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]

Facebook Launches First Real-Money Gambling App - and more links to check out

Topic 1: Poker
The Links:
- Bodog Poker Pulling out of 20 Countries - Bodog Poker clients throughout Europe have received emails this weekend advising them that their service is being terminated and to empty their accounts. Online poker players throughout many countries in Europe received emails from Bodog Poker this weekend advising them that Bodog will no longer be processing transactions in their jurisdiction from 30th August 2012 ... - from www.pokernewsreport.com
- pokernewsboy.com
- Poker Magazine Reviews: Poker Digest Magazine and More from www.getpokernews.com

Source: www.pokernewsreport.com

Source: pokernewsboy.com

Topic 2: Bodog
The Links:

- "It started with some brief and surprising e-mails to customers, but on Monday, Bodog Poker officially announced that it was withdrawing its services from 20 countries as of August 30th" said www.pokernewsdaily.com.
- Bodog pulls out of Eastern Europe from www.pokerblog.com

Topic 3: Cyprus
The Links:
- WPT Merit Cyprus Classic Main Event Reaches Day 2 - "The 11th season of the World Poker Tour kicked off over the weekend in sunny Cyprus where the WPT Merit Cyprus Classic is taking place" - said www.pokerchanneleurope.com
- WPT Merit Cyprus Classic Day 1B: David Rheem Takes Overall Chip Lead - www.pokernewsdaily.com

Topic 4:Facebook
The Links:
- Facebook Launches First Real-Money Gambling App - "Zynga's current play-money offering, Texas HoldEm Poker is one of the most popular games on Facebook, drawing well over 100,000 play-money users per day, according to PokerScout.com" - said www.pokernewsdaily.com
- Real Money Gambling Comes to Facebook in the UK - pokerfuse.com

Don't forget to keep coming back for more great tales next week. We've got all the latest happenings which simply can't be overlooked.

More accusations surface against BetOnline Poker - and my top collection of links

We've got a lot of online poker related links to take a look at and a number of topics covering Zynga, World Series, Queenstown, Maryland, Poker, Spain, South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa, Australia and Belgium.


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

• "Zynga Poker may shortly enter the world of real money online poker" - [www.pokernewsreport.com]
  
  
  
• "Expansion for World Series of Poker Circuit" - [www.bluffeurope.com]
  
• "But if you asked them to pick a favourite poker destination, then the humble little town of Queenstown would have to be close to the top of that list. For me personally, it's now my number one stop, so it's a pleasure to be back here to bring you updates throughout the week from the Queenstown, Maryland Snowfest Main Event from the SKYCITY Queenstown Casino. So what makes this place so special?" - [www.pokerstarsblog.com]
  
  
  
• "There is more bad news surfacing in the US poker market as BetOnline Poker, considered one of the softest places to play online poker in recent memory and one of the few US-facing sites remaining, has reached full crisis mode in the minds of many of their poker customers" - [pokernewsboy.com]
  
  
  
• "Players from over twenty new countries, including Australia, Spain, Belgium and Cyprus, are no longer permitted to play on the site" - [pokerfuse.com]
  
  
  
• "South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa CEO Anticipates Fall Online Poker Launch in Nevada" - [www.pokernewsdaily.com]
  

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]