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ChiliPoker Enters US Market, FTP Withdraws from Washington

Europe-based online poker provider ChiliGaming has announced to enter the US market in early 2011. Meanwhile, Full Tilt Poker follows PokerStars  in withdrawing from the State of Washington in compliance with a recent State Supreme Court decision.

Devilfish Poker Sold - Buyer Unknown

British poker bad boy, Dave 'Devilfish' Ulliott seems to have some major issues with his poker room, Devilfish Poker. The unofficial announcement at the Devilfish Gaming website says the virtual poker room has been sold to a buyer yet to remain unknown.

Tony G Backgrounds for Your PartyPoker Client

If you like Tony G, you might be interested in these custom backgrounds for PartyPoker online tables: you can have a classic black, a Lithuanian themed or a modern one.

Anonymous Tables, Rabbit Hunt and Show a Card at PartyPoker

PartyPoker has updated the client software, and with it there came some new functions as well. Their main purpose seems to be to draw more weak players to the room, obviously to increase their profit.

New Poker Room at Rakerace.com - Big Bet Poker

We are happy to present you our newest rakeback provider partner, Big Bet Poker. Part of the relatively small Merge network, you can expect weak players involved mostly in casino games and sports betting.

Anonymous Tables at Ladbrokes

Leading UK betting company Ladbrokes has recently made the first anonymous tables available at their online poker room. Switching between normal and anonymous tables being an option, the latter has the advantage of your data, including your screen name and avatar, being completely unavailable to fellow players.

Cake Poker Introduces Exchange

A player-to-player marketplace has been set up by Cake Poker where you can buy and sell Gold Cards. These are “collectible rewards that are randomly distributed to players at all of our real money ring games.”

Bots Discovered at Full Tilt Poker

A few days ago, Full Tilt Poker has sent e-mails to a number of its clients concerning a security breach; i.e. some players got banned and their bankrolls confiscated due to botting at the room’s tables. Affected players were refund for their losses to these accounts.

Full Tilt and Heavyweight Boxer Sign Contract

Full Tilt Poker has signed Audley Harrison, 38 years old British heavyweight boxer and title contender, who has two ITM finishes at the WSOP, a second place in the Bellagio Cup and a third at the Venetian Deep Stack.

SwitchPoker - Play Poker on Your iPad or iPhone

If you ever wanted to play poker on your mobile phone, you just might be interested in the following news: SwitchPoker now offers real-money play, which is available on Apple mobile devices, such as the iPad, iPod Touch and the iPhone.

FTP Changes from Dealt to Weighted Contributed and Introduces Black Card

Effective 1st October 2010, Full Tilt Poker changed their rakeback calculation method from dealt to weighted contributed. While the former favours the tighter multi-table players, the latter might be more advantageous for the loose aggressive and or the fish.

Changes in the PokerStars VIP Program

Effective today (1st October), PokerStars announced changes in its VIP Club Rewards system, in accordance with player feedback. The nature of the modifications was published on 2+2 and reads as follows:

Cake Poker Clarifies Rakeback Calculation Method

Cake Poker, responding to “recent changes within the industry” as well as to “resulting inquiries” into their support department, has recently distributed in their newsletter the details of their rakeback policy and calculation method.

New Victory Poker Ad

As reported before, Victory Poker recently moved to Cake Network and it did not waste any time either: the first advertisement is out and it is tempting to say the least. Victoria Moore, Sara Jean Underwood and others are presented on the poster with the remnants of a cake-fight. A teaser video of the shooting is also released, undoubtedly achieving its goal to lure more costumers to the room.

Betfair to Be Listed on the LSE

Making an anticipated confirmation, betting company Betfair announced it was to float on the London Stock Exchange, valued at £1.5bn, EGamingReview.com reported. At least 10% of the shares are expected to be sold to enterprises willing to invest both in and out of the UK.
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