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There are re-buy, turbo and heads up games offered in the series. Buy-ins range from $10.00 to $500 and games include Texas Holdem, Pot Limit Omaha and Omaha Hi Lo. Prize pools for 32 of the events start at $10,000 and go up to $200,000 and the series Grand Finale Main Event will guarantee over $800,000 in winnings.

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The Notice set a deadline of May 1, 2012, for the regulations to be adopted, but it is believed that the rules will be in place well before the deadline as Nevada is on the fast track to becoming the first state to provide intrastate online poker to its residents.

The industry Notice was released partly “due to an increasing level of interest” of various independent testing labs. Also, the Silver State’s own testing labs are said to be understaffed and suffering from a “bottleneck” of current testing procedures, according to Dr. David Schwartz, Director of the Center for Gaming Research at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

The framework of a state bill that was approved last year, Assembly Bill 279, permits independent testing labs to be utilized, and was drafted partly for the purpose of “maintaining an industry where  games can be efficiently and expeditiously brought to the market.” The Gaming Commission will be responsible for setting and collecting fees from the laboratories approved to conduct the testing.

Seven applications have already been submitted from gaming companies who would like to be among the first to provide online poker to Nevada residents. It is not yet known how many of the applicants will be tested by state laboratories or the number that will be tested by the private labs.

The lab testing is not the only matter facing the Gaming Commission. Regulators still must contend with a multitude of issues before any gaming companies will be allowed to operate a poker site within Nevada’s borders. Some of those concerns include the necessary rules and requirements regarding computer software and equipment, how player funds will be segregated, player registration verification so that minors cannot access the sites, and safeguards put in place to combat the possibility of cheating through player collusion or the use of bots, for instance.

Nevada gaming authorities have not set a date that online poker will be available, as there are still many details that need to be ironed out. However, industry insiders have mentioned that sometime in the spring would be a feasible, yet vague, timetable.

888 Holdings have announced that their full-year earnings have almost doubled through robust growth with their poker and casino offerings – and this declaration could well be good news for US poker players with the company eyeing up the possibility of investing in the North American market.

The British company – which operates several high-profile gambling websites, including 888 Poker, as well as ones dedicated to bingo, casino games and sports – also named Brian Mattingley as their new chief executive officer, as reported by Reuters. 888 revealed that the company’s revenue showed a 26% increase to an impressive $331.1 million through last year to December from $262.1 million in 2010, while their EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation) climbed to $55.6 million from the previous year’s $28.6 million, seeing an increase of 94%.

Real-Money Customers on the Up

What might be even more heartening to 888 is the fact they have seen a 22% increase in registered real-money customers to 10.6 million poker, sports and casino players, as of December 31, 2011. Additionally, 2012 has begun well for the company, with average daily revenue increasing by 2% over the buoyant fourth quarter (Q4) period last year. But that’s not all, as the average daily new customer take-up has grown more than 15% on the last quarter of 2011 – highlighting the undoubted potential for strong growth in the near future. 888 – which enjoyed a successful launch of their brand in Italy last year – should see even more positive figures this year as more and more British people stay at home to watch television and gamble online as fears increase over the country slipping back into recession.

New CEO Brian Mattingley Provides US Players With Hope

Of course, Mattingley – who last April stepped down as chairman of 888’s remuneration and audit committees while the company searched for a new CEO following the resignation of Gigi Levy in March 2011 – was delighted to take on his new post at such an exciting time for 888, saying: “The promising start of 2012 demonstrates healthy growth over and above the strong Q4 2011 and underpins our strategy and expectations for 2012.” As such, 888 have announced plans to invest heavily in numerous newly-regulated markets in the USA and continental Europe.

This can only be good news for American players starved of online poker following the events of Black Friday last April 15 when the US Department of Justice (DoJ) closed down several poker websites – including PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker and Absolute Poker – in relation to allegations of bank fraud, illegal gambling and money laundering.

Of course, 888 – via their B2B arm, Dragonfish – have already reached a deal with Caesars Interactive Entertainment (CIE) to extend their UK software licensing agreement to the North American country.

This agreement will allow Dragonfish to run several of CIE’s poker brands – if and when online gaming is allowed through new regulations.

Expansion Into United States On the Horizon

888 – who are among the many companies to apply for an internet gaming service provider licence in Nevada – also believe this deal puts in place a strong platform for additional agreements being made with other US partners.

Mattingley certainly provided hope for US poker players when saying: “We are more than ready to take advantage of liberalisation in the industry.

