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Arlie Shaban Captures GOAT and Gets Free Coaching from Daniel Negreanu

Arlie Shaban has been given a poker masterclass by PokerStars pro Daniel Negreanu after completing the third of his 12 labors. After being challenged to take part in a Hercules-inspired journey, the former Big Brother Canada...

Indian Online Poker Startup Achieves Industry First with Series A Funding

The evolution of India’s online poker industry continues as fledgling site 9stacks becomes the first operator to raise money through a Series A funding model. Announced on October 1, the initiative will see 9Stacks receive 28...

Winamax Apologizes to Customers After DDoS Attack Overcharges Servers

Winamax says it was the victim of a DDoS attack recently, making it the fourth major operator to be targeted by cybercriminals over the last few weeks. Outlining the incident on Twitter, the French poker and sports betting site...

PokerStars VR to Bring a New Dimension to Online Poker

PokerStars has announced plans to release a free-play virtual reality (VR) platform that’s will set the tone for online poker of the future. Breaking the news on  September 20, PokerStars has said the exact release date for...

Liquidity Sharing No Savior as Online Poker in New Jersey Continues to Disappoint

Online poker in New Jersey doesn’t seem to be benefitting from the state’s liquidity sharing pact with Nevada and Delaware according to the latest financial report. Released by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement...

BetStars Makes Its US Debut in New Jersey

BetStars, the sports betting arm of PokerStars is now live in New Jersey making it the eighth operator to do so since the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) was overturned. Announced on September 13, the move...

PokerStars Folds Unfold Poker in Favor of New Innovations

PokerStars is set to remove its latest innovation just a month after making it live across various international platforms. In a quote obtained by Pokerfuse, PokerStars Director of Poker Innovation and Operations Severin Rasset...

Phil Galfond Offers Sneak Peak Ahead of Run It Once Beta Testing Ballot

Phil Galfond’s Run It Once poker site won’t be ready on time but a select number of players are being invited to beta test the product. Outlining the current state of the project via his YouTube channel, Galfond admitted the...

Former Senator Lashes Out at Predatory Online Gaming Industry

Online gaming operators engage in “predatory practices” and are a greater threat than terrorism according to a former US Senator from Arkansas, Blanche Lincoln. Airing her opinion in on op-ed for the Financial Times, Lincoln...

Partypoker Hit with Second DDoS Attack of 2018

Partypoker has suffered another DDoS attacked just five months after hackers brought down the site’s KO Series. In a tweet sent out on August 9, the operator apologized for the disruption and promised that players would be able...