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Poker’s Out List: 2011 in Review
The US Government: OUT Nobody came out of Black Friday smelling like roses, especially the US government. They sent a clear message in 2006 with the introduction of the UIGEA. Some online poker rooms heeded that message, packed up shop and restricted their online customer base to non-US countries. Some rooms did not. As it [...]
Poker’s In List: 2011 in Review
PokerStars: IN PokerStars was already the biggest but with its two largest competitors sidelined on Black Friday they became the absolute industry standard in online poker. And while monopoly is always a little scary, PokerStars was able to weather the Department of Justice’s assault, pay back American customers and continue to offer players from the [...]
Dirty Ice Cream Cup 2012 Champion
After 6 wild days of raging action over the felt, the successful staging of Metro Card Club’s much anticipated Php 5 Million Guaranteed Dirty Ice Cream Cup 2012 has come to an end. It was a sweet scoop of victory to the pack of 484 players who graced this year’s cup. At the end of [...]
Heinz, Trickett, Cody Dominate Euro Poker Awards Nominations
The list of nominations for the 2011 European Poker Awards has been released and as expected it’s dominated by names like Pius Heinz, Jake Cody and Sam Trickett. Hosted by the Aviation Club in Paris, the ceremony is scheduled for January 25th and will present awards in nine distinct categories ranging from Player of the [...]
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OJ Says Wire Act Only Applies to Sports Betting
The US Department of Justice made public today a memo that clarifies its position on the Wire Act of 1961 and says it only applies to sports betting. The memo was written as a response to requests from the states of Illinois and New York regarding interstate lottery sales back in September but only released [...]
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Nevada Approves Regulations for Online Poker
Nevada is now the first US state to officially approve a framework for regulated intrastate online poker after a unanimous vote by the Nevada Gaming Commission yesterday. While still limited to just play within state borders and not yet open to players until Federal regulation is approved, it clears the way for gaming companies to [...]
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Mercier Reclaims Lead in Weekly Global Poker Index
Jason Mercier is back on top in this week’s Global Poker Index ranking, edging out last week’s leader Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier. Jason Mercier’s 2011 WSOP bracelet and his recent WPT High Roller win are the main reasons he’s now number one. Mercier jumped two spots from third place thanks to his win in the $100,000 [...]
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