Beckley sentence pronounced
After a delay, a sentence of 14 months in prison has been pronounced to the former finance man at Absolute Poker and Black Friday indictee, 32-year-old Brent Beckley, who earlier this yer pleaded guilty to conspiring to bre......
Monthly Archives: July 2012
Motion for dismissal of US charges assessed as without standing
In a response to the PokerStars' legal motion for the dismissal of the US government's civil case against the company, the US authorities stated that they oppose the motion because PokerS......
New chance for online poker to become legal in the state
On July 25, Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval and his 11-strong advisory Gaming Policy Committee will meet to discuss recommendations for the 2013 legislative session on the issue of real-money onl......
2012 Asia Player of the Year enhanced
A new announcement from PokerStars informed interested parties that two new events are to be introduced to the Pokerstars 2012 Asia Player of the Year season.
It has been specified that the Macau Poker Cup Champi......
The upgrade features multiple windows, virtual drinks and a new Luxury Yacht room
A new upgrade has been introduced to the PKR's 3D online poker software, titled Version 2.08, which includes multiple windows, virtual drinks and a new Luxury Yacht room......
Senator Heller trying to provide bipartisan support for Kyl-Reid legalization push
After reports that the online poker legalization initiative of Senators Harry Reid and Jon Kyl has been renewed, a confirmation arrived from Nevada Republican Sen. Dean......
Mypok and PokerXtrem now joint under the Mypok brand
The latest news from the French online poker market involve news that the merger of French online poker rooms Mypok and PokerXtrem under the Mypok brand has been approved by the French regulator ARJ......
The most likely reason being German law and the gambling treaty changes
As a precautionary measure in view of changes to German law and the gambling treaty, German residents using the Pokerstars facilities will be migrated to the company's .eu websit......
Rounder's Row switches to PPN
The beleaguered Everleaf poker network has stayed without another member - Rounder's Row which has decided to replace it with Poker Pros Network, owned by CMK Interactive Systems S.A. out of Costa Rica.
The important fea......
Finnish ace does a great job at Pokerstars nosebleed tables
The latest news from the online poker world inform of a very intense week for Finnish online poker ace Ilari Sahamies, and in a very positive way, as he has upped his career earnings by anoth......