Poker News

Bwin.Party are closing markets mostly in Europe, the company will now focus on marketing to just 10 European countries, this will affect all of the products on offer: poker, casino, bets and bingo.

The changes were brought about because of the instability of unregulated online gaming in these Countries.

Bwin.Party will no longer accept any new players from the following countries: Argentina, Belarus, Poland, Ukraine, Romania, Slovenia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Cyprus, Greece, Hungary, Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia, Colombia, Armenia and Brazil.

Players who already have accounts can continue playing, this will only affect new player sign-ups.

Here are some of the Bwin.Party brands which will no longer be available: PartyPoker, PartyCasino, Partybets, PartyBingo, BwinPoker, BwinCasino and BwinSports.

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Jamie Gold’s 2006 WSOP Main Event bracelet is up for auction with bidding starting on the 13th July 2013 which will coincide with the 2013 WSOP Main Event, the actual auction dates being 1-2 August 2013.

Adding to the long list of poker pros selling their prized possession including: Brad Daugherty, Eskimo Clark, T.J. Cloutier and Peter Eastgate.

Jamie gold won the bracelet in the $10,000 main event beating a field of 8,773 players subsequently winning the largest WSOP prize to date of over $12 million of which he only got half of after a settlement of a lawsuit against Crispin Leyser.

Ever since Jamie Gold’s big win he has remained reasonably quiet on the poker scene opting to stay clear of big buyin tournaments yet he has cashed over $100,000 in winnings since his big win.

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888 Poker have secured their position in the US market, well at least in Nevada, Delaware and New Jersey. 888Poker will create a new poker network for US players, the All American Poker Network.

The Nevada Gaming Commission have already approved 888’s licence to operate as an Interactive Gaming Service Provider in the State of Nevada.

888 have also strategically partnered with some of the biggest US casinos including: Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Treasure Island and WMS Gaming.

The All American Poker Network (AAPN) will launch later this year offering regulated online poker in Nevada through Treasure Island Casino.

888 will supply the platform for the new WSOP online poker site for Caesars Interactive Entertainment and offer it’s products and services to WMS.

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Player traffic at FullTilt Poker has been on a rapid decline as measured by their cash game traffic according to the stats found on Pokerscout an independent poker traffic stat tracking site.

The once popular poker room Full Tilt, find themselves occupying the number four spot in global poker traffic stats since being reopened under the control of PokerStars.

When FullTilt Poker reopened back in November 2012, albeit without their USA players, they immediately catapulted back to their original second place spot that they had occupied prior to closing and it certainly seemed like Full Tilt  were back on track to maintaining steady traffic flow once again, however this traffic was short lived as many players simply cashed out their funds (USA players can only cashout now) and moved on to greener pastures including the likes of PartyPoker, 888 Poker and iPoker (Titan,Winner).

To a large extent, FullTilt Poker have created their own demise by offering players below par bonuses and thinking along the lines of PokerStars management who offer little in terms of player rewards.

One could always argue that PokerStars deliberately intended to crash Full Tilt Poker, doing so would surely improve their own position in the market with less competition.

PokerScout Current Traffic rank (7 day average):

1. Pokerstars – 23,600
2. PartyPoker – 3,300
3. iPoker (Winner, Titan) – 3,200
4. Full Tilt Poker –  3050
5. 888 Poker – 2,450

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US Poker players will soon be able to submit their Full Tilt Poker Claims to recover their bankrolls which have been locked up for almost 2 years. The US Department of Justice have appointed the Garden City Group to assist with repaying players.

The massive task will return funds amounting to $159 million to more than a million US poker players who were victims of fraud in the Full Tilt Poker debacle.

The Full Tilt Poker Claims Administration website will allow players to submit their Petitions for Remission claim and receive compensation if eligible. Read More …