PokerStars Merger Amaya – Rumors of a possible merger with the largest poker site and Amaya Network have been circulating this week.

Amaya Network have responded to the recent 30% increase of trading shares and potential merger with PokerStars.

The merger would see PokerStars entering the regulated US market under a new name or company as a loophole around the bad actor clause. PokerStars have failed to receive approval to operate in New Jersey, Nevada, Delaware and California.

The largest online poker site was suspended for up to 2 years for operating after the 2006 UIGEA came into law, preventing PokerStars from getting any US poker player action since Black Friday.

PokerStars Merger Amaya Responds to Rumours

Delaware Poker sites will soon join with Nevada to share player pools, this is expected to increase the amount of games available with more players at the tables.

The new partnership will be a step in the right direction as the current set-up of state-by-state separation was not attracting enough players.

Nevada and Delaware governors Brian Sandoval and Jack Markell signed the deal this week to form a partnership for online poker in the two states.

Both states will still have their separate gambling laws and will only share player pools at regulated and approved online poker sites.

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New Jersey poker players can get a massive 80% Rakeback deal in the latest 888 Poker NJ promotion.

To qualify players must rake more than $500 on the cash game tables in 24 hours during the promotional date: 15-31 January 2014.

Qualifying players will then get 80% Rakeback for the following three months, this is one of the biggest rakeback deals you’ll find online.

Legal poker in New Jersey has sparked some competitiveness between 888Poker and PartyPoker the leaders in NJ poker online. Both brands are offering excellent promotions to lure new players to sign-up.

New players that sign-up from New Jersey get $10 free and a chance to play for $50,000 every week in 24/7 freeroll tournaments.

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Five of the best online poker sites compared with a breakdown summary of the poker bonuses, software, features, promotions, poker games and traffic.

We compare 888poker, PokerStars, PartyPoker, iPoker Network sites and Bodog/Bovada to help players decide where to play poker online in 2014.

Online Poker has had many changes since Black Friday with many poker sites suffering major traffic losses with no USA poker players.

Finally poker is being regulated in certain USA states such as New Jersey, Nevada and Delaware with more to following in 2014.

PartyPoker and 888Poker have dominated the USA poker market while PokerStars has been suspended for up to two years.

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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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