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by FTR Poker Admin | May 20, 2012 | Poker News, PokerStars, SCOOP
Part of SCOOP 2012, Event #37 is an exciting heads up, no limit Hold’em contest that has three levels of play: low, medium and high. Event #37 began on Saturday and ended on Sunday, May 20, with action starting at 12:30pm EST. Event #37’s low end...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 18, 2012 | North Carolina, Poker Law
On the same day a bill that would allow North Carolina’s only casino to offer live dealer card games was introduced to the state’s Senate, it was passed by the legislative body by a vote of 33 – 14. The bill will now move to North Carolina’s House...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 17, 2012 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars, SCOOP
Event number 30 of PokerStars’ SCOOP 2012 was action-packed and took surprisingly little time to determine the winners. It was a Turbo “SuperKnockout” 6-Max bounty tournament, in which half of each player’s buy in became a bounty on their head. This prize structure,...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 16, 2012 | Poker News, PokerStars, SCOOP
PokerStars SCOOP continues with Event #23, an event featuring four-max tables. As usual, three tournaments were played with low, medium, and high buy-ins. Only players looking to open the majority of their hands and play aggressively would do well in this tournament....
by FTR Poker Admin | May 15, 2012 | Online Casino News, Poker Law
The stagnant push for online poker at the state and federal level has many people angry for several reasons. Many point out that legalized online poker at either the federal or state level would raise much needed tax money. There are many states that are in at least...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 15, 2012 | Poker News, SCOOP
PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker or SCOOP is in full swing with many players vying for the top prize and that wrist watch. Here is a recap of what went down in Event # 20. Event #20 was a two day event that featured a High ($2,100), Medium ($215) and a...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 15, 2012 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
With the 2012 Spring Championship of Online Poker in full swing, there has been plenty of action in the online poker world lately. It seems all of the extra attention on the series has helped bring more players to PokerStars, and there has been a small trickle-down...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 14, 2012 | Poker News, PokerStars, SCOOP
Event #21 of this year’s Spring Championship of Online Poker, or SCOOP 2012, included three levels of play: low, medium and high. Each level included in this two-day event had its own corresponding buy-in. The lowest No Limit Hold’em tournament that was...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 14, 2012 | Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News, PokerStars
Spain’s new cash-strapped, conservative government is now demanding that online poker license applicants pay backdated taxes for their last 4 years of operation within Spain. This abrupt ultimatum comes just weeks before the first licenses were slated to be issued on...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 14, 2012 | Minnesota, Poker Law
An amendment to a bill that passed both houses of Minnesota’s state legislature last week may benefit both the Canterbury Park horsemen and the state’s Indian gambling interests if Minnesota’s Governor, Mark Dayton, signs off on it. The amendment...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 14, 2012 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Lock Poker was a huge beneficiary of Black Friday with thousands of American players flocking to the poker room to continue playing the game they love. They’ve grown by leaps and bounds and, in June, they will be launching their very own gaming network. It has...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 13, 2012 | Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News
Internet service providers in Belgium have been ordered to block traffic to several of the most popular online poker sites, including Bwin, Betfair, Betsson, and William Hill.
by FTR Poker Admin | May 12, 2012 | Poker News, PokerStars, SCOOP
Event 16 of the PokerStars 2012 Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) took place on May 11th and featured a No Limit Holdem Turbo 2x Chance tournament. This meant that if a player busted within the first 90 minutes of play, they would be able to buy-in one more...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 12, 2012 | New Jersey, New Jersey Casinos, Poker Law, Poker News
On Thursday, the Regulatory Oversight and Gambling Committee of New Jersey voted 3-1 (with one member abstaining) in favor of sending an online gaming bill (A2578) to a vote at the full Assembly. This is a good step forward for those in favor of online gambling in New...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 12, 2012 | New Jersey, New Jersey Casinos, Poker Law, Poker News
On Thursday, the Regulatory Oversight and Gambling Committee of New Jersey voted 3-1 (with one member abstaining) in favor of sending an online gaming bill (A2578) to a vote at the full Assembly. This is a good step forward for those in favor of online gambling in New...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 11, 2012 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars, SCOOP
The second of three knockout events during PokerStars’ SCOOP 2012 kicked off yesterday as Event #13. Players played down to approximately the final three tables, at which time they went on break for 12 hours, resuming today, May 11th to finish off the...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 11, 2012 | New Jersey, New Jersey Casinos, Poker Law, Poker News
Legislatures in New Jersey are continuing their support for a bill which would legalize online gaming within their borders.
