Greg Answers (Almost) Anything - and my top selection of links

We're talking about people (Rafael Nadal and Greg Raymer), places (Spain and Venice) and the rest in between.


So let's not wait any more, here are all the links:

• Bodog Launching Satellites for Anonymous Poker Series - "The Bodog Poker Network announced this week that it is launching qualifiers for its Anonymous (film) Poker Series (APS) Live Invitational Finale, which will be held in Manila, Philippines in January 2014" - [www.pokernewsdaily.com]
  
• "Strong Quarterly Growth for Online Poker in Spain, But Player Participation Flattens" - [pokerfuse.com]
  
• Nadal's New TV Ad - "After a spell out with injury Rafael Nadal is on the comeback trail but he's still found time to star in a new PokerStars promo" - [www.bluffeurope.com]
  
• "In 2006, Washington State ruffled feathers in the poker world by criminalizing online poker, making those who play the game on the internet Class C felons, the same as third degree child rapists" - [www.pokernewsdaily.com]
  
  
  
• "The World Poker Tour has taken to Europe for the next couple of weeks with its first stop in Venice, Italy, taking center stage this week" - [www.pokernewsdaily.com]
  
  
  
• "Greg Raymer might have hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons in the last couple of weeks but in a bid to restore his credibility he recently hosted an Ask Me Anything session" - [www.bluffeurope.com]
  
  
  

Hawaii Considering Online Gambling - and top links

We have got a load of online poker related links to look through and a variety of topics covering Annie Duke, South Africa, Premier League, Delaware, Revenue and Online gambling.


OK, the links are:

- "Annie Duke might not be the poker community's favourite person anymore, but for mainstream TV in America she still seems to have some relevance" - [www.bluffeurope.com]


- WSOP South Africa Begins - "The World Series of Poker's South African circuit event kicks off at the Emerald Casino today" - [www.bluffeurope.com]

- "PartyPoker Premier League IV: Laak Does it Again Phil Laak might not have been able to win three times in a row, but winning three out of the four heats still counts as something beyond impressive" - [www.pokernewsteam.com]


- Delaware Lottery: Launch Online Gaming by September 30 - "Delaware gaming officials have taken another step toward launching online poker" - [pokerfuse.com]

- "Revenue at 888 Holdings in 2012 spiked 13% and company representatives have attributed part of the rise on an increase in mobile gambling. The company also cited expansion in Italy and Spain as another reason for the impressive jump in revenue that resulted in 2012 showing a fourth quarter increase of seven percent to $97 million, while revenue for the entire year climbed to $376 million" - [www.pokernewsreport.com]


- "Hawaii Considering Online Gambling" - [www.pokernewsreport.com]

Online Gambling Bill Re-Introduced in Mississippi - plus my links selection

Here you are at today's list of the latest links from around the internet. We will be looking at Jean-Robert Bellande along with a variety of other topics. So without further delay, let's get going.

Topic 1: Online gambling
The Links:
- Online Gambling Bill Re-Introduced in Mississippi - Mississippi State Representative Bobby Moak (D - Bogue Chitto) re-introduced an online gaming bill to the state legislature last week, taking another shot at making intrastate online gambling legal in Mississippi after having a similar effort shot down last year ... - from www.pokernewsdaily.com
- www.pokernewsreport.com

Source: www.pokernewsdaily.com

Source: www.pokernewsreport.com

Topic 2: Poker tournament
The Links:
- 2012 Shows Online Poker Decline in France and Italy - "The pattern of decline was somewhat different for the two countries, with Italy suffering a drop in online poker tournaments of 37%, and cash games having declined by 34% ... In addition to both France and Italy suffering this decline in online poker revenue, both Spain and Portugal have also suffered. The common factor here seems to be that these countries have all segregated their online poker markets from other countries, even though the European Union has instructed otherwise" - said www.pokernewsreport.com
- Latest Figures Confirm Online Poker's Decline in Italy from pokerfuse.com

Topic 3: Poker
The Links:
- CarbonPoker to Eliminate Rakeback, Entire Network to Follow? - "CarbonPoker, an online poker room on the Merge Poker Network, announced Tuesday that this will be the last month for its rakeback program" - said www.pokernewsdaily.com
- Winners Honoured at the European Poker Awards - www.pokernewsreport.com

