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The Caribbean Poker Party (CPP) from partypoker has almost come to an end and so far the series has turned out to be a great value for players as the operator…
Caribbean Poker Party Main Event Falls Nearly $1 Million Short of its Guarantee

Despite a last-minute surge in registrations, the partypoker CPP Main Event fell short by 184 entries.

The new Money Gaming Act will allow existing licensed casinos to bring their games online, allowing poker, blackjack and roulette.
With New Gambling Bill Finally Enacted, PokerStars, Playtech Prepare for Online Gaming Regulation in Switzerland

PokerStars wants to lock up its 72% market share, while iPoker owner nabs in deal with large Swiss Casino group. But will the “good reputation” clause kill plans?

PokerStars has announced the first stop for one of its most iconic poker tour—European Poker Tour 2019 with EPT Sochi to be held next year in March.
PokerStars Announce Sochi as its First Stop for EPT 2019

The European Poker Tour sponsored by PokerStars will once again kick off in Sochi for its next season in 2019.

Earlier this month, PRO reported how Russia’s largest bank had started to block transactions to unlicensed gambling sites.
PokerStars in Russia: Impact From Blocking “Marginal” as Company Sees Bright Future

Effect of payment processing in third quarter “wasn’t meaningful” as the company plans to soon restart marketing efforts in the market.

The Stars Group is already heavily involved in talks with US facing media companies in the hopes of penning a lucrative partnership deal, the company revealed…
PokerStars Deep in Talks With Media Partners to Build US Branding Strategy for Sports Betting

Aiming to replicate Sky Bet’s success in the UK, The Stars Group is searching for a US media partner—its “Plan A” for the United States.

The world’s largest online poker room has launched its randomized loyalty program Stars Rewards in the New Jersey market.
PokerStars Stars Rewards Goes Live in New Jersey

The company completes rolling out its randomized loyalty program Stars Rewards across all its markets.

The much-awaited PokerStars game called Fusion that was first revealed by Poker Industry PRO (our premium news and data analytics platform for poker industry…
PokerStars Continues the Trend of Developing Exciting Cash Game Twists with Fusion

The operator finally launches “Fusion” a cash game variant that starts as Hold’em and ends as Omaha.

PokerStars has launched yet another new innovative poker game called PokerStars VR. PokerStars VR is a free-to-play, immersive social virtual reality poker game that aims to bring together the elements of live and online poker.
PokerStars Virtual Realty Poker Product Goes Live

After months of closed beta-testing, PokerStars VR is now live and available to the public for download.

PokerStars VR, a virtual reality game of Texas Hold’em, is now available to consumers worldwide. The full public launch on Thursday follows a closed beta…
PokerStars VR Officially Launches

Anyone with an Oculus or Vive headset can now download the game and play for free.

PokerStars' online poker revenue in the third quarter of 2018 totaled $213 million, a decline of 3.9% year-over-year.
Stars Group Reports Slight Dip in Poker But Says Market Share is Still Growing

Revenue dips 4% in Q3 but is flat on a constant currency basis.

In September, PokerStars unveiled its virtual reality poker product: PokerStars VR. With the game, the company is striving to transform the online poker…
PokerStars VR: An Investment in the Future of Online Poker

Virtual reality might not gain broad consumer adoption for a while yet, but PokerStars is looking long-term.

Players are dealt extra cards but then must play an Omaha hand at showdown. Poker Industry PRO exclusively revealed that a new game dubbed Fusion was in the works:six months ago.
PokerStars Fusion: New Hold’em/Omaha Hybrid Game Debuts

In a unique twist in this cash game variant, players are dealt an extra card on the flop and another on the turn.

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