by FTR Poker Admin | May 11, 2012 | New Jersey, New Jersey Casinos, Poker Law, Poker News
Legislatures in New Jersey are continuing their support for a bill which would legalize online gaming within their borders.
by FTR Poker Admin | May 11, 2012 | Poker News
Earlier this week, ESPN announced when it will air coverage of this year’s World Series of Poker. The network also confirmed that Lon McEachern and Norman Chad will again exercise their knowledge and good humor while providing commentary for ESPN. In addition...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 10, 2012 | Online Casino News, Poker News
All In The Poker Movie was recently released. It’s amazing documentary with views from many seasoned TV pros. It details the journey poker has taken from the birth of internet age to where it is now. It basically begins with a short bit of Black Friday and from...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 10, 2012 | Poker News, PokerStars, SCOOP
The return of PokerStars’ Spring Championship of Online Poker means awesome online tournament action to take part in and follow. As always, each PokerStars SCOOP event is divided into three separate tournaments: a low buy-in, a medium buy-in, and a high buy-in....
by FTR Poker Admin | May 10, 2012 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars, SCOOP
Event #8 of the 2012 Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) has concluded after many hours of play. This event was the “SuperKnockout” event, which featured a very large bounty on each player’s head. Most bounty/knockout tournaments put a small,...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 9, 2012 | Poker News, PokerStars, SCOOP
Viktor Blom aka Isildur1 has been absolutely dominating the PokerStars SCOOP tournaments so far. Isildur1 began this hot streak by first winning the SCOOP-02-M $215 9 max for $247,200. He beat out RaisingRay91 with AJ against Ray’s K8s to claim the title,...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 9, 2012 | Poker News, PokerStars, SCOOP
A trio of winners took home first place in the seventh event of PokerStars' Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP).
by FTR Poker Admin | May 8, 2012 | California, Poker Law, Poker News
Bwin.Party has partnered with the Auburn Indian Community (UAIC) in a plan to offer online poker service to California residents.
by FTR Poker Admin | May 7, 2012 | Poker News, SCOOP
The 2012 Spring Championship of Online Poker is underway. SCOOP 2012 kicked off yesterday afternoon with two huge events. With so many players entering each event, the tournaments themselves could not be relegated to just one day of play. After a long grind yesterday,...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 7, 2012 | Poker News
Following their purchase of the Cake Poker Network, Lock Poker intends to strike out on their own.
by FTR Poker Admin | May 7, 2012 | California, Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News
Today bwin.Party announced a formal agreement with the United Auburn Indian Community (UAIC) to provide online poker to the residents of California if intrastate legislation is enacted. The UAIC is a federally recognized Californian Indian tribe that currently owns...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 7, 2012 | Maryland, Poker Law
Even before its scheduled opening on June 6, Maryland Live! Casino is successfully pre-enrolling customers in its Live! Rewards program through its play-for-fun casino website, Myliveonlinecasino.com. Thanks to Aristocrat’s casino management system, Oasis 360™,...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 6, 2012 | Poker Law, Poker News
Diamond Flush Poker has leaked a surprising and quite peculiar e-mail that Laurent Tapie sent to the “key staff” of Full Tilt Poker (FTP). He mailed it out just hours before Groupe Bernard Tapie (GBT) officially stated that they had dropped out of negotiations to buy...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 5, 2012 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
It’s time again for another promotional period on the Road to 100 Billion Poker Hands at PokerStars. For this 80th Billion hand milestone, PokerStars is giving away money to the lucky players who play on every millionth hand starting at 79,700,000,000 and ending at...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 4, 2012 | Ohio, Poker Law
Less than ten days before its scheduled opening on May 14, 2012, the Horseshoe Casino Cleveland received full gaming licenses from the Ohio Casino Control Commission. Formerly occupied by the Higbee Department Store, the Horseshoe Cleveland is owned by Dan...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 3, 2012 | EPT, Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars has announced their schedule for Season 9 of the European Poker Tour (EPT), and there are some big changes. President of the EPT, Edgar Stuchly, talked about their approach when making the schedule: “We looked at every EPT season up until now and asked...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 1, 2012 | Poker News
Executives at the World Series of Poker have announced an expansion to their global tournament brand.