Topic 4:National Heads-Up Poker Championship
The Links:
- A look at the 2013 NBC Heads-Up Poker brackets - "On Wednesday night the participants in the 2013 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship assembled at Caesar's Palace for the "Draw Party", where the 64 players found out who their first-round opponents will be, and what their path to the Final Four will look like ... * Joseph Cheong vs. Olivier Busquet * Jean-Robert Bellande vs. WSOP.com Qualifier BJ Miller * Maria Ho vs. Phil Galfond * Eugene Katchalov vs. Faraz Jaka * Justin Smith vs. Bertrand Grospellier * Phil Hellmuth vs. Mike Sexton * Chris Moneymaker vs. Jason Somerville * Robert Salaburu vs. David "Doc" Sands Key Matchups in the Hearts Bracket: Joe Cheong vs. Olivier Busquet will be one of the best matches of the tournament, but the pairing of Mike Sexton and Phil Hellmuth will be the one that draws the most TV attention" - said pokernewsboy.com

And that's it! I hope you've enjoyed the ups and downs of breaking stories trending lately. I'm sure you'd agree that the internet is really an incredible place. So if you are hungry for more great links, do check in with us soon.

Schleswig-Holstein Repeals Gaming Law, Votes to Join State Treaty - and top links

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

- "A pitted legal battle over the introduction of sports betting in New Jersey was kicked up a notch this week with the United States Department of Justice's filing of papers to join an action designed to stop New Jersey's plans" - [pokerfuse.com]


- "In a scenario which could never have been forecast two years ago, Full Tilt Poker is to host satellites to the PokerStars sponsored EPT Main Event in London. Full Tilt Poker has announced that it will be hosting online satellites to the EPT London Main Event from this weekend (January 27th), with winners of the $640.00 buy-in tournaments receiving a prize package worth approximately $12,000" - [www.pokernewsreport.com]


- Schleswig-Holstein Repeals Gaming Law, Votes to Join State Treaty - "Land" - [pokerfuse.com]

- 2012 Shows Online Poker Decline in France and Italy - "The steep decline in online poker revenue in both Italy and France in 2012 seems to be linked to the lack of shared poker player pools" - [www.pokernewsreport.com]

- "Mark Hillary, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 License The German Federal Court ruled to suspend its decision on the legality of its State Treaty on Gaming, Thursday, with questions submitted to the Court of Justice for the European Union (CJEU) regarding the consistency of its gambling framework" - [pokerfuse.com]

2012 Shows Online Poker Decline in France and Italy - and more links to check out

Welcome to today's list of the most popular links from around the web. We will be checking out Jean-Robert Bellande along with a selection of other topics. So without further delay, why don't we get started.

Topic 1: Full Tilt Poker
The Links:
- CarbonPoker to Eliminate Rakeback, Entire Network to Follow? - Merge Gaming had been one of the more popular networks for poker rakeback over the last year or two, partially because it was one of the few networks that was still open to players in the United States, and partially because the industry's biggest poker rooms - PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, and PartyPoker - either didn't have rakeback (Stars and Party) or were gone (Full Tilt) ... - from www.pokernewsdaily.com
- www.pokernewsreport.com

Source: www.pokernewsreport.com

Topic 2: Online gambling
The Links:

- "Mississippi State Representative Bobby Moak (D - Bogue Chitto) re-introduced an online gaming bill to the state legislature last week, taking another shot at making intrastate online gambling legal in Mississippi after having a similar effort shot down last year" said www.pokernewsdaily.com.
- Mississippi Proposes Online Gambling Bill from www.pokernewsreport.com

Source: www.pokernewsdaily.com

Source: www.pokernewsreport.com

Topic 3: National Heads-Up Poker Championship
The Links:

- A look at the 2013 NBC Heads-Up Poker brackets - "On Wednesday night the participants in the 2013 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship assembled at Caesar's Palace for the "Draw Party", where the 64 players found out who their first-round opponents will be, and what their path to the Final Four will look like" - said pokernewsboy.com

Topic 4:France
The Links:
- 2012 Shows Online Poker Decline in France and Italy - "The steep decline in online poker revenue in both Italy and France in 2012 seems to be linked to the lack of shared poker player pools" - said www.pokernewsreport.com
- Zoom Poker Goes Live on PokerStars in France - pokerfuse.com

And that's it! I really hope you've appreciated the ups and downs of breaking stories trending recently. I'm certain you'd agree that the Web World is truly an amazing place. So if you are hungry for more great links, do check in with us in the near future.

Juicy Details on Celebrity Poker Circle Revealed - and my top collection of links

We're dealing with people (Andy Frankenberger), places (France and Spain) and everything else in between.


