21, 2013

Moore Games has gone offline and Sports Book Review has received six player emails claiming that they still have money… — Tue, May 21, 2013

David Rosen, the budget officer for the nonpartisan Office of Legislative Services has told New Jersey politicians that… — Tue, May 21, 2013

As part of the 2+2 report from the recent PokerStars management and players meeting, PokerStars representative Steve… — Tue, May 21, 2013

A new Twitter spat has erupted between John “PokerAddict” Mehaffey and the International Gaming Awards organization. — Mon, May 20, 2013

Former UltimateBet spokesperson and Excapsa corporate shareholder Annie Duke has issued a 1,200-word statement via… — Mon, May 20, 2013

The raid on Mt Gox assets was the first serious shut down of a BitCoin exchange by the US Federal Government. — Mon, May 20, 2013

Tony G will be playing the International Stadium Poker Tour (ISPT) inaugural event and has put some of his action up… — Mon, May 20, 2013

Table Ninja’s recently announced switch to a subscription pricing model for Table Ninja 2 (TN2) has resulted in a storm… — Mon, May 20, 2013

Trips reports from PokerStars’ meeting in April with online poker player representatives are now being posted on… — Mon, May 20, 2013

Creditors of Tusk Investment, the defunct operator of over two dozen online poker skins on the Microgaming Poker… — Mon, May 20, 2013

Online poker players congregated on the 2+2 poker forums at the weekend to report a spate of unauthorized login… — Mon, May 20, 2013

Atlantic County Superior Court ruled Friday that the Atlantic Club was within its rights to terminate its proposed deal… — Mon, May 20, 2013

More preparation for live tournaments, check-raising the turn, defending against 3-bets and more this week in the Poker Training Video Directory. — Sun, May 19, 2013

Missed anything? Catch up with our weekly Saturday column, breaking down the top ten most read stories in the last seven days. — Sat, May 18, 2013

The state of New Jersey released a draft proposal of internet wagering regulations on Friday. The official proposed… — Fri, May 17, 2013

On March 28, a player waiting at a shallow 200/400 NL table was joined by BartonPro1. Almost immediately the pair were… — Fri, May 17, 2013

Poker rooms have until Monday, May 20 to perform KYC procedures on all accounts linked to the power affiliate. — Thu, May 16, 2013

The language of an Illinois internet gambling bill has emerged in the form of a preliminary 67-page draft proposal,... — Thu, May 16, 2013

New collaborative effort among tribes results in a protectionist poker-only bill. — Thu, May 16, 2013

Team “hard at work” completing the steps necessary to launch Nevada-licensed WSOP.com. — Thu, May 16, 2013

Global Poker Index, the latest acquisition of Alex Dreyfus’ Zokay Entertainment, announced Wednesday its most… — Wed, May 15, 2013

100% rakeback deal extended to players to reclaim lost balances, but US players are not accepted. — Wed, May 15, 2013

The Nevada Gaming Board has confirmed that it is investigating the circumstances surrounding the brief service period… — Tue, May 14, 2013

Legal contention centers on interpretation of cancellation dates stipulated in the original deal. — Tue, May 14, 2013

Sportsbook.com, PlayersOnly and SuperBook among Merge poker rooms ring-fenced from the rest of the network. — Tue, May 14, 2013

Crockfords alleges that Ivey exploited improperly cut playing cards in use at the casino. — Mon, May 13, 2013

New 55-event festival will be Ireland’s largest ever. — Mon, May 13, 2013

Regulated Nevadan online poker site Ultimate Poker announced on Saturday that it had severed ties with player verificatio… — Mon, May 13, 2013

Ultimate Poker (UP), the first regulated online poker room in the US, announced over the weekend that it can now verify… — Mon, May 13, 2013

Prominent poker player Phil Hellmuth has issued a brief statement of regret over his long-term involvement with the… — Mon, May 13, 2013

Preparing for the WSOP, examining new super turbo structures, adjusting your game to fit your volume and playing against a 50BB stack this week in the Poker Training Video Directory. — Sun, May 12, 2013

Roles of Russ Hamilton, Greg Pierson in cheating and cover-up detailed in secret recording. — Sat, May 11, 2013

Missed anything? Catch up with our weekly Saturday column, breaking down the top ten most read stories in the last seven days. — Sat, May 11, 2013