by FTR Poker Admin | May 1, 2012 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
This past weekend served as the proverbial “calm before the storm” that is the lead up to the 2012 Spring Championship of Online Poker. While Party Poker’s 2012 Poker Fest is in full swing, most other sites saw a bit of a drop-off in tournament...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 30, 2012 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Born Thomas Austin Preston, Jr. on New Year’s Eve in 1928, Amarillo Slim succumbed to colon cancer on Sunday, April 29, 2012, while receiving hospice care in Amarillo, Texas. He was 83 years-old at the time of his death. Referring to himself as the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 30, 2012 | Poker News, PokerStars
With poker news running rampant surrounding PokerStars’ rumored purchase of Full Tilt Poker, another massive story has been undeservingly swept under the rug. In a move that would easily have been the biggest story of any other poker news week, PokerTableRatings.com...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 29, 2012 | Massachusetts, Poker Law
The group behind Everest Poker has come out in support of a bill which would legalize online poker in the state of Massachusetts.
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 28, 2012 | Live Poker Results, Online Poker News, Poker News
The second annual online tournament series iPOPS (iPoker’s Online Poker Series) kicks off tomorrow, Sunday April 29th, 2012. Hosted on the iPoker network, the series this year consists of five events of the course of the week, with a guaranteed prize...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 27, 2012 | Poker News
Many people are familiar with Tiger Woods because of the 99 golfing championships he’s won around the world, including 14 majors. Others know him because of his well-publicized divorce from Elin Nordegren and the activities that led up to the couple’s...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 26, 2012 | Poker News
TwoPlusTwo’s poker forums were hacked today and shut down by the owners. The extent of the information obtained by the hacker is not fully known, but in the mean time NoahSD offers these tips and I thoroughly agree with them. 1.) If you use the same password for...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 26, 2012 | Online Casino News
With the NFL’s biggest offseason promotional event starting tomorrow, they have announced an incremental change to their advertising policy. Gaming advertisements are now permitted for NFL events and properties for the next two years, though there are a plethora...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 25, 2012 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Annette Obrestad, known as Annette_15 online, was recently named a Lock Pro for the Lock Poker site on the Merge Network. Annette who started her poker career at a very young age is mostly known for winning the PokerStars Sunday Quarter Million, and then being the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 25, 2012 | Online Poker News
Bovada is gearing up for their second $7,500 PTS freeroll of the month.
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 24, 2012 | Poker Law, Poker News
The misdemeanor guilty plea of John Campos, the former head of a bank with Black Friday ties, has been accepted by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 24, 2012 | Poker Law, Poker News
The misdemeanor guilty plea of John Campos, the former head of a bank with Black Friday ties, has been accepted by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 24, 2012 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
While the biggest news of the week might be PokerStars potential purchase of FullTilt Poker, there was still plenty of action on the felt, as Sunday tournaments continue to be on the rise. Taking the headlines this weekend was the start of Party Poker’s annual...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 24, 2012 | Poker Law, Poker News, PokerStars
8:30 PM ET Update: Diamond Flush spilled details of how players would have been repaid had the GBT gone through: Players with an account balance of less than $ 100 could be repaid in full or have that balance credited to their players account in the new company,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 23, 2012 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
The truly original documentary “All in: The Poker Movie” was developed to investigate the explosion in popularity of poker around the world. Featuring interviews with many well-known professional players, it chronicles the journey of poker from its shady backroom past...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 23, 2012 | Poker News
Founded in 2005, the World Poker Tour Boot Camp is now making it easier for prospective students to attend its training camps. Beginning with camps scheduled to be held toward the end of May, 2012, people will be able to pay the fees to attend Boot Camps included in...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 22, 2012 | Poker Law, Poker News, Utah
Gary Herbert, the Governor of Utah, recently sent an open letter to the leaders in Congress, asking that they stand firm against the legalization of online poker.
