Iranian Hackers Retaliate Against Sands Casino With $40m Cyber-attack
US online poker players may be relieved to know that they are not the only ones to be subjected to Las Vegas Sands (LVS) CEO Sheldon Adelson‘s warped sense of logic and moral hypocrisy, and while the 81 year-old billionaire isn’t trying to protect his casino empire from the perceived threat of online gambling, he […]
Danish Poker Cheat Accused Of Fraudulently Winning Millions Online
The online poker world is threatening to have its reputation further tarnished, after news reports have alleged a Danish high-stakes poker pro may have won millions of euros cheating online over a decade. Although the culprit’s name will not be released while the investigation is ongoing, the online poker forums have not been so reticent with […]
Poker Players Alliance Labels California Poker Bill As “Misguided”
Assemblyman Mike Gatto (photo) introduced his new Internet Poker Consumer Protection Act (AB 9) earlier this month, but the proposals he suggested in order to create a framework for legalized online poker in California next year have received harsh criticism from the Poker Players Alliance (PPA), with the Interest group’s Executive Director John Pappas labeling […]
PokerStars Reportedly Working On Bitcoin Integration
According to a recent article currently circulating online, PokerStars could soon introduce a Bitcoin services for its millions of customers. If true, it would be great news for members of the bitcoin community, and potentially could lead to US players gambling on the world’s biggest poker room once again, having originally been cut off from […]
Mexico New Gambling Law To Segregate Country’s Online Players
The Mexican Gambling and Gaming Bill will finally make its way onto the country’s House of Representatives agenda next week, and if passed will result in a ring-fenced online poker market separated from the rest of the world. Furthermore, operators will be required to base their servers in Mexico, with all players then filtered through […]
Betfair Abandons NJ Poker Site To Focus on Casino Games
One year on from launching its online poker site in New Jersey‘s regulated online gambling market, UK operator Betfair has now pulled the plug on its poker product, with the site officially shutting shop on December 1st. The move was hardly a surprising one, though, as Betfair’s poker website failed to garner any interest whatsoever, […]
Global Poker Index Partners With Swiss Watchmaker Roger Dubuis
The Global Poker Index (GPI) has just announced a strategic collaboration deal with its first non-gambling sponsor, the Swiss watchmaker Roger Dubuis, in a move which marks an important step on the way to ‘sportifying’ poker. As part of the landmark deal, Roger Dubuis will design and supply a unique La Monégasque timepiece to each […]
