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Purple Lounge in Deal with Devilfish Gaming?
Mystery email indicates the potential new development A potential new development has been reported in the saga of the failed...
Congressman Frank Not Optimistic On Internet Poker Federal Legalization
Veteran politician does not see legalisation in the US happening this year Congressman Barney Frank, who retires next January after 32 years of service as a Democrat politician in both Massachusetts and Washington DC, has done more than most to create a better political and legal climat...
Online Poker Regulation Necessary, States Police Association
Another body expresses support to the popular pastime An interesting report came this week from the pro-legalisation action body FairplayUSA that the legalization of online poker in the US now has another supporter - the Fraternal Order of Police in the United States which sent a no...
Judge Wingate in Another Anti-Online Gambling Initiative
Forfeiture order issued for seized domains A report arrived this week that Kentucky Judge Thomas Wingate, who is known for claiming jurisdiction and seizing 141 internet gambling domains some four years ago, has issued a forfeiture order on 132 of those assets, not incl...
Microgame Withdraws from the French Market
No reason given for the decision The latest reports from the giant Italian online gambling company Microgame, include news that it has withdrawn fro...
Lock Poker in Privacy Flaw Issues
Software provider blamed for privacy issues This week Lock Poker found itself in the midst of a privacy scandal when a player reported serious violations of confidentiality and privacy due to a software shortcoming which exposed customers’ usernames and passwords, and even stored these in plain text, which could be accessed by the site's e...
Aristocrat Partners with Bally on Online Poker
Prospective legalization of the pastime in the US triggers the partnership In yet another announcement about its online gambling expansion, the Australian gaming supply company Aristocrat Technologies reported of a partnership deal with the interactive division of US gambling content provider Bally Technologies. It appears that the deal has b...
Update: Adelson’s Opposition to Online Poker Legalization Confirmed
Sen. Kyl meets with Las Vegas mogul and reports on the opposition After the announcements of Las Vegas Sands chairman Sheldon Adelson's opposition to online poker legalization, another confirmation of his position came from veteran anti-internet gambling Senator Jon Kyl, who app...
Online Poker Ads Detrimental for Canadian Hockey Pro’s Reputation
Roberto Luongo criticized for taking part in BC Lottery internet poker adverts This seems to be a tough period for Vancouver Canucks hockey player Roberto Luongo, who has been severely criticized for taking part in TV commercials for the BC Lotteries online poker product. According to the Canad...
New Wembley Tournament Expects Impressive Player Turnout
ISPT looks optimistic In regards to the live-electronic poker tournament to be held at the famous Wembley Stadium in London, with a guaranteed prize pool of $30 million, new details have been released by the International Stadiums Poker Tournamen...
Update: Another Three WSOP Bracelets Taken Down
Rep Porter takes his second bracelet In the continuation of the 2011 World Series of Poker interesting and dynamic action continues, with another three golden bracelets going into the hands of winners. Namely, in Event 43: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em, which extended into its fourth da...
Update: Hot WSOP Action Continues
Big numbers of reputable pros continue to dominate the scene According to the latest reports from the 42nd World Series of Poker, the number of big names continues to grow along with the progress of the series. Some of them took very prominent roles in the latest events, providing a lot of exciting actions for industry observers to talk about....
Update: One of the Longest Events Finishes
Prospective Canadian triumphant After four days of marathon fight, event 40 $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em Six-Max at 2011 WSOP got its winner - 26-year-old Matt Jarvis from Vancouver who outplayed a field full of respected professionals. In the exciting heads-up he beat Justin Filtz to the main prize of $808,538 and his first WSOP bracelet, lea...
What’s Up With US Online Poker?
Federals’ crackdown on the favorite pastime It seems that there are two sides colliding in the US online poker market these days – one that pushes both federal and state-level initiatives for legalization of the pastime, and the other which strives to hit the industry as hard as it can. The latter seems to be in the lead since Friday...
AGA Spent $360 000 On Us Lobbying In Q2
Internet poker among issues in which casino association is interested The American Gaming Association spent $360 000 – an increase over the $326 000 it spent last year in the same period - in Q2/2010 lobbying, mandatory disclosure filings have revealed....
Chilipoker Launches New Sportsbook Operation
OddsMatrix platform chosen for white label operation The high-profile online gambling operator Chili Gaming.com has spiced up its product range with the launch of a white label sports betting service using the OddsMatrix platform. Launching this week, th...
Gambling Makes A Massive Contribution To European Sports
RGA commissioned study says Euro 3.4 billion benefits sport The Remote Gambling Association held its agm in London recently, and took the opportunity to unveil the latest study on the very significant contribution of the gambling sector to European Union sport. The st...
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