Poker News

Caesars Preps for Launch of Real Money Poker on WSOP Website

Nicola Davidson
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Nicola Davidson on 5/17/2013

Caesars Palace of Las Vegas has been ultra-busy lately, and I’m not just talking about the amount of foot traffic on its vast casino floor. Owner of the official website of the World Series of Poker, WSOP.com, the big-wigs at Caesars have been working diligently to prepare for the launch of the website’s real money online poker suite. While a specific launch date has yet to be set, the company promises to deliver Nevada residents with a real-money online poker community by the summer of 2013. 

Third Online Poker Bill Proposal for California

Nicola Davidson
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Nicola Davidson on 5/17/2013

Once more, the public officials of California will be perusing the text of a new online gambling bill that aims to legalize internet poker activities within the state’s borders. There have been two previous attempts this year alone by lawmakers to pass an online gaming bill for the Golden State, but neither made it to the governor’ desk due to a lack of favorable guidelines and sufficient proponents in the senate. Could the third time be the charm? 

Playtech Upgrades iPoker Network Platform and VIP Program

Nicola Davidson
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Nicola Davidson on 5/15/2013

Playtech, the software provider that powers the immensely popular iPoker Network, let it be known last month that a big upgrade to the platform was in the works. With the update looming on the horizon, the leading online poker software developer has released some information in regards to what players can expect in the near future. 

New Tape Reveals Massive Cover Up in Ultimate Bet Poker Scandal

Nicola Davidson
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Nicola Davidson on 5/14/2013

Just when we thought the horrific super-user cheating scandal that rocked users of Ultimate Bet Poker more than 5 years ago was finally behind us, the debacle has resurfaced with new information. A series of recordings from the winter of 2008 was released by a former employee of the site’s owner, Russ Hamilton, revealing a massive cover-up by numerous site officials.

California Senator Increases Efforts to Legalize Online Poker

Nicola Davidson
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Nicola Davidson on 2/26/2013

There is much going on across the United States in regards to the legalization of online poker and other forms of gambling, and there are some in California who believe that trailing so far behind at this point in the game could be a detrimental mistake, primarily to the state's tax coffers.

$7M to Celebrate PokerStars Sunday Million 7th Anniversary

Nicola Davidson
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Nicola Davidson on 2/20/2013

PokerStars Sunday Million has long been the most actively partaken, weekly guaranteed poker event on the internet for several years running And why not? It's the only online poker tournament that promises a minimum of $1 million in prize money each and every week, spread across the most deserving end of the field.

Jean-Paul Pasqualini and Cedric Rossi Banned from GPI

Nicola Davidson
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Nicola Davidson on 2/18/2013

Two French poker players, Jean-Paul Pasqualini and Cedric Rossi, have been suspended indefinitely from the Global Poker Index (GPI) rankings for alleged cheating on the 2009 Partouche Poker Tour (PPT). Both players made it to the final table and, as is apparent in a highly publicized video, were using hand signals to relay their starting hands to one another at the table.

WSOP 2013 Introduces New Millionaire Maker Event

Nicola Davidson
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Nicola Davidson on 2/18/2013

On Valentine's Day, the World Series of Poker released its official schedule for the 2013 WSOP. It will include 62 events in all, including all of the usual suspects, a re-visitation to last year's phenomenally successful One Drop event, plus the WSOP's first ever guaranteed prize as a new high-roller tournament called the Millionaire Maker.

FullTiltPoker.eu Officially Launches

Nicola Davidson
Written by
Nicola Davidson on 2/13/2013

Certain members of Full Tilt Poker who were playing on the tables Monday were privy to a brief pop-up message that explicated an upcoming, momentary downtime of the servers. The online poker room was preparing for a quick transition that would result in its software being moved to a new Malta-based sister site, FullTiltPoker.EU.