OK, the links are:

• "A few weeks back Full Tilt Poker informed its former Red Pros along with the rest of the poker community that they would not renew or honor any of the contracts signed by the previous owners of Full Tilt Poker, effectively ending their relationship with all of the site's past pros" - [pokernewsboy.com]
  
  
  
• Shared Liquidity Still on the Cards in France, Italy and Spain - "The gaming regulators of Italy, Spain, France and Portugal met again in Paris earlier this week to discuss regulatory co-operation, information sharing, and the possibility of operators sharing liquidity between countries" - [pokerfuse.com]
  
• Playboy Planning a Return to Online Poker with Amaya - "New owners of the Ongame Network, Amaya Gaming Group Inc., have announced a global licensing deal with Playboy Enterprises" - [pokerfuse.com]
  
• Frankenberger Doing it for Charity - "WPT and double WSOP bracelet winner Andy Frankenberger is currently putting himself up for auction in aid of the WPT Foundation" - [www.bluffeurope.com]
  
• Juicy Details on Celebrity Poker Circle Revealed - "Juicy Details on Celebrity Poker Circle Revealed A lawsuit filed against Spiderman star, Tobey Maguire, had the media scrambling juicy details on the said celebrity poker circle" - [www.pokernewsteam.com]
  

Poker News: Delaware Legalizes Online Poker, Black Friday Sentencing and more - and my top collection of links

We've got a load of Poker related links to take a look at and various topics covering iPad, Revenue, Americans, Europe, Delaware, Italy and World Series of Poker.


Ok, let's get going. The links:

• 888poker Mobile Goes Live on iPad, Adds SNG Support - "888 has extended its mobile offering by recently launching an app for iPad" - [pokerfuse.com]
  
• Italy Hopes to Reinvigorate Gaming Revenues with Fast-Fold Poker - "Last month's meeting of regulators from Italy, Spain, France and Portugal indicated the possibility of sharing player pools to increase liquidity and halt the decline in tax revenues from poker" - [pokerfuse.com]
  
• "Americans played well at the World Series of Poker, play money poker tracking launches, and Party Poker talks about dumping high stakes games" - [www.parttimepoker.com]
  
  
  
• PokerStars MicroMillions - Europe dominates - "However, so far Europe appears to have the most successful players, with Russia, Germany, the Netherlands and, of course, the United Kingdom taking plenty of cash ins" - [www.pokerblog.com]
  
• "DELAWARE APPROVES ONLINE POKER AMID GAMBLING EXPANSION A broad-based expansion of gambling opportunities was signed into law by Delaware Governor Jack Markell one day after Delaware's state Senate passed a House bill authorizing several forms of online gambling, including online poker" - [www.pokerplayernewspaper.com]
  
  
  
• "* 89% The percentage of American poker layers at the 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event final table (8 out of the 9 players are from the US)" - [pokernewsboy.com]
  
  
  

Full Tilt Poker CEO Ray Bitar Released on Bail - and more links to check out

I have got a lot of online poker related links to run through and various topics covering iPad, Spain, Italy, Daniel Negreanu, Poker and Allegation.


Right, let's get started. The links:

- PokerStars Invites Players to Go Mobile This Summer to Receive iPad $100K Freeroll Entry - "The freeroll includes a $100,000 prize pool, plus the top 100 finishers will win an iPad 3 with a limited edition PokerStars case*!" - [www.pokershark.com]

- "The meeting took place June 19-June 20 between the Italy's AAMS, France's ARJEL, Spain's DGOJ and the Portuguese Santa Casa da Misericordia de Lisboa (SCML), a charitable institution that operates the Portugal National Lottery" - [pokerfuse.com]


- WSOP 2012: Negreanu, Katchalov and Selbst lead Team Pro survivors - "While the chip counts are still a few hours from being confirmed, Daniel Negreanu, Eugene Katchalov and Vanessa Selbst showed them all who the pros were, each bagging up around 300,000, leading the liveried few" - [www.pokerstarsblog.com]

- "A week after surrendering to U.S. law enforcement officials at John F" - [www.pokernewsdaily.com]


- Full Tilt Execs File Papers To Dismiss Black Friday Allegations - "Howard Lederer, Rafe Furst and Chris Ferguson each filed motions to dismiss the Black Friday charges against them. While Full Tilt CEO Ray Bitar was trying to gain his freedom on $2.5 million bond related to a superseding indictment unsealed last week, his colleagues on the board of directors were fighting the allegations in the original Black Friday indictment" - [www.pokernewsreport.com]