January 14, 2015
Steering poker players to fine dining with tournament rewards has proved to be a notable success for Pokerstars marketers, who report that their latest innovative tactics in London are producing sold-out results. The online poker provider has collaborated with London’s fine dining restaurant group Jones and Sons to lay on quality dining experiences with a […]
January 13, 2015
According to a press statement from the Isle of Man-based online poker provider Pokerstars, a Russian player has scored a truly impressive return on investment in the first-ever $1 million Spin & Go competition, winning a million dollars on a stake of only $5….in just 13 minutes and 26 seconds. Player ‘sss66666’ was the victor […]
January 11, 2015
New Jersey Senator Ray Lesniak has tweeted that he expects the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement to allow Pokerstars into the intrastate online gambling market by March 2015…but he has been wrong before, predicting back in September last year that a licence would be issued in a matter of weeks (see previous reports). Lesniak […]
January 7, 2015
Pokerstars appears to have taken notice of the unpopular player reaction to its imposition in early November 2014 of changes to its rake structures, with communications chief Eric Hollreiser announcing this week that the company will in most cases be abandoning the changes and reverting to former practice. When the changes were introduced last year […]
January 3, 2015
Pokerstars is gearing up for its first big online tournament of 2015 – the Turbo Championship of Online Poker, which kicks off on January 22 and runs through February 2. This year’s edition features 50 events covering a variety of poker genres and different levels of buy-in, and will be supported by satellites as usual. […]
December 30, 2014
The Spanish real money online casino offering from Pokerstars has been withdrawn from the market after just two months of operations. The company claims that the withdrawal is necessary for technical tweaks in order to comply with local regulatory requirements on the availability of hand histories. However, industry observers report that the the new enterprise […]
December 20, 2014
The charming and historic Mediterranean island of Malta is becoming a popular venue for live poker tournaments, with the Pokerstars European Poker Tour the latest to select the island for an event. EPT has unveiled a 67-tournament schedule titled the EPT Malta Festival that looks set to appeal to a wide range of players, with […]
December 11, 2014
According to statistics published by the independent online poker monitor Poker Scout, the online poker industry’s biggest provider – Pokerstars – in enjoying a major pre-festive season rush thanks to well-designed and timed promotions. Cash game traffic has soared 18 percent in the month thus far, thanks mainly to the company’s December Festival promotional program, […]
December 8, 2014
In support of its decision to augment online poker services with a player option to use sports betting facilities and/or casino games (see previous reports), Pokerstars has publicised a new responsible gambling code to cater for the additional product offerings. The company’s responsible gaming manager, Jeanne David, announced the new code in a blog statement […]
December 5, 2014
It hasn’t taken long for the powerful coalition of Pokerstars, two Californian tribal groups and three major card rooms to react to AB9, an online poker legalisation bill launched this week by Californian Assemblyman Mike Gatto…and the response is negative. In a brief statement the coalition of Amaya-Pokerstars, the Morongo Band of Mission Indians, the […]