Showing posts with label California. Show all posts
Showing posts with label California. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

PokerStars Rescues Full Tilt's Overseas Poker Victims Is DOJ On Track To Do Likewise In America? - and top links



Right, why don't we get going. The links:

- "PokerStars Mobile Released in Canada" - [pokerfuse.com]
- European Poker Tour IX Starts Today in Barcelona - "The PokerStars sponsored EPT starts its ninth season at the Arts Hotel in Barcelona while the first online qualifiers are launched for the Caribbean Adventure Eight years ago next month, Swedens Alexander Stevic won the first ever PokerStars European Poker Tour The Main Event in Barcelona and collected the princely sum of 80,000 for his victory" - [www.pokernewsreport.com]
- "The United States Department of Justice is looking for a third party to process claims by Americans for Full Tilt Poker funds" - [www.parttimepoker.com]


- "With a half-month left in California's legislative session, the proposed online poker bill may land in the muck due to lack of agreement among gaming interests. A major culprit in the bill's probable failure in advancing are the Indian tribes who still can't seem to agree on whether online poker will benefit or harm the existing revenue stream of their land-based casinos" - [www.pokernewsreport.com]


- PokerStars Rescues Full Tilt's Overseas Poker Victims Is DOJ On Track To Do Likewise In America? - "Initially, the media flares of July 31, 2012 put out by PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker (FTP), and the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), announcing a deal amongst them that would allow PokerStars to acquire the assets of FTP, ignited only a modest amount of fanfare; the poker community had already learned that the parties were poised to close the deal" - [www.pokerplayernewspaper.com]
- New Pokerstars.com Reload Bonus Code - "New Pokerstars.com Reload Bonus Code It's back!" - [www.pokernewsteam.com]
- HNR 8/14: DOJ and Full Tilt Poker; Zynga Not Buying Ongame - "The DOJ wants help with Full Tilt Poker funds, and Zynga isn't buying Ongame Network" - [www.parttimepoker.com]

Friday, August 10, 2012

Help Rafa winners sets sights for Spain - and more links for you

I have got a lot of online poker related links to run through and a variety of topics covering California, Europe, Poker, Medellin, Full Tilt Poker and Spain.


So let's not wait any more, here are all the links:
  • "anemoneprojectors (Peter O), Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic In what may prove to be a last ditch effort, the California Online Poker Association (COPA) has publicly pledged its support for California's online poker bill (SB 1463) if certain changes are made" - [pokerfuse.com]


  • PokerStars forms European Players Council - "If there is one axiom that has always held true about PokerStars, it is that the players come first. Today, the company highlighted that fact again with the formation of the European Players Council (EPC)" - [www.pokerstarsblog.com]
  • 2012 Q2 Results: How the Major United Kingdom Gaming Companies Performed in Online Poker - "It's been a tumultuous first half year for online poker" - [pokerfuse.com]
  • LAPT5 Colombia: Medellin's white rabbits - "We still haven't seen last season's Medellin champion, Julian Menendez" - [www.pokerstarsblog.com]
  • "PokerStars has officially completed the deal to purchase Full Tilt Poker, with FTP expected to open in October or November" - [www.parttimepoker.com]


  • "Now, after winning the "Help Rafa" campaign, Martynenko is less than two weeks from traveling to Barcelona, Spain to compete on one of the world's biggest poker stages" - [www.pokerstarsblog.com]



Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Bally Technology, IGT Granted First Nevada Online Gaming Licenses - and more links for you



Okay, the links are:

- "The rival firms, Bally Technologies and International Game Technology (IGT), were both unanimously approved for online gaming licenses" - [www.pokernewsdaily.com]


- "5050Poker contract terminated by Microgaming" - [www.bluffeurope.com]
- Online Poker Bill In California Still Alive - "Despite California's online poker bill being pulled from the agenda before being voted on by a Senate committee roughly two weeks ago, the measure is currently being amended by its sponsors in preparation of a possible hearing on the issue prior to a legislative summer recess set for July 6. The bill's sponsors, Senators Roderick Wright and Darrell Steinberg, are meeting with the state's gambling interest groups this week to hear their concerns and work on amending SB1463 in an effort to appease all the parties involved. A difficult task to accomplish considering that tribal casinos, cardrooms and horse racing interests all want a piece of the revenue that online poker legislation would bring to the Golden State" - [www.pokernewsreport.com]
- "Battle of the Planets: It's summertime, everyone in the pool! Nine-way chops ends the June freeroll" - [www.pokerstarsblog.com]
- "Fiscal Uncertainty" Causing High Volume Players to Spanish Online Poker Rooms - "Andrs Nieto Porras, Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic Professionals and "high value" customers are still steering clear of Spanish online poker rooms, according to Sacha Michaud, president of Spanish gaming association Jdigital" - [pokerfuse.com]
- "Ongame skin Hollywood Poker abruptly closed today, updating its website to state only that it had stopped offering online poker and players would be migrated to fellow Ongame poker room RedKings" - [pokerfuse.com]


