With US presidential elections to be held later this year, of great interest to poker players is the stance of each presidential candidate with regards to the legalization of online poker. As Democrat Barack Obama vies for his re-election, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul and Rick Santorum are in the race for the Republican [...]
While Occupy Wall Street has surpassed the 75-day mark accented with police barricades and corporate threats and pepper spray, what some are terming “Occupy PokerStars” lasted less than a day. Protesters were acting in response to a policy change by PokerStars for the New Year that changed their rake attribution system from a “dealt” model [...]
One of the most popular PokerStars exclusive events kicked off this week, the 2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure. The series is being hosted at the Atlantis Resort and Casino, which is located on Paradise Island in the Bahamas. It will consist of 41 different events, including a $10,000 buy in Main Event and a $100,000 buy [...]
On Saturday it was announced that Joe Hachem would not be resigning with PokerStars as a Team Pro member. His contract expired recently and it was a mutual decision not to renew the contract. The 45 year-old Australian father of four says he will remember his time with PokerStars fondly, but is also looking forward [...]
Come January 1st 2012, 38 websites/operators will be the first to provide legal online gambling to residents of Denmark. The Danish “orderly” regulatory framework will have each operator pay a 20% tax on their gross income. Pokerstars, 888 Poker, Betfair and Unibet are among those who managed to secure a license. Danish minister of taxation [...]
With the fallout from the demise of Full Tilt Poker still weighing on the minds of online players, PokerStars has stepped in to assure their user base of their financial security.
PokerStars has added a pair of new faces to their Team Pro ranks – Bjorn “Bjoerni89″ Schneider and Martin “filfedra” Staszko. Both men hail from the center of the European continent, putting them in excellent poker company.
An astounding 200,000 people helped Pokerstars.com, the world’s largest poker site, to make history on Sunday December 4th by participating in the largest poker tournament ever. This event was part of Pokerstars’ ongoing 10th Anniversary celebrations. The previous record, held by Pokerstars, was set in 2009 when 149,196 players participated in a $1 buy-in event. [...]
PokerStars, already the largest online gaming site in the world, is expanding their reach into the Asian market. Starting next year, the company is planning to host one of the largest poker tournaments in the Eastern Hemisphere.
PokerStars has added a new face to their Team Pro lineup. Marcus Hellner, Sweden’s two time gold medalist in the Winter Olympics, now joins the burgeoning roster of professional athletes at PokerStars.