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 22, 2012 | Online Poker News
Players signing up for a new account on Bovada Poker already get a 100% up to $1,000 bonus. Now, players signing up through an affiliate link also get a ticket to any of the $1,000 Freeroll satellites for the World Series of Poker Main Event. Don’t miss your chance to...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 22, 2012 | bet365, Online Poker News
bet365 recently rolled out, similar to Ludacris, a new, better reward system for its players. For some players, the changes mean 25% more cash. Also, even casual players can earn hundreds of dollars thanks to bet365’s new VIP system. Best of all, bet365 rewards...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 21, 2012 | Online Poker News
Play at bwin poker for your chance to win a seat to the most well-known tournament in the world- the World Series of Poker Main Event. Satellites and Super Satellites are running now through to June 6th. You don’t need to be a pro or have a bankroll to enter or to...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 20, 2012 | Poker News
PokerStars was successful in its most recent attempt to stop PokerTableRatings.com from continuing to track hands played by poker players on the world’s biggest online poker provider. Earlier this week, Poker Table Ratings agreed to abide by the cease and desist...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 18, 2012 | Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars has taken their next step in a long-standing battle with infamous data-mining site Poker Table Ratings (PTR). They’ve sent a cease and desist to the site and have a team of lawyers ready to take legal action on the order if necessary. Poker Table Ratings is...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 18, 2012 | Poker News
Bodog has confirmed that it will lay off several employees in their offices in the United Kingdom.
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 18, 2012 | Poker News, PokerStars
PokerTableRatings recently received a cease and desist order from PokerStars, relating to their data mining and hand tracking activities of PokerStars’ hand histories. This was followed by GoDaddy.com (a web hosting service) dropping www.pokertableratings.com...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 17, 2012 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
This past weekend “celebrated” a big day in the history of online poker. Exactly one year removed from online poker’s Black Friday (April 15th, 2011), players from around the world entered big internet events with even bigger guarantees. While the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 17, 2012 | Poker Law, Poker News
Former Full Tilt Poker execs Chris Ferguson and Howard Lederer have been named in a new class action lawsuit.
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 16, 2012 | New Jersey, Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News
After the first attempt at legalizing poker within the state of New Jersey failed last year, sponsor Raymond Lesniak has helped the new Senate Bill 1565 get over the first few hurdles on its way to becoming law. In March of 2011, Republican Governor Chris Christie...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 16, 2012 | Poker News
Just in time for the first anniversary of Black Friday, the Poker Players Alliance initiated a campaign to support a bill introduced by Texas Representative, Joe Barton. In his 14th Congressional term, Barton introduced a bill in June of last year that attempts to...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 15, 2012 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Mixed marital artist George St. Pierre has inked a contract with 888Poker.com.
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 15, 2012 | Poker Law, Poker News, PokerStars
Today marks the one-year anniversary of Black Friday, a day of monumental significance that devastated the very core of online poker in the United States, the aftermath of which has affected the lives of poker players to this very day. On this day one year ago, the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 14, 2012 | Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News, PokerStars
It has now been one full year since April 15th, 2011 when the Department of Justice (DOJ) shut down a number of major online poker sites who had been servicing American card players. Dubbed “Black Friday” by players around the world, Americans found themselves...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 13, 2012 | Poker News
As of now, it’s anticipated that someone will walk away with the biggest first place prize in the history of poker tournaments on July 3, 2012 – approximately $12,266,600! The prize may grow even bigger between now and the time when the inaugural $1,000,000 buy-in...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 12, 2012 | Poker News, WSOP
According to an article on CardPlayer.com, the confirmed number of players for the $1 million Big One for One Drop has now reached 30. The tournament, scheduled for July 1st to July 3rd, will feature some of the top names in poker as well as recreational players...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 12, 2012 | Online Poker News, Party Poker, Poker News
In the latest live streaming poker news, Party Poker’s Big Game is being streamed live as we speak. In a move seemingly to echo the IseriesLive, Party Poker made the decision a few days ago to stream the game live. Currently playing are famous pro’s such...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 12, 2012 | Live Poker Results, Poker News
While the casino business on the whole in the US seems to be moving toward online gaming, Sheldon Adelson continues to keep his sights dead-set on dominating the live casino business. Ever since Black Friday, the tide has been turning in the US back toward allowing...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 11, 2012 | Online Poker News
Luvin Poker is offering a pair of promotions designed to appeal to their low and mid stakes players.
