A nice win for micro-stakes and low-stakes omaha players at PokerStars this week, as the room has agreed to lower the rake at certain levels of pot limit omaha and no limit omaha. The announcement came on the TwoPlusTwo forums, where a PokerStars representative detailed the changes – and...
June 29th, 2013 By Stephen Smith
A much-despised player segregation scheme has apparently been discontinued by the Revolution Gaming Network. But it’s less clear what system has replaced it. Understanding Fair Play Technology The scheme in question was branded Fair Play Technology by Revolution, and was introduced with great fanfare across the network – which...
June 26th, 2013 By Shane Larson
The slight hope that Illinois would move on the issue of regulated online gambling expired this week, leaving proponents to wait until fall – at the earliest – for online gambling legislation to be introduced in Springfield. Special session for pension raised potential of gambling bills The spring session...
June 22nd, 2013 By Lucy Brown
PokerStars – the largest real-money online poker site by a wide margin – has made online poker history. The record in question: The largest online poker tournament involving a cash buy in. The record set by PokerStars: an astounding 225,000 players, who each ponied up a $1 entry fee...
June 17th, 2013 By Stephen Smith
PokerStars is back in the New Jersey civil courts. This time around the online poker powerhouse is asking a judge to overrule an earlier decision that freed the Atlantic Club Casino from its purchase deal with PokerStars. The twists and turns of PokerStars’ deal for the ACC PokerStars and the...
June 14th, 2013 By Lucy Brown
Over two years after Black Friday rocked the online poker world to its foundation, legal developments relating to the event continue to emerge. The latest development: PokerStars CEO Mark Scheinberg has reportedly struck a deal with American authorities. Basics of the settlement The agreement between Mark Scheinberg and the...
June 12th, 2013 By Shane Larson
New York Representative Peter King introduced a long-anticipated federal bill to regulate online gambling this week. The bill, entitled The Internet Gambling Regulation, Enforcement, and Consumer Protection Act of 2013, would permit every type of online gambling except for sports betting. That means poker, casino, lottery and bingo – along...
June 8th, 2013 By Lucy Brown
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