International
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Interview With Iowa Gaming Association President Wes Ehrecke
Another interesting read courtesy of Marco Valerio’s attendance at the 2013 National Conference of Legislators from Gaming States (Marco interviewed California State Senator Roderick Wright earlier in the...
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Exclusive: Interview With Sen. Roderick Wright, CA Online Poker Bill Sponsor
California is the 800 pound gorilla in the room of U.S. online poker regulation. So when a member of the state legislature proposes regulating the...
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Full Tilt Poker Getting Back in the Affiliate Game?
Looks like the “new” Full Tilt Poker is taking steps toward relaunching their affiliate program. PokerNews UK issued a press release this week announcing the...
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Lederer and Two Others Settle Black Friday Charges With US Government
Former Full Tilt Poker executive Howard Lederer has settled the civil charges against him stemming from online poker’s Black Friday. Lederer admitted no wrongdoing in...
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Answers: Player to Player Transfers on the Merge Poker Network
With so much confusion and misinformation floating around in the aftermath of Merge's decision to end p2p transfers, I've tried to collect clear and objective...
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Party On or Party Over? Inside PartyPoker’s Q3 Results
A statement with initial Q3 numbers from bwin.party paints a mixed (but unsurprising) picture for the online gaming power. Reaction from the markets seems mildly positive so...
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Zynga & Bwin.Party to Offer Real Money Online Gambling in the UK
Just minutes ahead of its Q3 earnings call, Zynga dropped a bit of a bombshell: The company has signed a deal with bwin.party that will...
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Major PokerStars Software Update in the Works
While details are still scarce, it appears that PokerStars is in the advanced stages of a software overhaul that will aim to completely change the way...
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Why the Recent Zynga Departures Aren’t That Big of a Deal
If you read the reports coming out of the highly insular, echo chamber-esque world of online tech & financial media, you’d think there wasn’t anyone left...
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The Three Biggest Problems Facing Online Poker
Online poker is at a sort of crossroads today. After several years of flying under the radar and often operating in grey areas of local...
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Celeb Poker Merging With Titan Poker
The title pretty much says it all. According to an email sent to Celeb Poker affiliates, Celeb will be subsumed by Titan Poker on (or...
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Facebook’s Foray Into Real Money Gambling: What Does it Mean?
In five years or so, gambling analysts may well look back at August 7th, 2012 as a watershed moment for the industry. That is, of...
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Full Tilt Poker Back on Twitter, FTP Doug Revealed!
One of the first concrete manifestations of Full Tilt’s relaunch occurred yesterday when the company introduced (via 2p2 and Twitter) the new room manager for...
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Key Points of the PokerStars / DoJ Deal + What’s Next for Full Tilt
Ok, this time it seems like there’s actually a bit of meat on the bone. Both PokerStars and the DoJ have confirmed that a deal...
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What Does Zynga Poker Want to Be When it Grows Up?
Another week, another breaking story about Zynga moving into the real-money poker sphere. This time, the company is making headlines for seeking a platform partner...
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PPA Calls for Player Action Prior to Senate Hearing
Poker advocates in the US, mark your calendars for Thursday, July 26th at 2:15 pm. That’s when the US Senate is scheduled to take up...
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Twitter Says Stars / Full Tilt Deal is Dead. Maybe.
Absolute anarchy (or at least a couple of dozen tweets) regarding the alleged demise of PokerStars’ bid to purchase to corpse of Full Tilt Poker....
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Zynga to Buy the Ongame Poker Network?
That’s what EGaming Review is reporting this morning (paywall). Zynga is apparently the current favorite among a handful of suitors for the Ongame Network. Exclusive:...
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Who Are CC-1 and CC-2 in the Superseding Bitar Indictment?
As most know by now, Full Tilt Poker head Ray Bitar reportedly turned himself in to US authorities earlier today despite apparently not having any...
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Full Tilt Poker Head Ray Bitar Surrenders to US Authorities
Full Tilt Poker head Ray Bitar, one of the individuals named in the Black Friday indictments, has surrendered himself to US authorities. Update: 10:30 AM...
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888 Inks Deal With WMS Gaming
Pieces are definitely moving into place on the industry side of the online gambling market in the US – now legislators need to start catching...
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Interstate Online Poker Compacts: Too Tough A Hand To Play?
A good read from Howard Stutz over at the LVRJ that examines how critical interstate partnerships will probably be for Nevada’s online poker industry to...
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Can This Man Stop US Online Gambling Regulation?
When most people think of the opponents of online gambling regulation, their minds likely wander to social conservatives or minor industry interests. One of the...
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Confirmed: Lock Poker Buys the Cake Network
Details to come, but we have direct confirmation of a story that emerged earlier today: Lock Poker is leaving Merge and has apparently purchased the...
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PokerStrategy.com Denies Deal With Tapie
It just keeps getting odder. Word leaked today that GBT apparently attempted to poach some top talent at FTP once it was clear the deal...