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 10, 2012 | Online Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars is celebrating another milestone in their brilliant career as the world’s number one poker room. Their ever-popular Sunday Storm tournament will be one-year old this month. This means that it’s time for another fantastic PokerStars promotion. The April 15th...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 10, 2012 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
As we approach the one-year anniversary of online poker’s Black Friday, it is worth noting just how strong online tournaments are today. While the US government effectively shut out their citizens from playing online, the rest of the world has certainly picked...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 10, 2012 | New Jersey, New Jersey Casinos, Poker Law, Poker News
Officials in the state of New Jersey have given a preliminary nod to a new online gambling bill.
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 10, 2012 | New Jersey, New Jersey Casinos, Poker Law, Poker News
Officials in the state of New Jersey have given a preliminary nod to a new online gambling bill.
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 9, 2012 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Donald Trump and 888 Holdings are discussing a potential online poker partnership, in the event that the government changes their stance on the practice.
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 9, 2012 | Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News
It appears that 888 will soon become a household name among poker and casino players. Despite many online poker sites being hit hard by Black Friday, 888 Poker did extremely well in 2011. Their poker site revenue increased 58%, the number of active customers increased...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 9, 2012 | Poker News
According to papers filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Caesars Entertainment Corporation has sold shares in Caesars Interactive Entertainment, an online gaming venture, to Rock Gaming, LLC in exchange for $60.8 million. While the percentage of Rock...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 8, 2012 | Online Poker News
Over the last year, Boss Media/International Poker Network has been demonstrating a commitment to getting their software up-to-date on the most modern features available. Boss—which includes rooms like InterPoker and ParadisePoker—had already made leaps and bounds in...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 7, 2012 | Online Poker News, Party Poker, Poker News
Party Poker has unveiled plans to develop their own form of “Rush Poker.” This comes shortly after the successful release of PokerStars’ own version of the game last month. The announcement came during an interview of bwin.Party CEO Jim Ryan by the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 6, 2012 | Poker News
After four years of development, Face Up Gaming introduced its subscription-based poker website, FaceUpGaming.com, on April 1st of this year. Players are welcome to join the site for free or they have the option of paying a monthly fee of $24.95 for a Gold...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 5, 2012 | Poker News
The Iseries Live kicked off today with a seemingly large amount of success. Prop gamblers and poker fans alike all joined in on the live stream with live hole cards for the ten man sit n go. The winner-take-all event was very excited for those who tuned in to watch...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 4, 2012 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars has added Roy “GodlikeRoy” Bhasin to the ranks of its sponsored players.
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 3, 2012 | Poker News
Poker Nordica, a member of the popular Merge Poker Network, has closed its doors.
