Tuesday, 31 December 2013
It seems as though PokerStars hasn't given up on its mission to re-enter the US market after rumours have surfaced that they are currently lobbying government officials in New York State.
Having been recently knocked back by Nevada and New Jersey (a temporary two-year block), PokerStars is now looking towards the Empire State as a way into the US online market. The world's biggest poker site has reportedly hired a group of lobbyists to connect with local officials and enhance the company's profile in the state. Although PokerStars is currently remaining tight-lipped about the subject, a number of sources in New York have suggested that representatives for the Rational Group (PokerStars' parent company) are in the process of talking to Governor Andrew Cuomo. In the past Cuomo has been one of the most active advocates of land-based casinos in New York and campaigned for more than four years to get it legalised. Moreover, his legal team, Cozen O'Connor, appear positive when it comes to online poker after telling CapitalNewYork.com that now is "a good time for an open architecture".Although Cuomo is yet to make an official statement on his views towards online gaming, it seems that he could become a powerful ally for PokerStars once the discussion on online poker in the state matures.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes are each about to kick off a second three-stage online satellite tournament series promising to award winners with prize packages into the upcoming Velden stop of the European Poker Championship.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes are each about to kick off three-stage online satellite tournament series promising to award winners with prize packages into the upcoming Velden stop of the European Poker Championship.
Fans of the Oh Hell trick-taking game will soon be able to enjoy real-money competitions online after Hell Club announced that it will be launching its new Oh Hell Stackpot innovation from Sunday.
Tuesday is the deadline for all working Americans to have submitted their income tax returns to the federal government and Juicy Stakes and Intertops Poker are set to mark this annual occasion by holding a special freeroll competition featuring a $1,000 top prize.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes cASINO are giving online poker players another chance to win their way to the Caribbean.
Win your way to the Caribbean in online satellites at Intertops and Juicy Stakes.
“We run a lot of higher stakes tournaments for our more hard-core players,” said Intertops’ poker manager. “But since our network is generally pretty soft, we created this series to give less competitive players a shot at winning.”
$200 GTD ‘East of Eden’ Poker Tournament Monday night at Intertops Poker will be a freezeout tournament with no re-buys or add-ons.
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