Poker News

Full Tilt Poker funds will soon be returned to their rightful owners after almost three years since Black Friday.

More than 30,000 USA players are expected to have their funds returned according to a tweet by John Pappas of the Poker Players Alliance.

All players with undisputed claims amounting to over $82 million will be reimbursed over the next few weeks.

The Department of Justice have approved the Garden City Group audit of players funds, however some players may need to resubmit their claims with the correct details as some claims were not correct or not completed.

All players will be contacted shortly by the GCG with the status of their payout and how to get their Full Tilt Poker funds returned.

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A quick recap on the biggest poker news stories and highlights of 2013 which includes:

• Regulated online poker in three USA states
• Best poker operator of the Year
• WSOP & WSOPE
• Player of the Year
• Poker Hall of Fame 2013.

Certainly an interesting year for poker with a brighter outlook for 2014 especially for online poker in the USA.

Donkey of the Year award goes to Sheldon Adelson for his hypocritical anti-gambling campaign, the award is passed on from Howard Lederer who held the position for two consecutive years.

Player of the Year was none other than PokerStars legend Daniel Negreanu.

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The 45th annual WSOP 2014 dates have been announced and is scheduled to run from 27 May until 14 July, 2014.

The World Series of Poker will return to the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino with more than 60 WSOP bracelet events in the series.

Dates for the 2014 WSOP Main Event have been set from 5-14 July, and will take a break when the final 9 players remain.

With the recent developments in the regulation of online poker in Nevada & New Jersey, players will now be legally able to qualify for their seats to WSOP events in 2014.

The official WSOP online poker software will offer WSOP satellites to players who reside in these American states.

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PokerStars NJ license application has been suspended by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement and will not be reconsidered unless drastic changes take place.

The major concern is Isai Scheinberg, the founder of PokerStars still having a federal indictment against him for violating the UIGEA of 2006.

PokerStars, the largest online poker site will be suspended for at least two years while the accused executives are still affiliated with the company.

New Jersey has received the most traffic out of the three regulated American states: Nevada, New Jersey and Delaware.

Party Borgata NJ & WSOP NJ are currently leading the way for the New Jersey poker sites.

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The eGR Operator Awards 2013 took place at The Roundhouse in London on 25th November, the awards ceremony rewards excellence in e-Gaming each year.

888 won Operator of the year 2013, Best Poker Operator 2013 as well as Best Casino Operator 2013.

888Poker has won Best Poker Operator for three consecutive years at the EGR awards and will no doubt be celebrating their achievements in the online gaming industry.

More than 700 online gaming operators were included in the nominations with awards given out for several categories including: poker, casino, sportsbetting, bingo, mobile products and many more.

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