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 3, 2012 | Online Tournaments
This weekend marked another strong showing for online poker tournaments, as most of the Sunday majors were well-attended events. Between Party Poker, iPoker, and Bwin, it seems the European sites are doing quite well for themselves. While they may never catch up to...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 2, 2012 | High Stakes Rail, Online Poker News, Poker News
Bodog has announced Jennette Tan as the latest addition to their Team Bodog. Nicknamed “Jay”, Tan is an Asian poker player who was born in Los Angeles. In addition to her beauty, she also holds a Masters Degree in Business. She briefly moved to Hong King to start a...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 2, 2012 | Poker News
A study conducted by researchers at the University of Nevada and the University of Hamburg indicates that Canadians are twice as likely to participate in a game of online poker when compared to Americans. The study also reveals that Canadians are just as likely to...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 1, 2012 | Poker News, PokerStars
Over the course of Isildur1’s SuperStar Showdown, Isaac Haxton has been the one chink in Viktor Blom’s armor. While all other challengers have remained in the red, Haxton has managed a 2-0 record against the famed Swede, giving him $46k in profits. But a million...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 30, 2012 | Kentucky, Poker Law
Judge Thomas Wingate ordered the seizure of 132 gambling domain names. But, the order wasn’t just to the registrars, it named the registry as well, Verisign. The problem exists whether or not gambling sites constitute being by definition a gambling device. Quite...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 30, 2012 | Delaware, Poker Law, Poker News
According to Brian Selander, Chief Strategy Officer of Delaware Governor, Jack Markell, Delaware may be about to join the handful of states, including New Jersey and California, that trails Nevada in the race to be the first state to legalize online gambling. Selander...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 29, 2012 | Poker News
Sorel Mizzi’s new blog brings up an interesting concept, is poker good or bad? In the first entry of his poker blog, Sorel Mizzi wonders aloud if poker has been a “blessing or a curse” for most successful poker players. He outlines this into two...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 29, 2012 | Poker Law, Poker News
In a surprise move made by the U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan, the prosecution was forced to explain why John Campos of First Sun Trust, a former banking executive who made pre Black Friday money processing possible, was offered such a minor plea deal. The...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 28, 2012 | Poker News, PokerStars
As the skies get bluer and the days get warmer, there always seems to be a certain buzz that emanates from all over. It’s not just the weather that creates this; it’s the little things, too. Less celebrated aspects like the longer days, the safer driving...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 28, 2012 | Online Poker News
Get ready for the $1000 Shuffle Up Freeroll. It’s just around the corner. April 1st at 16:00 CET, be at the RedKings Lobby. Look for the Specials Tab. But, don’t think this is an April Fools joke! Registration will open 48 hours before 16:00 CET on April...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 27, 2012 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
The Tournament Report is back after a couple week hiatus. Online poker tournaments have continued to thrive in our absence, with prize pools and guarantees being upped across the board. There was also some big new this week as PokerStars announced the schedule for the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 27, 2012 | Poker Law, Poker News
The Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC) has unveiled a third-party review of their revocation of Full Tilt Poker's operating license.
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 26, 2012 | Poker Law, Poker News
Daniel Kim Tzvetkoff seems to be many things to many different people. He is a son who was born in October, 1983, in Ipswich, Queensland. He is a genius who started a web design business when he was only 13 years old. He is an entrepreneur who founded Intabill, an...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 25, 2012 | Poker News
Bachelor poker fans from around the globe must feel quite ambivalent over the most recent news in Victoria Coren’s life. Of course on the surface, the engagement of the lovely and multi-talented Team PokerStars pro is disheartening to all those who dreamed of...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 25, 2012 | Poker News
bwin.party has debuted a new application for the Apple iPad.
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 24, 2012 | Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News, Utah
In a pre-emptive move against the possibility of legalized online gambling at the federal level, Utah has become the first state to legally opt out. Yesterday, Governor Gary Herbert signed into law bill HB108. This bill excludes all Utah residents from gambling online...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 24, 2012 | Poker News
When he saw a replay of Chris Moneymaker’s unlikely run to victory in the 2003 World Series of Poker during a JetBlue flight in 2008, film director Douglas Tirola was inspired. The story of Chris Moneymaker, a restaurant accountant who perfected his poker...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 23, 2012 | Online Poker News
Sky Poker, one of England’s biggest online poker providers, is discounting its rake by 50 percent this weekend in all heads-up games with blinds of €1/€2 or higher. This means that Sky Poker’s normal 5 percent rake will be reduced to 2.5 percent beginning...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 23, 2012 | Kentucky, Online Poker News, Poker Law
Hog Wild Poker Leagues is giving people a chance to participate in this year’s Celebrity Derby Poker Championship Gala for free! The Celebrity Derby Poker Championship will be held in the Seelbach Hilton Hotel’s Medallion Ballroom in Louisville, Kentucky...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 23, 2012 | Poker News
When the United States Department of Justice published its September 2011 opinion on the Wire Act of 1961, it opened up doors everywhere when it was determined that the act only applies to sports gaming bets. Beneficial Holdings Incorporated is one such corporation...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 22, 2012 | Poker News
There is a new tournament series coming to the poker world called the Iseries Live! What separates this tournament from all the rest? A large amount of prop betting as well as live hole card action. Players from around the world will be able to prop bet on various...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 22, 2012 | Poker News
Antonio Esfandiari isn’t just an accomplished poker player and notable commentator. He’s also a respectable man with a charitable bent. Esfandiari recently announced his goal to raise at least $10,000 for the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital on...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 21, 2012 | Online Poker News
Bovada is roaring toward the halfway point in their new Black Diamond Poker Open.
