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Posts Tagged ‘Launch’
Saturday, July 2nd, 2011
The Epic Poker League has been in the news quite a bit this week, first for finally giving the poker league a proper name after months of being referred to as the Annie Duke Poker League or the FS+G Poker League, followed by the soft launch of their website, www.epicpoker.com, and now the announcement that the Deepstacks Live team will be hosting a poker seminar prior to the debut tournament of the Epic Poker League.
The 1-Day Advanced Tournament Course will take place on July 9th, 2011 at the Palms Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada and will feature such names as Annie Duke, Adam Levy, Randal Flowers, Justin “Boosted J” Smith, Mike “The Grinder” Mizrachi, and Mike Matusow. All of the instructors have earned their Epic Poker League tour card –except for Duke who refused her card to avert any conflict of interest as the league’s commissioner—including Matusow and Mizrachi who both received a 5-year exemption due to their stellar careers.
The course has a cost of $500, but there are plenty of freebies that will offset much of the cost to the player. Players attending the 5-hour training session will also receive an entry into a $180 Epic Poker League Pro/Am satellite tournament, a copy of Annie Duke’s new poker book, Decide to Play Great Poker, a “Grinder Knot” charity bracelet, as well as a buffet meal ticket.
For more information on the seminar head on over to www.deepstacksuniversity.com
Tags: Adam Levy, Annie Duke, Buffet Meal, Conflict Of Interest, Freebies, Grinder, J Smith, Knot, Launch, Meal Ticket, Mike Matusow, Mizrachi, Palms Casino, Play Poker, Poker Book, Randal, Training Seminar, Training Session, Vegas Nevada, Website Www
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Saturday, June 11th, 2011
Sorel Mizzi announced the launch of a new charity called Poker Players Against Poverty, which seeks to help alleviate homelessness and poverty. According to a press release issued on Thursday: “With Sorel in the lead, Poker Players against Poverty will recruit other like-minded poker players who will commit service days and percentages of their tournament winnings in the fight against poverty.” Mizzi has committed 5% of his future tournament earnings, as well as a one-time $10,000 donation.
When you mention the name Sorel Mizzi in the poker world you will likely elicit a number of responses, some good, some bad, some indifferent, and some very, very bad. At the forefront of a number of cheating and ethical scandals in his brief poker career, as well as his propensity to make these matters worse by his 2+2 posts, Mizzi is one of the most polarizing figures in the game with his detractors calling him a liar, cheater, and all around POS, and on the other hand his supporters will claim he is simply misunderstood and there is no proof to many of the allegations.
Mizzi, the 2010 BLUFF Magazine Player of the Year is considered one of the top tournament poker players in the game, and has proven his abilities in both live tournaments and online poker tournaments, however it his reputation that has taken a hit over the past few years beginning with a 3-year ban from Full Tilt Poker –as well as a shorter ban on PokerStars—for multi-accounting and buying another player’s account late in a tournament. Mizzi has also been implicated by John Racener in a Chinese Poker cheating scandal where Racener accused Mizzi of dealing off the bottom of the deck.
Tags: Bluff Magazine, Cheater, Chinese Poker, Detractors, Full Tilt Poker, Homelessness, John Racener, Launch, Liar, Many Faces, Online Poker Tournaments, Percentages, Poker Game, Poker Players, Poker World, PokerStars, Propensity, Scandals, Sorel Mizzi, Tournament Poker
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Monday, October 11th, 2010
It’s been a tumultuous year for the Cake Poker Network; first was the launch of the Phil Laak brand, Unabomber Poker, which was an instant hit thanks to Laak’s following in the poker world. However, this was followed by the loss of two of their top sites PlayersOnly and SportsBook, which saw the Cake Poker Network plummet in traffic from a top 10 contender to nearly out of the top 20 according to pokerscout.com. Since this time the Cake Poker Network has been working overtime to improve its brand.
The first step in the network’s resurgence was luring one of the top new poker rooms away from the Everleaf Poker Network, Victory Poker. Victory Poker boasts a stable full of young poker talent including Antonio Esfandiari, Andrew Robl and David “TheMaven” Chicotsky, not to mention their high-profile CEO –who recently made the WSOP Europe Main Event final table—Dan Fleyshman.
Now the Cake Poker Network has added yet another poker room, Poker King. Poker King is an Asian-based poker room and online gaming site that features a number of unique features such as live online dealers.
With the addition of more and more fresh, unique, poker rooms we could see the Cake Poker Network resume its quest to become a Top 10 online poker network, and from there only the sky is the limit.
Tags: Antonio Esfandiari, Contender, Launch, Main Event, online poker, Phil Laak, Playersonly, Plummet, Poker Network, Poker Online, Poker Room, Poker Rooms, Poker World, Profile Ceo, Resurgence, Sky Is The Limit, Sportsbook, Unabomber, victory, WSOP
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Saturday, August 14th, 2010
Ultimate Bet has once again changed altered their affiliate link structure. This announcement means that all Ultimate Bet (UB) affiliate links will need to update their tracking links as soon as possible. The new Ultimate Bet links will be displayed as follows:
New Ultimate Bet Affiliate Link Format: http://www.ub.com/?ubAffilID=XXXXX
Old Ultimate Bet Affiliate Format: http://www.ultimatebet.com/?ubAffilID=XXXXX
Here’s an excerpt from a recent UB.net email:
As you know, UltimateBet was recently rebranded UB.com. The revitalized brand means more excitement for the passionate poker player and there’s a lot in store for affiliates too.
