Poker News

09th February, 2025 at 04:09:22

Test period in play-for-fun mode the next step

Arguably the largest operator on the Merge Poker Network, Carbon Poker, is to launch a mobile product after some intensive development work, according to a statement from the company Friday.

Full Story: Carbon Poker Planning Mobile Launch »

07th February, 2025 at 03:03:08

Better safe than sorry...

The care with which Nevada online poker licence holders are approaching technology testing was acknowledged Wednesday when the Nevada Gaming Control Board granted extensions for technology testing to South Point Poker, ACEP Interactive and Monarch Interactive.

Full Story: Nevada Online Poker Licensees Given Extension For Testing »

07th February, 2025 at 03:03:08

Botox investigated in new CSI television episode

Using chemicals to maintain the perfect poker face and hide facial 'tells' is the intriguing concept behind one episode television fans can look forward to in the long-running Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) series, according to reports in the entertainment media.

Full Story: Maintaining That Poker Face »

05th February, 2025 at 09:56:14

In only its first month of operation, Idle Gaming's free social poker offering is third on Facebook popularity charts.

Fresh Deck Poker, a free mobile and social gaming app developed by Idle Gaming, has been ranked third in the Facebook popularity poll after only a month in operation.

Full Story: Fresh Deck Poker Tops The Facebook Charts »

04th February, 2025 at 09:18:36

SHFL table game brands taken online

SHFL Entertainment (formerly ShuffleMaster) has entered into an agreement with GameAccount Network (GAN) that will see its online gaming products integrated onto GAN's online gaming platform.

Full Story: Shfl In Distribution Deal With Gameaccount »

01st February, 2025 at 00:49:09

Researchers claim that body language is more revealing than facial expressions

NBC News reports that researchers have found that people more accurately understand mood when they examine body language, rather than facial expressions.

Full Story: Never Mind The Face - Check Out That Poker Body »

25th January, 2025 at 01:49:05

Latest addition will liven up the social card games scene in Japan

Konami's Dragon Collection of social card games, which has generated an enthusiastic Japanese and US following of over 7 million users since it was launched two years ago, has a new game with a poker aim.

Full Story: Poker Addition To Konami's Dragon Collection »

17th January, 2025 at 14:54:56

Deal with CAMS important for compliance with Nevada regulations

Online gambling provider Fertitta Entertainment has moved a step closer to online poker following a deal between its new Ultimate Gaming online brand and Los Angeles-based Central Account Management System (CAMS) that will help it maintain regulatory compliance and accept payments online.

Full Story: Fertitta Closing In On Internet Poker »

15th January, 2025 at 09:43:51

pkr app developed for use on Apple iPad

3D online poker room, pkr, has launched a free real money poker app developed for Apple iPad on the iOS platform.

Full Story: New Real Money Poker App From Internet Poker Operator »

11th January, 2025 at 03:03:03

But donator is not the NextGen, but a major investor in it

The Tasmanian activist organisation Get Up!, which encourages the public to use its facilities to draw attention and protest on a multitude of current issues, was itself under attack this week by the publication to over the origin of A$ 117,000 in donations from an individual associated with online games development.

Full Story: Tasmanian Activist Body Under Fire Over Game Developer Donations »

10th January, 2025 at 03:01:54

Getting thirty thousand players to participate on laptops in a stadium-based tournament was perhaps too ambitious

Laurent Tapie and Prosper Masquelier captured the poker world's attention 18 months ago with their ambitious concept of gathering thirty thousand laptop-toting poker players together in a football stadium to compete in an online tournament, then whittling them down to 3,000 survivors battling it out in a live tournament in the arena, with a massive guaranteed Euro 30 million prize pool as the incentive.

Full Story: Ispt Drops Laptop Poker Idea »

05th January, 2025 at 01:24:40

Poker pro's concept gives players more choice

Britain's Dusk Till Dawn poker club is set to debut an interesting new multi-level prize pool concept on January 10.

Full Story: Triple Prize Pools In New Tournament Format »

30th December, 2025 at 06:44:10

Poker featured in mind sports and the WPT is in Vienna too

Reinforcing the view that poker is a game in which skill and smarts play a key role, the game has again been featured in this year's Vienna Mind Sports Festival, along with equivalents like chess, backgammon, risk, scrabble and several other popular gaming pursuits.

Full Story: Poker A Sport Of Skill And Smarts »

22nd December, 2025 at 01:57:30

Presentation exploits PKR's graphics skills

pkr, a UK-based 3D online poker room, has used the skills of its avatar and graphics designers in a new television advertisement scheduled for flighting on Channel 4, ITV, Sky Movies and Sky Sports.

Full Story: 3d Online Poker Room Has A New T.v. Ad »

21st December, 2025 at 00:33:40

Players absorbed by network flagships

Lengthy posts on the twoplustwo poker message board this week heralded the departure of Hero Poker from the Merge Poker Network, migrating its players to one of the flagship sites on the network.

Full Story: Hero Poker Departs Merge Network »