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 21, 2012 | Hawaii, Poker Law
The bill that could have brought online poker to the state of Hawaii has been shelved for the time being. The bill named HB2422 failed to even make it to the legislative floor of Hawaii’s state government. This adds Hawaii to the states of Iowa, Mississippi as...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 21, 2012 | Poker News, PokerStars
Waking up to the alarm clock on the last day of May in 2011, Tyler Frosty needed over 28,000 VPPs to stay in the ranks and maintain his Supernova Elite VIP status. He was able to do so in style and he tells you just how he made it happen in his new PokerStars video...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 20, 2012 | Iowa, Poker Law
Iowa's proposed intra-state poker legislation is stuck in traffic.
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 20, 2012 | New Jersey, Poker Law, Poker News
New Jersey State Senator, Raymond Lesniak, is sponsoring a bill that is similar to one rejected by the state’s Governor, Chris Christie, last year. If passed by both of New Jersey’s legislative houses, the current bill would make it legal for casinos...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 18, 2012 | Poker News
The US Government’s seizure of several gaming domains over the last couple of years has elicited a lot of questions about the US’ jurisdiction over the internet. With a designation like the World Wide Web, many might mistake the world of...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 18, 2012 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Bodog Poker is now offering hand histories to its users.
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 17, 2012 | Maryland, New York, Online Poker News, Poker Law, Utah, Washington
Last week, Bovada began blocking anyone from the states of Maryland, New York, Utah and Washington from creating a new account on their site. It has been said that Bovada will soon also start blocking existing customers from Maryland. Bovada is the rebranded name that...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 16, 2012 | Nevada, Poker Law, Poker News
In a strategic move to solidify its status as one of the leading game market players, Lottomatica Group filed for five Interactive Gaming Service Provider licenses from the Nevada Gaming Control Board. Among the applicants for Service Provider and Manufacturer are...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 15, 2012 | Iowa, Poker Law
Politicians in Iowa have taken a major step toward legalizing online poker.
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 15, 2012 | Iowa, Poker Law
Iowa’s senate has passed an Internet poker measure according to a short article on cbsnews. This is pretty exciting news for everyone in the United States as it opens the door for other states to follow suit. Now that the bill has gone though the senate it must...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 14, 2012 | Poker News, PokerStars
The rematch between Isaac Haxton and Viktor Blom in the SuperStar Showdown took almost 3 days longer to complete than it was originally scheduled for, but when the 2,500th hand had finally been decided, Isaac Haxton was deemed the victor. The SuperStar Showdown is...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 14, 2012 | Mississippi, Poker Law
Filed on February 22, 2012, the Mississippi Lawful Internet Gaming Act of 2012 otherwise known as Mississippi House Bill 1373 didn’t make it past the first round. In just a few short weeks after being filed, the measure failed to get the three-fifths vote...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 14, 2012 | Poker Law, Poker News, Utah
The Utah Senate has passed House Bill 108 which prohibits internet gambling on computers and handheld devices. The bill was introduced by Republican Stephen Sandstrom earlier in the year into the House of Representatives, who has been quoted as saying, “We want...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 13, 2012 | Nevada, Poker Law, Poker News
Officials in Nevada are confident that their state will become the first in the union to offer legal online poker.
