Online poker legalization to be pursued with Kyl
It appears that Nevada Democrat Sen. Harry Reid and Arizona Republican Sen. Jon Kyl are close to an agreement on the necessary bi-partisan political support for their online poker legalization initiativ......
Monthly Archives: July 2012
Software removes High stakes NLHE and PLO
A report arrived this week of a new software update by Party Poker which includes a removal of high stakes NLHE and PLO cash games, without any prior notice.
Of course, this caused confusion among the online ......
Purple Lounge Malta owes the players, as liquidators confirmed, but what's the use of it?
With plans for Purple Lounge poker players to combine in a legal action, the Media Corp could find their liquidation of Purple Lounge UK challenged because unpai......
Bwin.party's subsidiary goes live with new casino side games
Probably in an attempt to make its Ongame online poker subsidiary more attractive to potential buyers, Bwin.Party announced the launch of casino side games within the poker client, which wil......
Site to be revamped
An announcement came this week that the UK-based Amateur Poker Association and Tour, which has a membership of around 50,000 'recreational' poker players, has acquired UK-domained online poker room Poker and its player base.
For t......
No women make it to the final nine, though
The final table has been reached in the World Series of Poker main event, after escorting two of the biggest surprises in the competition so far - Norway's Elisabeth Hille and France's Gaelle Baumann, who bus......
Churchill Downs a new hopeful
After acquiring online poker specialist medium Bluff Media, the US racetrack owner Churchill Downs Incorporated moved forward with its intention to enter the online poker arena, so it applied for Nevada online poker licen......
Contradiction causes confusion
A report came this week that French regulator ARJEL had issued a licence to dedicated French Turbopoker site, listing it as quot;operated by Iliad Gaming and domiciled in Malta.quot;
This caused confusion among industry......
27 survivors remain, two ladies among them
As the Day 6 of the 43rd World Series of Poker main event unfolded, it became obvious that the action will be intense and long lasting. And this is exactly what happened, as the day ended with just 27 players......
Not interacting with players means exacerbating a situation
Lock Poker and possibly the Revolution Poker Network players are angrily reporting that their deposits are leaving their online accounts but are not being reflected in their poker credit bal......