Kind of looks like the company just decided to change the drapes, and cost affiliates thousands of dollars in the process? It’s sort of like a coupon for UB right? Save thousands of dollars redecorating, get the cash from affiliates!
How does this effect you? It could mean the loss of thousands of dollars. Links that have been placed in guest blogs, article submissions, etc are just null and void as of now, free traffic to UB. All affiliate links that are not changed to this new format by …. are just free traffic to Ultimate Bet.
The launch of the UB name as a brand comes with creative updates to banners, SEO changes and updates to your links as well. It is important to note that all references, text, and text links MUST be changed from UltimateBet.com to UB.com.
Chipleader didn’t announce the last date that the old trackers will track. We’ve emailed for clarification.
Tags: Affiliate Link, Affiliates, Article Submissions, Clarification, Drapes, Email, Emailed, Excerpt From, Excitement, Free Links, Free Traffic, Last Date, Launch, Link Structure, Poker Player, rebranding, Thousands Of Dollars, Trackers, ub, Ultimate Bet
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Friday, July 2nd, 2010
As the online betting market in France has been liberalized many online poker sites are moving into the area. Two large poker rooms recently announced they are now offering services in France. Everest Poker and BetClic Poker are the most recent rooms to be licensed in the area.
Both BetClic Poker and Everest Poker are owned by Mangas Gaming and GigaMedia, and the owners decided to move into France. GigaMedia is a large part of the online gambling industry as they provide online entertainment software, services, development of software as well as licensing. The site also operates online gaming businesses.
GigaMedia CEO Arthur Wang commented: “We are especially excited about the opening of the large French market to online poker. Everest and BetClic are strongest in France and we see an enormous market opportunity for which we are best positioned with our award winning poker products.”
This announcement came just after the first site launched in France. The first site to get started in the country was Bwin. As the area has opened up more and more providers are moving into the area and the coming weeks should see even more news of online poker rooms and gambling operators becoming licensed and starting operations in France.
Tags: Arthur Wang, Betclic, Ceo, Enormous Market, Everest Poker, france, French Market, Gigamedia, Launch, Mangas, Market Opportunity, Moving, Offering Services, Online Betting, online gambling, Online Poker Rooms, Online Poker Sites, Poker Gambling, Poker Online, Software Services, Winning Poker
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Friday, June 18th, 2010
It was recently announced that Gioia International is the latest company to earn a gaming license from the Isle of Man. Gioia International will now be able to move their operations to the island. Before they would earned their license Gioia International had to meet the licensing requirements and meet the standards of the Isle of Man.
It took about seven weeks from the time Gioia International sent their application to the Isle of Man for approval. The online poker site from Gioia, RealDealpoker.com will now be able to officially launch. The head of egaming development of the Isle of Man, Garth Kimber commented:
“At the heart of the government’s department for economic development is a commitment to championing new ideas and ground-breaking concepts and ensuring that the island’s business environment is as hospitable as possible to meet the needs of entrepreneurial companies such as Gioia International.”
Lee Hills also commented on the new license approval. Hills is the co-coordinator for ILS egaming. Hills commented that the Gioia International team has proven that there can be ‘scalability in dealing a real deck of cards to online tables’. Hills also commented that innovation, like the RealDealPoker site, are going to be the key to success in the future.
Tags: Business Environment, Cards Online, Deck Of Cards, Economic Development, Entrepreneurial Companies, Gaming License, Gioia, Gioia International, Heart, Innovation, Isle Of Man, Kimber, Launch, Lee Hills, License Approval, Licensing Requirements, online poker, Seven Weeks
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Friday, June 11th, 2010
 Bodog is one of the largest online gambling brands in the world today and they recently announced they have created a new position at their company. There is a CEO position for Bodog Europe and the new job goes to Patrik Selin.
Selin is a welcome addition to the Bodog family as he has great experience in the online gambling industry. Selin was part of one of the largest deals ever in the industry. Selin was working with Ongame as a Chief Executive when he sold Ongame to Bwin Interactive for 5 million Euros.
Selin commented on Bodog by stating: “Bodog Europe has a remarkable product set, a tremendous brand, and has assembled a team that is second to none. The meteoric successes in the UK to date have surpassed all expectations, and I’m thrilled to be able to help steer the course going forward in the UK. We are already looking to other European markets as the regulatory environment clarifies and as we secure appropriate regional licenses.”
Selin is a strong force in the industry. He worked a deal with Bodog to license the brand in 2009 and he is working to launch a new poker network for Bodog. Selin commented that the European market is very crowded but Bodog will stand out in the market and that is what will help them do well in the market.