Muchos Poker, an online poker affiliate that allows players to play across several networks under a single account, has… — Fri, May 10, 2013

Less than two months after sibling site PokerStars introduced a collection of new games, Full Tilt Poker is doing the… — Fri, May 10, 2013

Questions regarding Lock’s solvency have remained unaddressed. — Thu, May 09, 2013

Full Tilt quietly relaunched mobile access to Rush Poker last week. The app is only available for Apple iOS at the… — Thu, May 09, 2013

The European Poker Tour (EPT) Grand Final in Monaco always provides a spectacular end to the series, but this year… — Thu, May 09, 2013

Pros begin to walk away from endorsement deals as Lock payment issues persist. — Wed, May 08, 2013

The Poker Tournament Directors Association has announced the addition of three new members to the board: Jack Effel,... — Wed, May 08, 2013

$1m will be awarded on 100 billionth hand, with at least $100k to the winner, with the rest to be distributed in run up promotions. — Wed, May 08, 2013

Reason for investigation resulting in temporary account closures and network-wide P2P transfer suspension remains unclear. — Wed, May 08, 2013

Phil Ivey has issued a writ against London’s Crockfords Casino, claiming that they have failed to pay him punto banco… — Tue, May 07, 2013

PokerStars has announced a 20% reload bonus up to $100 ahead of the 2013 Spring Championship of Online Poker. — Tue, May 07, 2013

Tour organizers shuffle up stops to better accommodate traveling pros. — Tue, May 07, 2013

Temporary restraining order granted blocking any sale in connection with the Atlantic Club. — Mon, May 06, 2013

2+2 reps report “positive” talks with Lock Poker officials, though so far no real answers provided. — Mon, May 06, 2013

Despite a technical hitch earlier in the day that resulted in a temporary cancellation, Ultimate Poker’s first… — Mon, May 06, 2013

Over the weekend we released a redesigned homepage on pokerfuse.com, with the goal of better separating our regular… — Mon, May 06, 2013

Paul Leggett, ex-COO of Ultimate Bet and Absolute Poker, to head Amaya’s online strategy, including Ongame. — Mon, May 06, 2013

Learning to use Combonator, adjusting your play against an agressive regular, micro-stakes PLO and Mike Sowers debuts on TPE this week in the Poker Training Video Directory. — Sun, May 05, 2013

Fifth Street Radio, Poker Action Line, Poker Fraud Alert Radio, The Poker Dish and The Mental Game of Poker all featured this week in poker podcasts. — Sun, May 05, 2013

PartyPoker will end its final Tournament Leaderboard promotion when the current weekly competition finishes on May 5. — Sun, May 05, 2013

Missed anything? Catch up with our weekly Saturday column, breaking down the top ten most read stories in the last seven days. — Sat, May 04, 2013

Main event of Guangdong Asia Millions “tipped to be largest tournament ever” outside of WSOP events. — Fri, May 03, 2013

Following termination of an agreement to purchase the Atlantic Club Casino, PokerStars’ parent company still seeks resolution. — Fri, May 03, 2013

Rake for poker rooms on the Merge Gaming Network has increased in no limit and pot limit games, network representatives… — Fri, May 03, 2013

The team behind PokerStrategy launched a new strategy-based site this week designed to help gamblers navigate the… — Fri, May 03, 2013

UK proposals for Point of Consumption (PoC) based gambling regulation have been broadly approved by the parliamentary… — Fri, May 03, 2013

Full Tilt Poker has launched a new affiliate program in partnership with its Rational sibling PokerStars, with an… — Thu, May 02, 2013

Pokerfuse would like to extend a warm welcome to MoreEV, the latest addition to our Poker Training Video Directory! — Thu, May 02, 2013

An in-depth look at proposed legislation as Mexico attempts to regulate online gambling. — Thu, May 02, 2013

A December 2012 deal by PokerStars’ parent company Rational Group to buy an Atlantic City, New Jersey casino has… — Wed, May 01, 2013

A spokesperson from iPoker has clarified to pokerfuse that the suspension of player-to-player transfers is not permanent. — Wed, May 01, 2013

A bumpy but ultimately successful day 1 for Ultimate Poker, Nevada’s first regulated online poker room. — Wed, May 01, 2013

The player-to-player transfer facility on rooms on the iPoker network has been suspended network-wide, pokerfuse has… — Wed, May 01, 2013