“We have a unique position in the US allowing the launch of a real-money offering immediately as either federal or state-based regulation is finalised and upon licensing by gaming authorities.”

Company Shares Show Impressive Growth

Meanwhile, 888 – who had recently been the subject of an on-off £240 million takeover bid by Britain’s second largest bookmaker, Ladbrokes – have seen their shares rise 4% in the past month in advance of their 2011 forecast, while trading on the London Stock Exchange showed that shares were up 5.04% to 62.5 pence at 11:24 BST (British Summer Time) today.

Other notable figures released by 888 Holdings showed that B2C (business-to-consumer) revenue increased by 28% to $284.2 million ($221.7 million, 2010), while B2B (business-to-business) revenue climbed 16% to $46.9 million ($40.4 million, 2010).

With all these figures in mind, Mattingley added: “I am delighted and proud to have officially taken the helm at 888. 2011 has been a phenomenal year for us, refocusing on our core product offer and the success of our Poker 6 platform has delivered exceptional growth across all key metrics.”

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Unsubstantiated rumors in the poker industry have alluded to the acquisition of Full Tilt Poker by Group Bernard Tapie to be completed sometime next week, with another investor secured by Tapie reportedly involved in the purchase.

Although a deadline for the deal had previously been set by the parties for March 16, it is believed that the deadline has been extended a few more days to allow for the nearly-completed negotiations to continue, it was reported by eGamingReview.

With the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) serving as a middleman due to the forfeiture proceedings and assets being sold through the court in light of the Black Friday indictments, the negotiations have dragged on for months, with Full Tilt players owed money by the dormant site becoming further exasperated with each passing day.

Indications are that Tapie has been communicating with both the Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC) and the Kahnawake Gaming Commission to secure reinstatement of its revoked operating license with the former, and to solidify its licensure status with the latter, which provided FTP with a secondary license to operate a poker site. Upon revocation of the FTP license in September, the AGCC allowed for possible reinstatement under new management at a future date.

There is currently no timetable as to when the site would be up and running again, but industry insiders believe that Tapie will attempt to be online as soon as possible. The FTP acquisition scuttlebutt includes unnamed sources saying that Tapie is actively recruiting personnel to re-launch the site and believes a four-week timeframe following acquisition is doable. Likewise, there are no confirmed dates as to the scheduled repayment of players, with Black Friday’s 1-year anniversary date fast approaching next month.

Just last week, after nearly 11 months of deadening silence by Full Tilt’s board of directors, FTP honcho Ray Bitar spoke out and apologized to poker players for the silence and the lack of repayment. “My love for the sport and the poker community has made it very difficult to keep silent, particularly in light of the many angry sentiments directed at FTP, myself, and others in newspapers and blogs,” Bitar told Poker Strategy. “Given the lack of information that has been made public, I can certainly understand these sentiments.”

Bitar went on to say that his efforts since Black Friday have always been on finding a way to reimburse players. Online poker forums and critics who had been ridiculing Bitar, Howard Lederer and Chris Feguson for months due to their silence were overwhelmingly dissatisfied with the statement, claiming that it had no substance and was extremely tardy–in effect, being a case of too little, too late.

The Full Tilt sale has been riddled with a number of problems, including the DoJ calling the poker room a “global Ponzi scheme,” millions of dollars reportedly owed to the site by pro players, and Tapie’s integrity as an owner questioned due to a somewhat shady past. We will keep you updated with the latest developments in the sale and continuing saga of Full Tilt Poker.

Before Black Friday Full Tilt was considered to be one of the best poker sites, let’s hope that moment will come back soon again!

Released last month and currently still in a testing phase, 888 Poker has launched an Android poker app for tablets and mobile smartphones and is inviting poker players to test the app and to provide feedback.

Currently in beta, only Texas Hold’em ring games at certain stake levels are available to players on the go, but SitNGo and multi-table tournament offerings are expected to be included in the options for players following the conclusion of testing. Players who try the app on their mobile devices will join the pool of players from the network who are logging on via their desktops and laptops.

After downloading and installing the Android app from 888 Poker, there will be certain unfamiliarities for those accustomed to the desktop downloaded or instant play software. The poker tables look similar to the tables found at the main site. However, there is no conventional lobby. Instead, you can opt to find poker tables from two different sections, Quick Seat and Beginners. A click on Beginners permits the three no-limit options of 9-max at $0.01/0.02, 6-max at $0.03/0.06 or 9-max at $0.05/0.10. The Quick Seat section affords many more choices, such as choosing between fixed-limit, pot-limit and no-limit games, as well as stake ranges from $0.02/0.04, all the way up to $5/$10.

