International
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Partypoker To Re-Open In 21 National Markets Under GVC Management
The market changes represent the new owner’s broader strategy for partypoker. Partypoker has begun opening in approximately 21 new national markets. Many of them are markets...
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Baazov Bid For PokerStars Won’t Include Scheinbergs, Says Spokesperson For Amaya CEO
If Amaya does end up back in private hands, former PokerStars owners Mark and Isai Scheinberg won’t be part of the deal that takes it...
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PokerStars’ Run As a Public Company Could Be Cut Short By Baazov Bid
Amaya has confirmed in a press release that David Baazov, the CEO and Chairman of Amaya, parent company of PokerStars and Full Tilt, has indicated...
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PokerStars Security Measures Raise Privacy Concerns
The battle to ensure game fairness may run up against data protection and privacy rules in some jurisdictions.
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Bwin.Party Pushes Back On Reports Of Sale’s Demise, But Market Pummels Stock
The company pushes back against rumors that a planned sale has fallen apart, but the market sees things different as the stock ensures a double-digit...
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David Baazov: Amaya Is Growing Without The U.S. Online Gambling Market
In an interview with BNN, Amaya CEO David Baazov spoke about the investigation into the company, US online gambling regulation, and the company's debt load.
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bwin.party Denies Sale Plans, But Rumors Persist
One of the world's largest online gambling firms pushes aside talk to a sale, but rumors continue to suggest a partial, or complete, sale is...
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Inside the PokerStrategy / HUSNG.com Partnership
The online poker training space is one marked more by competition than cooperation, so I was interested by the recent news of a collaborative partnership...
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PokerStars Adds Two Players to Team Online Roster
The latest addition to PokerStars Team Online are two well-known grinders: Marc-Andre “FrenchDawg” Ladouceur and Alex “Kanu7” Millar.
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888 Joins the Fast-Fold Revolution with “Snap Poker”
888 has finally entered the fast-fold era, bringing forth a new product they are calling Snap Poker.
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PokerStars Suspends Controversial Team Pro Leo Fernandez
Speculation is mounting as to why Team PokerStars Pro Leo Fernandez has been suspended, though it is likely because he allowed another suspended pro access...
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Bwin.party Selects CAMS to Handle US KYC Checks
bwin.party will be using CAMS to perform its KYC checks. The company already has a Nevada license and will be seeking one in New Jersey.
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CEO: 2013 a “Major Year of Transition” for Bwin.Party
On Friday morning, Bwin.Party’s co-CEO Norbert Teufelberger and CFO Martin Weigold held a Q2 2013 post-earnings conference call. The earnings call transcript can be found...
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Why I Nominated Isai Scheinberg for the Poker Hall of Fame
When I received an email from the WSOP letting me know that I could nominate someone for the Poker Hall of Fame, I asked myself,...
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PokerStars Vigorously Contests Kentucky Domain Claim, Seeks Dismissal
PokerStars' parent company has filed a motion to dismiss Kentucky's attempt to seize the PokerStars domain name.
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The Hendon Mob Sells, And Here Are 3 Sites That Could Be Next
Three online poker media properties that could easily be the subject of the next big buyout headline.
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Ultimate Poker Successfully Completes Nevada Field Trial
Ultimate Poker has gotten the go-ahead from Nevada regulators to continue offering real money poker, successfully completing the so-called “field trial” the site launched under...
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Playtech Shells Out $50mm For Super Affiliate PokerStrategy
The online poker industry got a bit smaller today. Playtech, the company behind the platform for the iPoker Network, has agreed to acquire online gambling...
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PokerStars Drops the Drop
PokerStars recently announced a rake reduction - scheduled to kick in July 1st - for a handful of PL / NL Omaha limits.
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Genting Poker Bails on Hendon Mob Players, Then Backtracks
Genting Poker has been under siege by The Hendon Mob online poker community since Friday, thanks to a post by Genting Poker Room Manager James Lowe stating that...
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Caesars Interactive Takes Control of Their Facebook & Mobile Apps
Caesars Interactive Entertainment apparently reached a deal with Electronic Arts to gain sole control of the IP behind the WSOP Facebook and mobile games.
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Ultimate Poker: To HUD or Not to HUD?
Ultimate Poker is planning to support hand histories in a future update. But will support for HUDs also be a part of the room's approach?
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Merge Network Further Segregates Player Pools
The Merge Network is apparently expanding up their policy of ring fencing their player pools between sites. This move is not a complete shock as...
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bwin.party Suspending New Signups in Over a Dozen Markets
A sudden shift in strategy on the part of bwin.party today, as the company announced intentions to shut off new signups from over a dozen...
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Back in Black (Card)
Full Tilt Poker announces plans to bring back the Black Card - but it's a much different program than former Black Card members might remember.
