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Temporary Ban on Player to Player Money Transfer at iPoker

May 3, 2013 at 12:17 PM |

Players of the iPoker network have been surprised not being able to conduct player to player money transfers in the network. According to the official iPoker release, the function is banned temporarily.

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Improvements at iPoker - iOS and HTML5 Clients, Elite VIP Loyalty System and More

April 20, 2013 at 12:00 PM |

The iPoker network is introducing a number of major changes, going live in the upcoming weeks.

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Anonymous Tables Now at iPoker

April 13, 2013 at 3:51 PM |

The new feature is available in both top and second tier rooms.

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New Omaha Games at PokerStars

March 21, 2013 at 7:49 PM |

PokerStars just introduced some new games into its lineup; from now on, players can play at 5 Card Omaha, 5 Card Omaha Hi/Lo, Courchevel and Courchevel Hi/Lo tables as well.

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Strobe Poker - Ongame Launches its Fast Fold Game

March 5, 2013 at 7:33 PM |

The Ongame Network launched their fast fold poker format called Strobe Poker on 5 March. The network also launched promotions to advertise their new game type.

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Win One of the Six Guaranteed Tablets during Our Livestream!

February 14, 2013 at 2:00 PM |

Follow the livestream of the first PokerAkademia Open, get the password to one or all of the gift tournaments at Betsson Poker and win one of the three Apple iPad Minis or three Samsung Galaxy Tab 3s!

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Terminal Poker 4 W€€KS OF CASH Promotion Starts on Monday

January 13, 2013 at 5:03 PM |

Terminal Poker hands out €16,000 between 14 January and 10 February in the 4 W€€KS OF CASH central promotion.

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iPoker Four Months Into the Split - Tournaments Review

January 11, 2013 at 11:00 AM |

What has changed regarding SNGs on the iPoker network since the split? What does the MTT offering look like? We take a look at the tournament traffic of the network.

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PartyPoker Android App Now Available

December 22, 2012 at 5:15 PM |

PartyPoker officially launched its client application for Android devices on Wednesday. All cash games and fast forward games are avaible to players on the go.

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Bwin Joins PartyPoker Platform Today

December 17, 2012 at 5:37 PM |

It has been officially confirmed that Bwin players join the field of PartyPoker, as of 17 December, 2012.

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Rooms to Take Steps Against Auto-Seating Scripts

November 21, 2012 at 6:48 PM |

Auto-seating scripts are of tremendous value in choosing opponents and tables, while delivering yet another blow to the game experience of recreational players. Therefore, more and more rooms are taking steps against players utilising them.

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Everest Poker Belongs to iPoker Top Tier Network

November 5, 2012 at 2:54 PM |

Our partner Everest Poker was set to switch networks in August, moving from their independent network to the biggest poker network in the world, iPoker. It was unclear which tier will it belong to, but now is offical that Everest Poker Switched to the top tier of the iPoker Network.

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PartyPoker Launches New Software in 2013

September 5, 2012 at 4:59 PM |

Bwin.Party promises significant improvements in its poker operations, including a new software and design, coming early 2013.

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Play the MyBet Poker $1,000 Added Summer Fever Tournaments for Free

August 28, 2012 at 2:49 PM |

MyBet Poker offers two tickets to Rakerace.com players for its $1,000 Added Summer Fever tournaments.

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New Milestone at PokerStars - 85 Billion Celebration

August 11, 2012 at 6:03 PM |

PokerStars' Road To 100 Billion promotion continues, the poker room will soon arrive at the 85 billionth milestone hand. $1 million is at stake once again.

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Fast Poker Finally Coming to PartyPoker - Fast Forward

August 10, 2012 at 1:31 PM |

PartyPoker, the 3rd biggest online poker network finally decided to release an ever so popular fast poker format. They call it Fast Forward, and the beta testing is underway, they plan to release it in the following weeks.

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RedKings Poker Releases Poker Client for Android Devices

August 9, 2012 at 1:38 PM |

RedKings Poker released its Android client that will allow poker players to play for fun and for real money on their Android devices. RedKings also hopes to release a mobile app for iOS in the next few weeks.

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PartyPoker Removes High Stakes Tables

July 18, 2012 at 3:34 PM |

PartyPoker decided to remove their cash game tables higher than $5/10 No Limit and 30/60 in case of Fixed Limit games. They reason that the decision was made in order to make improvements to their poker ecology.

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iPoker Network Liquidity Split Confirmed

June 22, 2012 at 3:02 PM |

The iPoker network has officially confirmed the &bdquo;division of its liquidity into two distinct tiers,” CalvinAyre.com reports. Skins will be referred to the top or bottom tier, based on room performance.

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Zoom Poker - Official Start and Android Introduction

May 16, 2012 at 6:58 PM |

The four-month test period for Zoom Poker has ended. PokerStars has also announced that the fast tables are now also available for Android.

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Rakerace.com SCOOP Madness - Win SCOOP Tickets for $1

April 19, 2012 at 7:30 PM |

Rakerace.com offers a great opportunity to players who register to PokerStars via our site. In addition to the prize pool for the $1 tournaments, PokerStars grants you 32 SCOOP tickets worth $2,000 in total.

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Unibet Purchases Bet24

April 12, 2012 at 5:54 PM |

Unibet has officially announced the purchase of Nodric Betting Ltd, also known as Bet24, for €13.5 million.

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Full Tilt Poker Obtaining Licence and Hiring Staff

April 4, 2012 at 3:45 PM |

Although there is no news about the trial of the Groupe Tapie and the Department of Justice, encouraging things have happened around Full Tilt Poker.

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Heypoker/Redbet Poker Exclusive $5,000 Cash Race - March

February 28, 2012 at 11:38 AM |

In our brand new cash race you can play at 3 different poker networks! This March, Heypoker and Redbet Poker offer a $5,000 exclusive cash race to players who registered to the rooms via Rakerace.com. The first prize is $1,200!

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PokerStars Acquires Malta License - PokerStars.eu Coming Soon

February 12, 2012 at 5:35 PM |

According to an official press release issued by PokerStars, they acquired a Malta license, and will soon launch their .eu site aimed at licensed European markets.

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PokerStars Withdraws – Rake Calculation Method Remains Unchanged

December 30, 2011 at 1:30 PM |

Under pressure from the player community, PokerStars has withdrawn from changing its rake calculation method from dealt to weighted contributed. The distribution of VPPs, however, does change in 2012.

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PokerStars Officially Switches to Weighted Contributed Rake Calculation

December 29, 2011 at 3:25 PM |

In the first days of January, 2012, PokerStars introduces the weighted contributed rake calculation in place of the old dealt method. Additional improvements are also scheduled for the first half of next year.

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Groupe Bernard Tapie To Get Spanish Licence

December 15, 2011 at 4:17 PM |

Groupe Bernard Tapie joined Bwin and PokerStars applying for the Spanish gambling license required to operate in Spain. This means that Full Tilt Poker is very close to be reopened and players will soon be paid.

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iPoker Introduces New Rake Calculation in 2012

December 3, 2011 at 4:40 PM |

The iPoker network is to introduce a new rake calculation method in 2012, resembling Ongame’s Essence in some ways. The iPoker system will, however, have smaller effect on the winning players’ rakeback.

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Breaking News - DOJ and GBT Strike Deal, FTP's Future up to Shareholders

November 18, 2011 at 12:37 PM |

After Ray Bitar's resignation and GBT's (Groupe Bernard Tapie) settlement with the DoJ (Department of Justice), the Department of Justice finally released the details of their agreement. Only the shareholders have to agree to this, and Full Tilt's reopening alongside with all the payouts can get a green light.