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Troubles at Purple Lounge

April 30, 2012 at 10:48 PM |

Purple Lounge, located in the United kingdom, has suspended its operations.

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The Groupe Bernard Tapie Payback Plan

April 25, 2012 at 6:20 PM |

As we reported yesterday, news surfaced that the GBT would, after all, not purchase Full Tilt Poker assets. The DoJ and GBT have terminated their agreement.

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Astonishing Twist in the FTP Story - PokerStars Buys Full Tilt?

April 24, 2012 at 8:42 PM |

A 2+2 thread concerning the acquisition of Full Tilt Poker by PokerStars is turning the poker world upside down. Whether the news is real still remains a question.

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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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New Full Tilt Limited Introduced

April 18, 2012 at 7:33 PM |

Laurent Tapie and Prosper Jerémy Masquelier are now appointed director and deputy director, respectively, of New Full Tilt Limited in Dublin, Ireland.

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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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Fast Poker Launches on Unibet with €200 Welcome Bonus

April 6, 2012 at 7:07 PM |

Unibet is standing in the line of innovative poker rooms and launching its own fast-paced poker game, called Fast Poker. The software was developed by Relax Gaming. The first 4,000 players will get a €10 bonus on their Fast Poker accounts.

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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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PartyPoker Retires Bad Beat Jackpot Tables

April 3, 2012 at 8:23 PM |

PartyPoker decided to retire their Bad Beat Jackpot tables to facilitate better cash games and to make the poker room healthier.

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Spring Sales at iPoker – Play for Less

March 24, 2012 at 4:40 PM |

For a limited period of time, iPoker offers several events for reduced buy-ins, with the guaranteed prize pools remaining the same.

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Full Tilt Poker to Relaunch in April?

March 15, 2012 at 12:48 PM |

According to many of the most respectable poker media, the Full Tilt Poker forfeiture may be completed within a month or even this week.

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iPoker Introduces Weighted Contributed Rake Calculation

March 5, 2012 at 3:43 PM |

From the 5th March, iPoker changed to the weighted contributed rake calculation method, which means that players will receive VIP points according to their contribution to the pot.

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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.