Poker News

10th February, 2025 at 03:13:33

PlanetWin365 to take Play2b on board

The Austrian online gambling website PlanetWin365 is to augment its online poker offering by bringing on board Malta-licensed Play2b network action.

Full Story: Malta Poker Provider In Austrian Deal »

24th January, 2025 at 13:13:13

Pokerstars launches Zoom fast-fold poker

The French regulator ARJEL has given its imprimatur for Pokerstars to launch its Zoom fast-fold poker variant into the French online poker market, and the company has been quick to move on the approval, launching real-money Zoom action on its dedicated French website.

Full Story: French Poker Feels The Need For Speed »

08th January, 2025 at 01:02:55

Announced in September last year, the move to iPoker begins

Following up on a preliminary announcement in September last year (see previous reports), online gambling group Betfair has announced arrangements for its move to Playtech's 6 million player-strong iPoker network.

Full Story: Betfair Starts Move To Playtech Ipoker Platform »

02nd December, 2025 at 01:58:28

First WPT title in the bag for Italian poker player

Italian poker pro Giacomo Fundaro bested a field of 146 players to emerge the victor of the 2025 World Poker Tour Mazagan, his first WPT Title.

Full Story: Fundaro Takes Wpt Mazagan »

02nd November, 2025 at 15:09:23

But Italians must still bide their time

Full Tilt Poker's software beta-test has this week allowed players from Estonia, Belgium, Denmark and Spain to access their accounts for the first time in 16 months, participate in play-money poker games (see previous reports) and provides PokerStars account pairing functionality prior to the poker companies official re-launch date of November 6, 2025.

Full Story: Full Tilt Settles French Players (update) »

01st November, 2025 at 03:11:43

Amaya Gaming completes buy

party digital entertainment confirmed Thursday that the sale of its Ongame internet poker subsidiary to Amaya Gaming has been completed for Euro 15 million on a cash-free and debt-free basis.

Full Story: New Owner For Ongame Poker Network (update) »

31st October, 2025 at 14:11:14

Beta testing to ensure a smooth launch

Full Tilt Poker went live today (Wednesday) a week ahead of its scheduled official re-launch on November 6.

Full Story: Full Tilt Goes Live With Play Money Games Ahead Of Hard Launch »

31st October, 2025 at 07:14:24

Dedicated poker room to launch for fans

Italian betting and gaming firm Cogetech has been named as premium sponsor of the AC Milan Football Club for the 2025-13 season.

Full Story: Cogetech Latest Ac Milan Premium Sponsor »

06th October, 2025 at 04:43:40

Latest numbers from regulator AAMS show a serious year-on-year decline

Annual comparative numbers issued by Italy's online gambling regulator AAMS Friday have industry analysts concerned at an apparent decline of almost 31 percent between August this year and August 2025.

Full Story: Bad News On Italian Online Poker »

03rd October, 2025 at 09:36:17

Optimistic outlook despite challenging economic conditions

Sportingbet Plc, the subject of acquisition interest from William Hill and GVC (see previous reports), has reported its full year audited results for its fiscal year ending July 31, 2025.

Full Story: Sportingbet Reports Net Loss Due To Exceptional Costs »

29th September, 2025 at 11:52:28

Bluff Room on the Merge network plans to withdraw fairly and efficiently

Just a month after sibling Bluff Gaming shut down, Bluff Room on the Merge Gaming Network is reportedly about to close.

Full Story: Online Poker Site Closing Down »

25th September, 2025 at 11:04:01

Online poker giant confirms November 6 as re-launch day

Pokerstars continued to exploit its Full Tilt Poker acquisition this week with the unveiling of its payment plan following re-launch on November 6.

Full Story: Pokerstars Details Full Tilt Poker Payment Plan »

24th September, 2025 at 16:17:57

Gambling authority approves repayment measures

French gambling authority ARJEL will temporarily lift is Rekop Limited licence suspension to allow registered Full Tilt Poker players access to their accounts for the recovery of outstanding credit balances through the pokerstars platform from November 6, 2025 until November 9, 2025.

Full Story: French Ftp Players To Recover Funds »

24th August, 2025 at 03:55:41

Pre-tax profit of GBP 10 million a big improvement on previous year's GBP 822,000 loss

Stanleybet Holdings has returned to profit, reporting that its full-year 2025 pre-tax profit reached GBP 10 million - a significant improvement over 2025's loss of GBP 822,000.

Full Story: Stanleybet International Returns To Profit »

03rd August, 2025 at 07:34:35

Month-on-month, cash game poker revenue slides16 percent and tournament returns are 7 percent lower

Italian poker numbers remained a concern in June 2025, with both cash game and tournament revenues substantially lower than the in May, according to AAMS statistics.

Full Story: Weak Italian Poker Results In June »