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888 CEO Brian Mattingley Sees EU Impact for Online Poker 
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888 CEO Brian Mattingley Sees EU Impact for Online Poker 

October 25th, 2014 | by Greg Shaun
888 Holdings CEO Brian Mattingley says that there’s potential for online poker and the wider Internet gambling market to suffer some down times before achieving the growth that seems inevitable in the industry, and he...
New Full Tilt Marketing Campaign Launches, Post Hansen and Blom
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New Full Tilt Marketing Campaign Launches, Post Hansen and Blom

October 24th, 2014 | by Kaycee James
A new Full Tilt marketing campaign has been released, hot on the heels of the online poker site’s summary dismissal of iconic pros Gus Hansen and Viktor Blom earlier this week. The commercials have finally been released...
GBGA Targets Tax Hikes in Latest UK Gambling Act Challenge
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GBGA Targets Tax Hikes in Latest UK Gambling Act Challenge

October 23rd, 2014 | by Kaycee James
The Gibraltar Betting and Gaming Association (GBGA) may have failed in its first attempt to challenge the UK’s Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Act, but that doesn’t mean the group is done trying to undo the law...
Gus Hansen and Viktor Blom Dumped by Full Tilt
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Gus Hansen and Viktor Blom Dumped by Full Tilt

October 22nd, 2014 | by Greg Shaun
Gus Hansen and Viktor Blom have parted ways with Full Tilt, as the online poker company ditches its last sponsored poker pros and begins a new chapter in its colorful and infamous history: as a site that is as much about casino...
PokerStars Responds to Spin & Go Tournament Complaints
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PokerStars Responds to Spin & Go Tournament Complaints

October 22nd, 2014 | by Jason Reynolds
PokerStars Spin & Go tournaments, a sit-and-go tournament format that uses lottery elements that have previously appeared on other poker sites, have quickly proven popular among poker players. But some players are crying...
PokerStars Supernova Elite Rewards Program to Dip in 2015
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PokerStars Supernova Elite Rewards Program to Dip in 2015

October 20th, 2014 | by Greg Shaun
PokerStars Supernova Elite (SNE) players will receive a slightly reduced rewards package starting in 2015, but won’t have to deal with larger cuts that were feared by some high-volume players on the site. In total, SNE...
Winklevoss Twins Launch Bitcoin Poker App Winkdex
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Winklevoss Twins Launch Bitcoin Poker App Winkdex

October 20th, 2014 | by Jason Reynolds
Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, possibly the world’s most infamously litigious IT twins, have joined the Bitcoin poker industry with the lawsuit-inviting app name of WinkDex. Bitcoin, of course, has become one of the...
Breakout Gaming Uses Star Power for New Cryptocurrency Poker Site
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Breakout Gaming Uses Star Power for New Cryptocurrency Poker Site

October 17th, 2014 | by Brian Corlisse
Breakout Gaming is launching a cryptocurrency gaming site that will run using its own dedicated currency, known as Breakout Coin (BRO), and the company has brought along some big names to help it promote the site. Plans are to...
EuroPoker Files for Bankruptcy in France
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EuroPoker Files for Bankruptcy in France

October 15th, 2014 | by Kaycee James
EuroPoker parent company EPMEDIA recently filed for bankruptcy and will meet in court this week to discuss their insolvency. French gambling authority ARJEL (Autorité de régulation des jeux en ligne) reported the matter....
PKR Shuts Down Italian Online Poker Client for Good
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PKR Shuts Down Italian Online Poker Client for Good

October 14th, 2014 | by Brian Corlisse
Online poker site PKR has ceased its operations in Italy and shut down its Italian online poker client indefinitely. The British company, which offers immersive, 3D online poker, stated that its continued presence in a declining...