Other features that you won’t find on the Android app are the abilities to make notes on opposing players, search for and find other players, multi-table, or watch hand replays. One feature that has received a lot of negative feedback in the testing process so far is the avatars, which appear to be too big for the limited constraints of a mobile device.

As with the launching of any new product, there may be certain elements or bugs that need modification or work. 888 Poker welcomes player feedback on the Android poker app by emailing 888PokerMobile@888Poker.com.

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Following an investigation into their operating procedures, the Everleaf Gaming Network was sanctioned by the Malta Lotteries and Gaming Authority (LGA) for “irregularities,” coming just one month after Everleaf was forced to exit the U.S. marketplace by a cease and desist order issued by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Without detailing the cited irregularities or divulging the punishment involved in the sanctions, whether monetary or otherwise, the LGA officially announced on its website that Everleaf will continue to be “monitored closely to ensure its operation respects Maltese law.”

On Feb. 9, Everleaf discontinued allowing its services to players in the U.S. following a consultation with LGA officials after U.S. authorities seized funds from a payment processor that facilitated financial transactions to various sites on the Everleaf network. With threats of legal action from U.S. honchos if poker operations were to continue in America, the LGA advised a hasty retreat from the U.S. market “due to the nature of the threat and the current climate.”

Later that month, Everleaf released a statement regarding the seizure of funds and the allegations levied by U.S. Homeland Security authorities, saying, “To our knowledge, the U.S. authorities seized these funds and blocked the transactions based on purported violations of certain U.S. laws, including operating an illegal money transmitting business, the Wire Act, and money laundering.”

Everleaf also stressed in the statement to their U.S. players that all funds were fully protected and players with account balances would be able to expect complete reimbursement. Posters at online poker forums have recently commented that cashout requests have been honored.

In December, Everleaf was involved in controversy by instituting a restriction on winning players by prohibiting access to particular tables that were seated by an abundance of players who were losing and rated poorly. In a somewhat shocking move to the poker industry, Everleaf intended to enforce a “healthy player and financial balance within the card room,” by denying players who had accumulated weekly winnings in excess of €750 from playing at certain tables by receiving a pop-up message on their monitors indicating that they “are not allowed to play on this table because your player rating is too high.” Likewise for losing players who attempted to join a table of winning players, a warning message appeared saying, “the rating of the table is higher than yours, do you really want to play on this table?” The ratings were done on a weekly basis and all players would start from scratch at midnight on Sunday.

The Everleaf network consists of approximately 125 different poker websites. Recent traffic numbers compiled by PokerScout lists the network as ranked 29th worldwide in player traffic, having lost 23% of ring game players since abstaining from the U.S. marketplace.

For former Everleaf players and any U.S. players still searching for poker websites that permit Americans to play, the Merge Gaming Network is very U.S. friendly. With featured skins such as Lock Poker, Pokerview and Carbon Poker offering excellent deposit bonuses of 150% up to $750, Merge is now the place to play online poker for U.S. residents. Check our complete list of US poker sites here.

American poker pro Jared ‘Jhub’ Hubbard has challenged his fans to thrilling heads-up battles throughout the whole of next month – if they can answer a question concealed somewhere on his personal website.

The Lock Poker Elite Pro will also allow his opponents to choose the stakes they wish to play for against the sit ‘n’ go specialist from Minnesota as Hubbard takes on all-comers on every single day of February in a challenge he has described as being “as up close as it gets”. It should be a fantastic few weeks for prospective champions as taking on Hubbard – who began playing online back in 2006 – would be a greater test than the vast majority will have ever faced before. If anyone does somehow beat Hubbard, he will give them a 30-minute coaching consultation on any discipline that interests, as well as the cash for overcoming the expert, of course.

Answer a Daily Question for Chance to Face Pro

Anyone interested in meeting Hubbard head-to-head should sign up to follow him on social network site Facebook or microblogging website Twitter and look out for the daily trivia question he supplies. Now, this is where it gets even more interesting as the answer to his query will be located somewhere on his own website, jaredhubbard.com. The first entrant to supply the answer on each of February’s 29 days will be given the chance to take on Hubbard at Lock Poker – no matter how much cash they have as the stake levels will be decided by the challenger.