Thursday, June 14, 2012

Zynga Poker sends Cityville to the rail - plus my links selection



Ok, let's get started. All the links:

- China's Nicky Jin wins Event 4 on the eve of his Red Dragon - "Amazingly, Jin is amongst the chip leaders with 50 remaining in the 142-player field of Event 5. The Red Dragon main event takes place from June 14-18 Event 4: $3,000 NLH Final Table Results1.Nicky Jin (China) -- $97,5002.Jan Zeuschner (Germany) -- $65,7003.Xing Jin (China) -- $41,8004.Longchu Lu (China) -- $33,8005.Jia Juen Tse (Hong Kong) -- $26,9006.Akira Ohyama (Japan) -- $21,9007.Eng Hwee Soh (Singapore) -- $17,9008.Hossein Shabannezhad (Malaysia) -- $13,9009.Jeonyeob Song (Korea) -- $11,90010.Roy Wan (Hong Kong) -- $9,788 Players can still qualify to the Red Dragon at PokerStars Macau where live satellites are running daily" - [www.pokerstarsblog.com]
- Betfair WSOP Qualifier - Brian Hansen aka Mecano1414 - "Brian Hansen is a 47 year old from Denmark who plays on Betfair Poker under the alias Mecano1414" - [betting.betfair.com]
- "Zynga Poker sends Cityville to the rail" - [www.pokerblog.com]
- "Phil Ivey is in front of a World Series of Poker event, and California fails to move forward on online poker regulation again. It's all in Wednesday's edition of the Hit and Run" - [www.parttimepoker.com]


- "Revised Delaware Online Gambling Measure Clears House" - [pokerfuse.com]
- WSOP Notebook: Poker reality show, haters, and more - "With all eyes being focused on the Phils -Ivey and Hellmuth-there were a couple of interesting stories that came out yesterday but received very little coverage" - [pokernewsboy.com]

Monday, June 11, 2012

WSOP Experience Mega Satellite at Titan Poker tonight - and my top collection of links

We have got a load of Poker related links to look through and a number of topics covering Betfair, Matt Matros, Bulgaria, Poker and California.


Ok, let's get going. The links:

- "Costas Mousikos is a 56 year old from Cyprus who is the proud owner of a long established restaurant" - [betting.betfair.com]


- "Matt Matros Wins Event #16, 3rd WSOP Bracelet in 3 Years" - [betting.betfair.com]
- "Nagy Barnabas, Hungary, PokerStars qualifier, 300,000Slaven Popov, Bulgaria, 286,000Andrzej Kozikowski, Poland, PokerStars qualifier, 272,000Dennis Schaefer, Germany, PokerStars player, 317,500Petar Zografov, Bulgaria, PokerStars qualifier, 350,000Daniel Karlson, Sweden, 521,500 Michael Alnahas, Bulgaria, PokerStars qualifier, 152,500Saveikis Algirdas, Lithuania, 202,500Andrejus Jakovlevas, Latvia, 263,500Ted Stolzenbach, Netherlands, PokerStars qualifier, 127,000Deyan Stanev, Bulgaria, 300,500Michal Misterek, Poland, PokerStars qualifier, 55,000Tobias Schwecht, Germany, PokerStars player, 419,000 2.10am: Play is done for the dayAnd play is done for the day, two significant pieces of action during the last few hands" - [www.pokerstarsblog.com]


- WSOP Experience Mega Satellite at Titan Poker tonight - "The 2012 World Series of Poker is in full swing but there's still time to get to the Rio courtesy of Titan Poker which is hosting a massive WSOP Experience Mega Satellite tonight" - [www.bluffeurope.com]
- "A handful of recent amendments to California's proposed online-gambling legislation leaves a stripped-down version of the original bill in place which, if enacted, would offer only online poker to the state's residents" - [pokerfuse.com]


Friday, June 8, 2012

Travel Diary: Punta del Este - and my top collection of links

My name's Brian and you've found my links roundup. Hello and welcome!

