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Reid, Kyl: Online Poker Window Closing
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid brushed off suggestions from Sen. Dean Heller earlier this week that there’s sufficient Republican support to pass online poker legislation during the lame-duck...
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Phil Ivey Returns to Full Tilt, Pads Pro Roster at IveyPoker.com
Phil Ivey has made a return to Full Tilt Poker, playing under the screen name "Polarizing" and winning roughly $200,000 in a couple sessions to add to the more than $19 million he has won at the site...
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IGT Poker Network Completes Closure
International Game Technology closed its IGT Poker network (formerly Entraction) this week, after announcing plans to shut up shop in September. At the time, IGT said it would "consolidate its product...
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FTOPS XXI Day 11 Results
Events #25 and #26 were played on Day 11 of the 15-day FTOPS XXI series Wednesday and both tournaments more than doubled the guaranteed prize pool, which has been a familiar refrain throughout the...
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Irish Gambling Regulation Delayed by Economic Crisis
The legislative landscape for online gambling in Ireland will remain unchanged after the betting bill of 2012 failed to reach Parliament amidst major concerns about the economy. A sixth consecutive...
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France, Spain, Italy and Portugal Gaming Regulators Ally
The regulatory bodies of four European countries have joined forces and pledged to work together in sharing market data, combating corruption, discussing regulatory standards, and possibly pooling...
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FTOPS XXI Day 12 Results
Another player who had to leave his homeland in order to play online poker won an FTOPS tournament Thursday, but this time it was not a refugee from America. Willy "Wilmy_x" Aranzadi left Spain and...
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FTOPS XXI Day 13 Results
Two FTOPS tournaments were played on Friday, Events #29 and #30, leaving five tourneys left to play in the remaining two days of FTOPS XXI action. Of those five, the largest tournament buy-in of the...
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FTOPS XXI Day 14 Results
Saturday began with the $2,000 + $100 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em Two-Day Event #31 that attracted 699 players to create a prize pool just shy of $1.4 million. That almost tripled the $500,000 guarantee...
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RPM Poker Shuts Down
RPM Poker on the Merge Gaming Network has shut its virtual doors and instructed players to transfer their funds to another skin on the network.An initial email from Merge officials was sent to players...
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BWIN Migration to Party Almost Complete
Ongame's largest poker room is a matter of hours away from joining the PartyPoker Network according to sources close to PokerUpdate.The BWIN site currently displays a notice informing users about the...
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FTOPS XXI Day 15 Results
The 21st FTOPS series concluded Sunday with a whopping total of more than $13 million being paid out over 35 events, almost doubling the $7.5 million prize pool that organisers had guaranteed. The...
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New Jersey Shores Up Online Gambling Legislation
By a 2 to 1 margin, the New Jersey State Assembly voted in favor of online gambling legislation, paving the way for a full Senate vote on Thursday and another go-round by Gov. Chris Christie.The...
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Federal Poker Bill Dead
Senator Harry Reid has declared that his joint venture legislation to regulate online poker in the United States is officially dead. The politician has cited the lack of time and an appropriate...
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FTOPS XXI Ends, MiniFTOPS XXI Next Month
The just concluded FTOPS XXI series gave online poker players and fans 15 days of exciting tournament action that culminated with Sunday's $600 + $40 buy-in Main Event that attracted 4,766 entries and...
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888 Withdraws from France
888 Holdings has officially announced its withdrawal from the French market by relinquishing its online poker license. The online gaming operator has become the latest company to leave France and has...
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Former Nevada GCB Chairman Pushes for Federal Internet Poker Bill
Mark A. Lipparelli, who stepped down in September as chairman of the Nevada Gaming Control Board (GCB), spoke out about the need for online poker legislation at the federal level in order "to establish...
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PartyPoker Takes No. 2 Spot in Traffic Rankings After Bwin Migration
PartyPoker has overtaken second place in worldwide online poker traffic following the migration of Bwin players from the Ongame Network.Leapfrogging both the iPoker Network and Full Tilt Poker, traffic...
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Germany’s Schleswig-Holstein Issues First Online Casino Licenses
German state Schleswig-Holstein has issued the first online casino licenses authorizing operators to offer a wide variety of real money games, including poker. Twelve gaming operators, including...
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Howard Lederer Settles Black Friday Civil Lawsuit
Howard Lederer has agreed to settle his civil lawsuit with the United States Attorney’s Office of the Southern District of New York. The former director and board member of Full Tilt Poker forfeited...
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