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In this column we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. Natural8 Fish Buffet reboot The Fish Buffet Rewards program has received an upgrade. All fixed cashback levels are now called Platinum. Whale and Shark levels have been changed. From now on there is […]

The fight for legalized online poker in Australia has been a long winding battle for the last two decades with the government firm on its decision to ban citizens from taking part in the popular sport. Since the Interactive Gambling Act (IGA)’s implementation in 2001 which prohibits gambling providers to offer services including the likes […]

In this column we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. Full Tilt finally retiring Many poker fans reacted to this news with “Huh? Wasn’t Full Tilt already gone?”. Technically yes, but PokerStars had kept the Full Tilt brand as a skin after the […]

The WPT Spring Festival wrapped up its twelve-day online series that ran from February 11 to 22 at sponsor Poker King app. For those in attendance, money flowed daily with CN￥2,000,000 (~US$ 310,880) guaranteed across 12 tournaments and a whopping CN￥10,000,000 (~US$ 1,554,390) paid out at the highlighted Main Event. We’ve got the results for […]

In this column we deliver you the latest and most interesting news and gossip from our favourite poker people. Daiva Byrne latest GGPoker ambassador After the signing of Dan Bilzerian and the outcry about this decision in the poker community, specifically the female one, GGPoker had promised to work on making the game more inclusive. […]

The WPT Spring Festival is in full swing at the online Poker King app with several events already completed. The twelve-day festival kicked off on February 11 to conclude on February 22. The star attraction Main Event CN￥10 million guaranteed has already begun with 1318 turning up for Day 1A. As advertised, well known pros […]

In this column we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. PokerStars launches Tetris Spin & Gos On 15th February, PokerStars launched the new Tetris Spin & Gos in the .com market. It is a leaderboard promotion running until 28th March. More than $1.5 […]

In this column we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. GGPoker gets approval for Pennsylvania It took a bit over a year for the approval process to go through, but on 10th February it was decided that GGPoker’s parent company NSUS Group will […]

In this column we deliver you the latest and most interesting news and gossip from our favourite poker people. HU for souls – Landon Tice vs. Bill Perkins It’s been a long while since we experienced the rise of the young online kids up through the ranks and sometimes to the live felt. We all […]

The globally renowned World Poker Tour and one of Asia’s leading brands, Poker King, have teamed up for an upcoming festival that players are definitely not going to want to miss. Running from February 11 to 22 is the WPT Spring Festival featuring a substantial CN￥12,000,000 (~US$ 1.86 million) in guarantees. The event will be […]

In this column we deliver you the latest and most interesting news and gossip from our favourite poker people. Chris Moneymaker joins ACR Just a few weeks ago Chris Moneymaker announced his departure from his 17-year long ambassadorship with PokerStars. Moneymaker stated that he left because he wanted to spend more time with his family. […]

Article sponsored by Natural8 A brand new tournament format has been introduced on Natural8 – GGNET called “Flip & Go”. It consists of two stages and will take considerably less time to crown a champion as compared to a regular MTT. When the new format was introduced, it was scheduled to take place once every […]

Almost two weeks in and seven more to go, the awaited U Series of Poker – World of Champions is finally underway. The two-month long festival running on the UPoker platform until March 21, 2021 serves as a benchmark as one of the biggest series to date in the mobile poker applications market. The exciting […]

In this column we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. Germany’s online gambling situation endangered by taxes It almost comes as no surprise that taxes might be the final nail in the coffin of a thriving German online gambling landscape. After all, taxes […]

The online gaming scene has very much evolved in recent years, adaptipokng well to players’ demands, style and modern technology. Poker enthusiasts who have been in the industry for a long period can attest to the infinite transformations made to the game we know today. With multiple real money gaming restrictions carried out in the […]

Launched only in 2014, GGPoker has exceptionally captured everyone’s attention in the recent year, pushing it to become the third highest traffic recorded platform. The aggressive newcomer while initially focused on the Asian market has successfully grown to be one of the largest globally recognized poker providers at the moment. With its 2020 partnership with WSOP […]

With live poker hitting an all-time low last year, much of the poker community’s attention has shifted to the booming online poker scene. Traffic rates across leading platforms have reported tremendous growth in its multitude of games, giving us a look back into the pre-Black Friday era. For almost a decade now, online poker in […]

In this column we deliver you the latest and most interesting news and gossip from our favourite poker people. Ivan Deyra loses Winamax title and ambassadorship The French player Ivan Deyra is known to have won a World Series of Poker bracelet back in 2019 and he was a Winamax pro. Recently he won over […]

The recent turn of events has seen underdog Daniel Negreanu making a much needed comeback just right after opponent Doug Polk broke the $1 million mark. With less than 6,000 hands left on the clock, the last few sessions are highly crucial for the iconic Poker Hall of Famer. The swings have been massive throughout […]

In this column we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. WPN’s The Venom on record course The Winning Poker Network (WPN) is hosting their flagship event The Venom for the fifth time. It has already started with Day 1A and 1B on 22nd […]