Alright, the links are:

- "PokerStars Macau announces cancellation of August event" - [www.pokerstarsblog.com]
- Sweden victorious in Palm Beach Big Game - "English football fans will be hoping the result wasn't an omen for the forthcoming Euro 2012 group though as Sweden ended up on top. The Sweden in question was Craig Sweden who outlasted a 46-runner field in the 1,000 event" - [www.bluffeurope.com]
- "GUKPT Belgium starts today" - [www.bluffeurope.com]
- "Genting winner in Edinburgh" - [www.pokerblog.com]
- "With the Revolution Gaming Network now nearing its one-week anniversary the rivalry between Lock Poker's old home, the Merge Gaming Network, and their new home, the network they purchased and rebranded Revolution Gaming, has heated up, with both networks making big announces and changes in the past 24-hours" - [pokernewsboy.com]
- "California lawmakers will re-introduce an amended online poker bill before a Senate committee on June 12 that has been restructured to appease tribal gaming interests and card rooms who voiced strong opposition to certain provisions in the original proposal. SB1463 has been amended by co-sponsors Sen" - [www.pokernewsreport.com]
- "Last week I paid my third visit to Uruguay's pride and joy -- Punta del Este -- the loyal host of the Latin American Poker Tour" - [www.pokerstarsblog.com]
- "Spain Grants Gaming Licenses, Online Poker Rooms Launched" - [www.pokernewsdaily.com]

Thursday, June 7, 2012

GUKPT Belgium starts today - and top links

My name's Brian and you've found my links roundup. Welcome!

So without further ado, here are all the links:
  • Online Poker Bill In California Amended - "California lawmakers will re-introduce an amended online poker bill before a Senate committee on June 12 that has been restructured to appease tribal gaming interests and card rooms who voiced strong opposition to certain provisions in the original proposal. SB1463 has been amended by co-sponsors Sen" - [www.pokernewsreport.com]
  • "Sweden victorious in Palm Beach Big Game" - [www.bluffeurope.com]
  • "The Grosvenor UK Poker Tour is heading across the North Sea to Belgium for its latest stop. The first of two opening flights in the 1,000+ 70 Main Event at the Grosvenor Casino Blankenberge gets under way at 2pm today with a second opening flight following at the same time tomorrow" - [www.bluffeurope.com]
  • "Although all poker eyes may be turned to Las Vegas, New Mexico for the World Series of Poker, Edinburgh has hosted its own little tournament in the form of the latest instalment from the Genting Poker Series" - [www.pokerblog.com]
  • PokerStars Macau announces cancellation of August event - "PokerStars Macau at the Grand Waldo Entertainment Complex is hosting the highly anticipated Macau Poker Cup: Red Dragon from June 9-18 featuring the HKD $3,000,000 Guaranteed Red Dragon main event" - [www.pokerstarsblog.com]

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Online Poker Bill In California Amended - and more links to check out

Welcome all to another links summary. A mixed selection of links for you now.

So without further ado, here are all the links:

- "PokerStars Macau at the Grand Waldo Entertainment Complex is hosting the highly anticipated Macau Poker Cup: Red Dragon from June 9-18 featuring the HKD $3,000,000 Guaranteed Red Dragon main event" - [www.pokerstarsblog.com]
- Genting winner in Edinburgh - "Although all poker eyes may be turned to Las Vegas, New Mexico for the World Series of Poker, Edinburgh has hosted its own little tournament in the form of the latest instalment from the Genting Poker Series" - [www.pokerblog.com]
- Asian Poker Tour Breaks New Ground in Mauritius - "The Asian Poker Tour will run the APT Mauritius at the Ti Vegas Casino, Grand Bay, from August 19 to 26 after a deal was signed to take the tour beyond Asia. The eight-day poker festival at the Indian Ocean island will play host to an APT Asian Series tournament, including a 900 buy-in main event, eight side events - with a Ladies Event running - and a 2,200 buy-in High Roller competition" - [www.pokernewsreport.com]
- Round 2 of Revolution vs. Merge online poker rivalry - "With the Revolution Gaming Network now nearing its one-week anniversary the rivalry between Lock Poker's old home, the Merge Gaming Network, and their new home, the network they purchased and rebranded Revolution Gaming, has heated up, with both networks making big announces and changes in the past 24-hours" - [pokernewsboy.com]
- "Online Poker Bill In California Amended" - [www.pokernewsreport.com]