GPI on time with Roger Dubuis deal
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GPI on time with Roger Dubuis deal

November 27th, 2014 | by Brian Corlisse
The Global Poker Index (GPI) has secured its first mainstream commercial partner in the form of Roger Dubuis. The Swiss luxury watchmaker is a major brand in the timepiece world and thanks to some stiff negotiations by the...
Victoria Coren Mitchell Leaves PokerStars Team Pro, Citing Casino Games
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Victoria Coren Mitchell Leaves PokerStars Team Pro, Citing Casino Games

November 27th, 2014 | by Brian Corlisse
Victoria Coren Mitchell, the popular UK media personality and professional poker player has announced that she has ended her time as a member of PokerStars Team Pro. Coren, who recently became the first player to ever win two...
PokerStars Begins Play Money World Cup of Poker
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PokerStars Begins Play Money World Cup of Poker

November 26th, 2014 | by Brian Corlisse
The PokerStars World Cup of Poker (WCP) is being held in a play money format this year, eliminating the live final and any cash prizes. The move may be a result of the delays in Amaya Gaming’s efforts to bring PokerStars to...
Conservative Backlash to Sheldon Adelson and RAWA
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Conservative Backlash to Sheldon Adelson and RAWA

November 23rd, 2014 | by Brian Corlisse
Sheldon Adelson’s RAWA (Restoration of America’s Wire Act) push hit an unexpected snag this week after it emerged there is growing concern among Republicans regarding the purpose of the anti-online gambling bill. A...
New Jersey’s Pala Interactive Goes Live with Neteller
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New Jersey’s Pala Interactive Goes Live with Neteller

November 21st, 2014 | by Brian Corlisse
Pala Interactive and Neteller will soon be open for business according to the company’s Chief Marketing Officer, Jeremy Clemons. After opening its virtual doors for beta testing on Monday, Pala planned to gradually increase...
Rafa Nadal Sweeps Ronaldo in Celebrity PokerStars Duel
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Rafa Nadal Sweeps Ronaldo in Celebrity PokerStars Duel

November 20th, 2014 | by Brian Corlisse
Rafa Nadal and Ronaldo (the elder), those titans of clay and turf, clashed across the felt this week at the Hippodrome Casino in London, for a celebrity heads-up showdown organized by PokerStars. Dubbed the “The Duel” by the...
Delaware Online Poker Year One: Tepid Results, Future Lies in Liquidity
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Delaware Online Poker Year One: Tepid Results, Future Lies in Liquidity

November 18th, 2014 | by Brian Corlisse
The Delaware online poker industry hit its first anniversary marker last week, and while the market might not be everything it had hoped for when it took the precarious step of becoming the second US state to legalize the game,...
Mark Newhouse Makes His Peace with Back-to-Back WSOP Ninth Place Finishes
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Mark Newhouse Makes His Peace with Back-to-Back WSOP Ninth Place Finishes

November 16th, 2014 | by Brian Corlisse
Pity poor Mark Newhouse: not once, but twice, he’s gotten so close but yet so far to winning the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, only to be pushed out in ninth place both times. To be honest, finishing ninth would...
Amaya Could Purchase bwin.party as Rumors Swirl
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Amaya Could Purchase bwin.party as Rumors Swirl

November 13th, 2014 | by Brian Corlisse
Bwin.party, the popular online poker and casino provider, may be taken over soon by an as-yet-unnamed company, according to a recent statement by the board of directors. Following mounting speculation that the head honchos at...
Global Poker League Intent on Making Poker a Sport
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Global Poker League Intent on Making Poker a Sport

November 10th, 2014 | by Brian Corlisse
The Global Poker League could do for poker what the Justice League did for superheroes: legitimize the concept. At least that’s the theory behind the Global Poker Index’s Alex Dreyfus thought process, who recently...