Monthly Archives: September 2012

Rafa Nadal to Promote PokerStars

A top tennis star Rafael Nadal has been signed by online poker provider PokerStars to feature in its television ad. The popular tennis player is promoting the poker giant in Spanish and English, appearing in both TV and print ads. The campaign is also......

Weak Returns Drive IGT Away from Online Poker?

Based on an advisory sent to operators on the IGT Poker (formerly Entraction) network, it can be concluded that the International Gaming Technologies management has decided to pull back from online poker operations. The decision was apparently made du......

Beta Testing Finished for FastForward Poker

An announcement came this week from Bwin.party's PartyPoker that the beta testing of its fast-fold poker variant "FastForward Poker" has been done. This high-speed version of Texas Hold'em is now available for real-money play on the PartyPoker client ......

Zynga and Scientific Games Matching Interests

An American company associated with the provision of lottery technology - Scientific Games - is now seeking to legalise and participate in internet poker, which matches with the San Francisco-based social gaming giant Zynga's interest in entering the o......

DoJ Latest Action Against Former Full Tilt Execs

The second US Department of Justice civil claim amendment against former Full Tilt Poker shareholders and executives seeks forfeiture of a total $137 million in assets acquired through the use of funds from an illegal enterprise. In the latest litigat......

Poker Hall of Fame Candidates Announced

The World Series of Poker and Governing Council has released the names of the ten potential candidates to be inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame. To date, there are 42 members of the Poker Hall of Fame. For a player to qualify as a finalist for induc......

Poker Hall of Fame Candidates Announced

The World Series of Poker and Governing Council has released the names of the ten potential candidates to be inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame. To date, there are 42 members of the Poker Hall of Fame. For a player to qualify as a finalist for induc......