Tags: 5 Million, Bodog, Bodog Brand, Ceo Position, Chief Executive, Europe, European Markets, Euros, Launch, New Job, New Position, Ongame, online gambling, Patrik Selin, Poker Network, Regulatory Environment, Remarkable Product, Second To None, Strong Force, Successes, Welcome Addition, World Today
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Friday, June 4th, 2010
 Real Deal Poker is an online poker site that uses new technology called Cut N Shuffle and Game Check systems. The site is owned by the Gioia International Limited Company and they recently announced that they have received a gaming license from the Isle of Man.
It took seven weeks after the application had been filed for the group to earn the license. The site will now officially launch and players will get to experience the new technology the site brings to the industry. The site uses real cards in its Cut N Shuffle system instead of the standard random number generators.
Each hand played at Real Deal Poker uses one deck of cards and burn cards are used and players can also have the deck cut as in live play. This system gives players the security that each game is played fairly.
Gene Gioia the founder of Gioia International commented: “ILS, together with Isle of Man Government has provided excellent service and assistance throughout the whole process. Their knowledge and experience has proved invaluable to Gioia in ensuring a smooth and efficient progression in preparing the company for its recent launch.”
Commenting on approving the license for Real Deal Poker, Garth Kimber the head of e-gaming development for the Isle of Man stated: “At the heart of the Government’s Department for Economic Development is a commitment to championing new ideas and groundbreaking concepts, and ensuring that the Island’s business environment is as hospitable as possible to meet the needs of entrepreneurial companies such as Gioia International. We are passionate about helping new start-up businesses to thrive, flourish and grow and have watched many e-Gaming companies do just that over the years, with many now established as the biggest and best in their respective fields.”
Tags: Business Environment, Cut N Shuffle, Deck Of Cards, Economic Development, Entrepreneurial Companies, Excellent Service, Game Check, Game Site, Gaming Companies, Gaming Development, Gaming License, Isle Of Man, Launch, Limited Company, New Technology, online poker, Poker Online, Random Number Generators, Real Deal, Real Deal Poker, Seven Weeks, Shuffle
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Tuesday, May 18th, 2010
 At the recent Global iGaming Summit and Expo, Bob Rybak a spokesperson for the Atlantic Lottery, stated that the Lottery, Loto Quebec and British Columbia Lottery have completed the creation stage of a shared online gambling and poker platform. Rybak commented that the platform should be ready to launch later this year.
Rybak went on to outline the future of online poker and gambling in the country during the expo. Those attending the expo found out that Manitoba and Ontario are also going to offer poker but they are a little further behind with launch dates.
Rybak commented that about $800 million was spent by Canadians last year online and the majority of the money was going offshore. The provinces of Canada would like to see the majority of the money coming to them so they worked together to create the large network to serve online gamblers in Canada.
Rybak also commented that the public would need to see that operators are going to keep underage player from accessing the platform before they would give their blessing. However some critics are not convinced that the operators will be able to keep young kids from accessing the site. Shane Simpson a gambling critic stated: “internet gambling is potentially the most problematic for people who have gambling addictions…and yet the government is expanding there without offering any other support.”
Simpson stated that the new platform will be marketing itself to a younger audience who would benefit from gambling on the go. The young people would also have access to the new platform via their mobile devices.
Tags: Atlantic Lottery, British Columbia, British Lottery, Canada, Canadians, Expo, Gamblers, Gambling Poker, Internet Gambling, Launch, Loto Quebec, Manitoba Ontario, Mobile Devices, online gambling, online poker, Poker Gambling, Provinces Of Canada, Quebec Lottery, Shane, Spokesperson, Young Kids
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Wednesday, April 28th, 2010
 Cake Poker is a leading online poker provider in the gambling industry and they recently announced they are testing a new poker client. The new poker client has been anticipated by many in the industry and Cake Poker is currently testing the new client in a private beta.
Lee Jones the Card Room Manager for Cake Poker has worked hard to get the client to the beta stage and he had this to say: “We are excited to launch the private beta for our new Cake Poker client and to get some further feedback on our efforts. We are delighted at how the client is currently operating and looking forward to being able to offer an improved online poker experience to all our players.”
The new poker software will see many changes made to the Cake Poker website. Some of the new features include a new lobby that stretches both vertically and horizontally, a multi-field sorting system that is like Excel as well as an advanced filtering for detailed game/tournament choices.
The new software also provides direct registration for tournaments as well as a tournament lobby that links to satellites. Tables have been scaled down to the industry standard minimum size and the chat box detaches for a player to manage in a separate window. Players can also customize their card backs as well as the table felt and carpet.
To create the new poker client the software developers at Cake consulted with cash and tournament players to try and make the needed and wanted changes. Once the new software has gone through the private beta the software will be ready for launch in a public beta. Once the public beta launches, players will be able to use it in parallel with the existing client for a short period of time. During the testing phase, Cake Poker will still be taking player feedback and integrating it into the new client.
Tags: Beta phase, Beta Stage, Cake Poker, Carpet, Chat Box, Choices, Game Tournament, Launch, New Features, New Software, online poker, Period Of Time, Player Feedback, Poker Client, Poker Experience, Poker Software, Private Beta, Public Beta, Satellites, Short Period, Software Developers, Sorting System
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