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  • Key figures from UB and Absolute return to poker

    Saturday, May 11, 2013, Steve Ruddock
    It appears that the poker world is not averse to recycling, considering two very high-profile entities (one a person and the other a software company/provider) involved with now-defunct Ultimate Bet/Absolute Poker have landed key roles i...more

  • PokerStars files Temporary Restraining Order against Atlantic Club

    Tuesday, May 7, 2013, Steve Ruddock
    Well, this just got interesting. On Monday PokerStars via their parent company the Rational Group filed a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the Atlantic Club Casino - broken down to Resorts International Holdings, Eric Matejevich...more

  • IveyPoker.com acquires training site Leggo Poker

    Sunday, February 10, 2013, Steve Ruddock
    For months the poker community has been wondering what on earth is going on at http://IveyPoker.com? Why is the site amassing dozens of sponsored poker players? What precisely is the site going to offer? Well, this week we finally got a ...more

  • The 5 poker moments that shaped 2012: Epic Fail

    Sunday, December 30, 2012, Steve Ruddock
    There were a number of highlights (as well as a few lowlights) in the poker world this past year, but let's face it, events like Greg Merson's WSOP win, the emergence of poker in Asia, the hacking and subsequent lengthy hiatus for the 2+...more

  • The 5 poker moments that shaped 2012: FTP Relaunch

    Sunday, December 30, 2012, Steve Ruddock
    There were a number of highlights (as well as a few lowlights) in the poker world this past year, but let's face it, events like Greg Merson's WSOP win, the emergence of poker in Asia, the hacking and subsequent lengthy hiatus for the 2+...more

  • PokerStars brick & mortar expansion continues

    Thursday, December 20, 2012, Steve Ruddock
    At the tail-end of the year PokerStars has been making a number of strategic moves into the Brick & Mortar casino industry. Since November there have been four deals announced, deals with the Hippodrome in London, the Circus Groupe in Be...more

  • Hero Poker latest casualty at Merge Gaming

    Thursday, December 20, 2012, Steve Ruddock
    In the aftermath of Black Friday the Merge Gaming network emerged from the ashes of the US online poker industry as the preeminent online poker network for US players. However, throughout 2012 the network has seen its player pool devasta...more

  • PokerStars positioning itself for US return

    Saturday, December 8, 2012, Steve Ruddock
    With their Black Friday issues firmly behind them, it appears that PokerStars is positioning itself for a return to the US market. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the world's largest online poker room (which also owns the secon...more

  • BlackChipPoker joins WPN as of December 3rd 2012

    Friday, November 30, 2012, Pokerspace Staff
    The rumors have been flying high for weeks on the Two Plus Two forums about a possible move of skins to other networks ever since the player to player transfers were disabled in November 2012 and the Merge Gaming network management de...more

  • Brick & Mortar gaming expansion continues in US

    Friday, November 16, 2012, Steve Ruddock
    Online poker is still a very contentious issue around the country, both at the state and federal live, but it appears that Brick & Mortar gambling is becoming far more acceptable to state legislatures as well as residents who are continu...more
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