Poker News

Nevada Gearing Up to Issue First Online Gambling License

At the Gaming Policy Committee discussion that took place early this week, Mark Lipparelli, the Nevada Gaming Control Board chairman announced that the state is gearing up to issue its first online gambling license in the next month or two. … Continue reading →

PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker Deal May Get Finalized End of May

Recently, Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars were in a court hearing with the Department of Justice (DoJ), at the end of which they took the decision to create a schedule to payback players who had accounts with Full Tilt Poker … Continue reading →

bwin.party Signs Online Poker Agreement with United Auburn Indian Community

bwin.party, one of the largest online gaming companies listed on the London Stock Exchange, has signed an online poker agreement with casino operator United Auburn Indian Community (UAIC). The latter manages California’s Thunder Valley Casino Resort situated in Sacramento. With … Continue reading →

Lock Poker to Acquire Cake Network

Lock Poker, one of the leading online poker rooms, is set to purchase the Cake Poker Network. This move is in preparation for launching Revolution Gaming, Lock Poker’s own network, at the beginning of next month. The online poker room … Continue reading →

Lock Poker Signs on Poker Pro Annette Obrestad

Lock Poker, one of the softest online poker rooms, has signed on poker pro Annette Obrestad. The young poker player, a citizen ofNorway, had recently signed a deal with Poker Royalty, a poker representation agency. Her addition to the Pro … Continue reading →

Encouraged by Strong Results in Q1 2012, 888 Holdings to Expand into the US Market

888 Holdings has joined a small list of companies in the online gambling industry to have reported strong results for Q1, 2012. According to the Chief Executive Officer of the company, Brian Mattingley, the business strategies and marketing initiatives taken … Continue reading →

Titan Poker Relaunches iPOPS with $1 Million in Prizes

Titan Poker has relaunched its iPoker Online Poker Series, also called iPOPS, in which players can win as much as $1 million in prizes. The tournament series will feature events that are played fast. They will commence on 29th April … Continue reading →

Groupe Bernard Tapie Backs Down from FTP Deal, PokerStars Steps In

Tuesday, a lawyer for Groupe Bernard Tapie stated that its plans to purchase Full Tilt Poker (FTP) fell through when it realized that some of the terms mentioned by the Department of Justice (DoJ) to allow the group to purchase … Continue reading →

William Hill Poker Introduces 50% Discount on Sunday Blast Tournament

William Hill Poker has introduced a 50% discount on the buy-in for its Sunday Blast, a tournament held exclusively on Sundays, like the Guaranteed Freezeout from Carbon Poker. Despite cutting down on the buy-in, the online poker room has retained … Continue reading →

PartyPoker PokerFest II to Start on 22nd April

One of the most popular types of online poker tournaments from PartyPoker – Pokerfest – is set to take off on 22nd April. Called Pokerfest II, this season of the tournament will be bigger than the first. It will feature … Continue reading →

Poker News

• Nevada Gearing Up to Issue First Online Gambling License
• PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker Deal May Get Finalized End of May
• bwin.party Signs Online Poker Agreement with United Auburn Indian Community
• Lock Poker to Acquire Cake Network