Hubbard Can’t Wait to face Challengers

Hubbard said: “I’m really looking forward to this. I love what I do for a living and am fortunate to be a Lock Poker Elite Pro and to work with Poker Face PR, who built my website and created this promotion for me. The best part of what I do is interact with the fans and this contest will certainly put us as up close as it gets on the felt.” Hubbard, of Farmington, produced a brilliant display of skill recently to take down the $1,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em Championship event for $70,769 at the Fall Poker Classic at the Canterbury Park Card Club in Shakopee. The champion emerged triumphant from a field of 293 players to eventually defeat fellow American Brandon Beery in their heads-up encounter that left the latter with $39,789 for his runner-up spot back in mid-October.

Virtual Felt is Spiritual Home for Star

However, Hubbard is better known for his skills on the virtual felt at Lock Poker and has already accumulated more than $1.5 million in online winnings, while he was also ranked at number one in the whole Merge Poker Network last year, according to online poker tournament results database Sharkscope. He is normally located playing 16 tables at a time at Lock Poker, taking in medium-to-high stakes six-player sit ‘n’ gos, or even between four and six medium-to-high stakes heads-up SNGs. This upcoming challenge won’t be the last from Hubbard this year, however, as public relations firm Poker Face PR (PFPR) have promised numerous interactive promotions that will involve the online star.

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There might be a lull in the poker world right now with the festive season in full swing, but fans of the world’s greatest game can still get their fill of flushes and full houses by tuning in to see a documentary on sensational poker star Sam Holden next month.

The 22-year-old Englishman enjoyed an incredible 2011 and is rightly the subject of a documentary to be shown on television throughout Europe over the next few weeks.

In a little over a year after turning pro, the rookie managed to secure a seat among the November Nine at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) main event, finishing in ninth for a staggering $782,115.

OK, he would have been aiming for the top spot, WSOP gold bracelet and $8,715,638 taken by Germany’s Pius Heinz, but it’s quite staggering how far the youngster has come since first making his mark at the felt back in August last year with his 12th place finish at the UK and Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT) Edinburgh main event for $3,436.

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Since then, Team 888 Poker ambassador Holden has secured a fifth place from the UKIPT Galway main event for $2,090 last December, as well as first in the UKIPT Newcastle No-Limit Hold’em (six max) event for $5,785 in June, his ninth at the WSOP main event in Las Vegas, and the top spot in the Coral Late Night Poker 2011 in Cardiff for $150,000 in late November.

Now, after such a sensational 12 months, Spade Social – a video social network for poker fans – and poker site 888 Poker have got together to produce a half-hour documentary that will allow fans of the game to see what it is like to play at the highest level.

In fact, the Eastbourne pro allowed a film crew to follow him around as he prepared to take his seat at the November Nine, so expect some startling insights as Holden hit the headlines across the globe.

The poker documentary makers have assured poker fans that the 30-minute movie will highlight “what has turned him from a hopeful student interested in the game to one of the brightest and most talented players in the circuit”.

Changes in Game Highlighted in Documentary

Additionally, they also stated that they will reveal “how the new breed of highly educated, young poker players is changing the game and what influences technology and social media have had on the sport”.

While Sky channel 231 will show the movie in the UK, poker fans throughout continental Europe will also have the chance to view this thrilling piece of movie-making on 20 free channels during January.

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It’s incredible the difference a few months can make – and that could not be more accurate when looking at the Bodog Poker brand, which has somewhat surprisingly resurfaced in the USA as Bovada Poker.

It looked as if Bodog would be quitting the States just five months ago to concentrate on the lucrative Asian market that is opening up right now, only for the poker website to make a Lazarus-like rise from the dead yesterday as Bovada Poker.

This is a massive turnaround from what had been expected following Bodog founder Calvin Ayre’s conclusion back in early August that “the real market is in Asia, not in North America, anyway”. Maybe it was all just a smokescreen, although it’s likely we’ll never know.

Emails have also been sent out to all existing customers with a heading that reads: “Bodog.eu is changing — New Name, New Look, Same Great Service”. That’s good to know, of course, as Bodog was regarded as one of the leading poker sites in the USA.

Also slightly unexpectedly, or maybe not, the ‘new’ site will be operated by the Morris Mohawk Gaming Group (MMGG) – which was Bodog’s previous USA licensees from 2006 onwards – and will be affiliated to the Bodog Poker network in precisely the same manner as skins on numerous other online poker networks share player databases.

Ultimately, though, I guess most poker observers could have predicted some sort of presence for Bodog within the States, even though the company had stated in July that they would be quitting after this year ends as they aim to enhance their share of the market in Asia, as well as Britain by opening numerous high street shops.

