Betsson has officially taken control of the Malta-based Nordic Gaming Group and its three sportsbook, casino and poker subsidiaries, NordicBet, Tobet and Triobet
As the industry's largest poker network, and one that is certified in all of the regulated markets in which it operates, iPoker went balls to the wall in introducing itself to its newest market.
The "King of Clay" has joined online poker giant PokerStars, lending his support as a brand ambassador to the world's largest online poker site.
Speed Hold'em is what iPoker is calling it, and it appears that they're is looking into taking a slice off of a genre that's becoming more and more popular for a lot of poker players.
PokerStars has pulled the plug on the August 2012 segment of the Macau Poker Cup: Red Dragon Series. On the flip side, they're offering half-priced tournaments to its players on June 17.
The highly active APT recently wrapped up the 2012 APT Asian Series in Goa, India, drawing quite a crowd of some of the finest poker players in the world, all vying for the chance to be crowned the 2012 Asian Series Goa Main Event champion.
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According to iGaming Post, a "timetable for paying back players has been reached" after recent court hearings in the US between FTP, PokerStars, and the DOJ culminated in the agreement to finally return the money from all the players with existing funds in FTP and PokerStars.
The APT is coming back for the 2012 APT Asian Series Goa. The week-long event will be held from May 21 to May 27 at the Casino Royale in Goa, India.
The super high-roller event already has 25 registered players, each forking over HKD $1 million to be part of the contending field.
