Merge Poker halts registration of new U.S. poker players

June 2, 2016

Players and company representatives on various internet message boards have confirmed that the Merge Gaming network has once again halted the registration of new players resident in the United States. The website shows that the US country option in the drop down registration list has been removed for Carbon Poker, PlayersOnly, Sportsbook.ag and SuperBook, indicating […]

Pokerhost to leave Merge Poker Network?

March 27, 2014

The usually well-informed online poker information site Professional Rakeback.com reports that the Pokerhost skin is leaving the Merge Gaming Network and will be moving to the newly formed Equity Poker Network (EPN) within the next two weeks. The information site summarises developments as: * Pokerhost will retain full control of all segregated player funds after […]

Hackers in Bitcoin poker sites scam

February 5, 2014

In what seems to be a rather clumsy scam using a gmail address, attempts were made this week to con Merge Poker Network players on the PokerHost skin into sending Bitcoins in order to fund their accounts, with a sweetener of a 25 percent discount. The poker information site Pokerfuse reports that the fraudsters behind […]

Merge excluding players from New Jersey and Delaware?

January 27, 2014

The reasons have not been fully explained, and the motivation is not yet clear, but according to a growing number of player posts on leading poker forums like twoplustwo, it appears that the Merge poker network is excluding both new sign ups and existing players who come from the states of New Jersey and Delaware. […]