Unfortunately, only customers within the USA will be able to gain access to the site, so leaving countless European poker players disappointed at not being able to compete with the North American counterparts, although they will still be allowed to log on to their accounts and play at bodog.eu.

It is an incredible change in stance, though, as it appeared Bodog was giving up on the States when their British operation was awarded a Gambling Commission licence to operate within the European country back in July.

That decision will almost certainly mean that Bodog will continue sponsoring the always-popular annual Poker in the Park event in London.

It should also be noted that Bodog signed sponsorship deals with English Premier League football side West Bromwich Albion and Scottish First Division team Ayr United FC as they aim to promote their brand in the already-packed British market.

What is vital, though, to existing Bodog Poker customers outside of the USA is that they have been moved on to the new website, while the only major change for States players is that they are now unable to access the Bodog website and must instead download the Bovada Poker client.

US players need not panic, though, as their bankroll information – which remains “safe and secure” – has been transferred to Bovada Poker, while their passwords and log-ins remain unaltered.

The email sent to all US clients continued by pointing out that: “Your account and balance has automatically been transferred to the new website and you are able to log in to the site using your existing account details and password,” before concluding with the message: “We hope you enjoy the new site!”

Bodog’s rebranding to Bovada Poker might even have a positive effect on the numbers of players hitting the virtual tables at Bovada Poker, as well as the Bodog Poker Network.

Incredibly, Bodog’s traffic levels showed a massive 64% year-on-year increase immediately following the events of Black Friday back in April, although those impressive figures began to drop off after the announcement from Merge Poker Network that they would be accepting new registrations from the States.

Still, Bovada players will continue to hope that they can benefit from massively under-subscribed guaranteed events and some very weak players in the low and micro stakes tournaments and tables.

We shall see, but it’s great news for American poker players after numerous poker sites, including PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker and Absolute Poker, were shut down by the US Department of Justice (DoJ) on April 15 this year, leaving US clients lacking in opportunities to play online poker.

A press release from Bodog announced yesterday’s changes, and reads as follows:

“Following the Bodog Brand’s decision to withdraw the brand from the US market as announced earlier this year, as of today (December 14, 2011) the Morris Mohawk Gaming Group (MMGG) will no longer operate under the Bodog name.

“Whilst MMGG’s brand licensing agreement does not formally expire until December 31, as from today, US residents will no longer be able to access bodog.eu or any other Bodog branded website.

“We understand MMGG will now operate under its new brand, Bovada, at the following website: www.bovada.lv, such domain being given to MMGG pursuant to its rights on expiry of the licensing agreement.

“The Bodog brand is confident MMGG’s customer account information and funds will continue to remain safe and secure, as it has done since MMGG entered its original agreement with the Bodog Brand in 2006 and we would like to wish MMGG the greatest success in its new venture.”

An attorney representing Full Tilt was tight-lipped about the deal, saying that “it’s really important that the negotiations remain confidential.” But the FTP lawyer did confirm that Full Tilt is involved in ongoing negotiations with both GBT and with U.S Department of Justice officials.

Recent Wall Street Journal news reports have stated that part of the sale may include current owners in addition to allowing players who are owed a great deal of money to have the option to become shareholders. But, it was stressed, the existing owners would have no part in the day-to-day management of the company.

Many industry observers have a hard time fathoming that Howard Lederer, Chris Ferguson and Rafael Furst could have any part in retaining ownership in the company in light of the amended civil action accusing the poker pros of fraud and money laundering, allegedly pocketing millions of dollars in shareholder dividends while Full Tilt players have yet to be paid. Full Tilt’s image has been severely tarnished by the government’s accusations, as well as the revelation that Full Tilt’s board of directors mismanaged funds by crediting players’ accounts without having the abiltity to obtain those monies from its third-party payment processors.

AGCC to Review Full Tilt Fiasco

The Alderney Gambling Control Commission is planning a review of the Full Tilt Poker scandal in an effort to learn from its mistakes and to prevent a similar situation from happening in the future.

“We will certainly review our processes in the light of this particular experience and we might introduce changes if we find that there’s things that we could do better from our side,” said Andre Wilsenach, AGCC’s executive director.

The AGCC trusted Full Tilt’s own accounting reports that funds were available without actually auditing the poker site. In reality, Full Tilt’s funds were not available due to mismanagement and several issues with payment processors.

For sure we will be back soon with more news on Full Tilt Poker, come back to our Easiest Poker Sites website.