European Parliament Supports the Community Regulation on Online Gambling

On 6 October, the European Parliament voted to report on the online game, the report is primarily focused on establishing standards for the protection of players in the EU, preventing problem gambling and fighting crime with respect to the online game..................... (14/10/11)

Important news about Merge Gaming

We were told that Merge Gaming will then re-entering the U.S. on October 13th. Players located in the District of Columbia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Maryland, New York and Washington still will not be eligible to apply for a new account..................... (14/10/11)

Spanish and Belgian market closes

The month of October brings bad news for the online poker world, the much feared of closing the online poker market in Europe will even happen in two countries:Spansih market will close(Spanish players can only play online poker between themselves);.................... (10/10/11)

Fusion Betclic and Everest Poker together

BetClic will move its poker section to Everest Poker. The players of the two poker rooms will be merged. After joining the of Sporting Bet to Paradise Poker in the On-game Network, it seems that other houses found enough strength to do the same.................... (10/10/11)

Full Tilt and Bernard Tapie Group signed an Agreement of Purchase

Good news for all online poker players in the world, the Full Tilt Poker and the Bernard Tapie Group signed an Acquisition Agreement, which includes full refund of the Full Tilt Poker players from around the world, is subject to several conditions, the first of these is a favorable resolution.................... (30/09/11)

AGCC Revokes the License of Full Tilt Poker

Alderney finally ruled on the outcome of the hearing with Full Tilt Poker that began on Sept. 19 and decided to revoke the gaming license from Vantage Limited, Limited and Oxalic FILCO Limited, which operated on behalf of Full Tilt Poker. Here it is.................... (29/09/11)

Belgium intends to approve the Law of Online Poker against EU Rules

Belgium wants to pass a gambling law similar to Italy and France, in which operators are required to be licensed and having the server in Belgium as well as to foreclose the market by forcing Belgian players to play only among them..................... (21/09/11)

Full Tilt Hearing with AGCC 19 and 20 September

The 2nd Hearing of the Full Tilt Poker with the Alderney Gambling Control Commission to resolve the suspension of the license game began on Sept. 18 at 9:00 am in London at the Park Plaza Hotel. What will happen? We will keep you updated here!................... (20/09/11)

Spanish Poker Legislation - Spain is going to Regulate Poker Online

The new law in Spain for Online Poker is definitely developed with its regulations. I have summarized the key points1. Fortunately I have removed the cap and 30BB can play with 100BB maximum. The minimum bb will decide the rooms..................... (19/09/11)

EGBA - European Gaming & Betting Association

The EGBA (European Gaming & Betting Association) is an association of leading European gaming and betting operators with members as Bet-at-home.com, BetClick, bwinparty, DigiBeta, Expekt, Interwetten, and Unibet.................... (17/09/11)

Future of Ultimate Bet and Absolute Poker? What will happen to the Cereus Network?

Certainly many of you wondered what will happen to Ultimete Bet, Absolute Poker and Cereus Network? I also wonder, and indeed there is another more important issue, Full Tilt did not paid to U.S. players but paid the rest of the world and still had its license suspended.................. (16/09/11)

Poker Networks - iPoker, Merge Gaming, Cake, Microgaming Ongame Network etc

Certainly you have heard of online poker networks, most online poker rooms work alone rather than belonging to a network. Here is a list of the major poker networks at this moment:The iPoker network is nothing more than an association of online poker rooms.................. (15/09/11)

German state of Schleswig-Holstein is legalizing Online Poker

The German state of Schleswig-Holstein legalized online poker with the most modern and adequate law throughout Europe! All operators can now apply for a license, and there were already 20 orders! The law goes into effect as of March 2012! Here are the details of the new law:................... (14/09/11)

Poker Scout Online Poker Statistics in Real Time

In PokerScout you can access the traffic statistics of poker networks and roooms with a delay of a few hours. They also have charts of the last 24 hours, tables, high stakes games in progress, presence information of professional players in the lobbys.................. (14/09/11)

eCOGRA Certification of Online Casino and Poker Software

eCOGRA is a company that seeks to protect players on online poker and casino based in London, it is a standard organization that provides an international framework for best practices in operational requirements, with special emphasis on fair play and responsible.................... (13/09/11)

Full Tilt Poker with another lawsuit

Today was brought on more case before the Court of Quebec / Canada against Full Tilt Poker and this time again for a Canadian player named Mitchell Schnurbach! The Attorney Jeff Orenstein involved in the process says a payment processor used by Full Tilt called Terricorp................... (12/09/11)

Online Poker Legislation in several Countries

There are several countries that have already legalized online poker, but many are still in conflict over the law, lets take a look of the situation in some countries:United States:After Black Friday there was a lot of confusion brought to the online poker legislation process................. (11/09/11)

Chan Poker Closes Doors

The Johnny Chan Poker Room has announced that it will close its doors, moving all its players to the Merge Gaming Network. The Chan poker room has struggled over the past two years but never brought the number of players needed to sustain their business................... (10/09/11)

Full Tilt crisis - Chronology of Events

I created this thread to give an overview of the current situation on Full Tilt Poker, enumerating the events since "Black Friday" to today:15/04/11 - Black Friday DOJ and FBI field close Poker Stars, Full Tilt, UB and AP (Full Tilt open it back in co.uk and days after FBI returns com domain);................. (09/09/11)

Department of Justice U.S. plans to take legal action against Merge Gaming Network?

Today an article appeared in the Subject Poker affirming that they were given information by their external sources that the Department of Justice U.S. legal will take legal action against the Merge Gaming Network, seizing the assets of the payment processors involved in transactions................. (08/09/11)