The poker world was sent into a frenzy last Friday when Wendeen Eolis reported on behalf of Poker Player Newspaper that an "impeccable resource" of hers confirmed the negotiations between the US Department of Justice and PokerStars with respect to a buyout of Full Tilt Poker have reached completion. Eolis generated excitement on poker discussion…
With the surrender of Full Tilt Poker CEO Ray Bitar earlier this month, the Black Friday saga appear to be finally coming to a close. With legalization on the horizon, here are six lessons to be learned from the FTP saga. #1 Value Your Players How hard is it to not steal money from your…
[caption id="attachment_22360" align="alignright" width="294" caption="Tribal casinos have plenty of pull in California."][/caption] Lawmakers in California are taking another stab at an online poker bill as the amended SB1463 is ready to go to committee. This latest version of is markedly different from previous efforts thanks to some serious lobbying efforts by the state's powerful tribal…
[caption id="attachment_22261" align="alignright" width="275" caption="Poker's top prize."][/caption] It would be hard to invent a better event for poker affiliates to promote than the World Series of Poker (WSOP). After all, online poker sites can sponsor satellite tournaments and low buy-in player can earn his or her way to poker's biggest prize...and a few million dollars.…
Are PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker getting ready to announce a timetable for paying back US player accounts? According to a recent posting at iGaming Post, the two companies have indeed reached an agreement with Department of Justice (DOJ) officials and could be making a formal announcement as soon as the end of the month.…
[caption id="attachment_21466" align="alignright" width="225" caption="Is the gaming board giving 888 and Bwin.Party a free ride?"][/caption] In the race to be the first company to bring an intrastate online poker system live, land-based casinos may be bedding down with some pretty shady characters. Worse than that, state gaming commissions don't seem to care whether or not…
On Monday, Lock Poker formally announced that it intends to purchase the assets of the Cake Poker Network. As if this news is not big enough, the company will be leaving the Merge Gaming Network behind to branch out on their own. Over the next few weeks, Lock Poker plans to rebrand the Cake Network…
[caption id="attachment_20684" align="alignright" width="275" caption="Full Tilt's story is far from done."][/caption] Last week was a busy one for online poker news. Unfortunately, most of the action took place in backroom meetings and not on the poker table. Poker's big week began with news that the Groupe Bernard Tapie (GBT) had withdrawn from negotiations with the…
Ever since Black Friday took an axe through the online poker industry, competition for players has been more fierce than ever. Poker affiliates are finding themselves fighting hard to hang on to their remaining players. Online poker tournaments are an increasingly popular tool for keeping all of your players happy in your corner of the…
Legal online poker in the state of Iowa is a step closer to reality after a senate subcommittee forwarded a intrastate poker bill. Iowa now joins Nevada, California and number of other cash starved states in the high stakes poker race. The bill passed with little opposition and now moves to the full senate for…
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