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PokerStars Changes Continue to Elicit Top Pro Opinions

PokerStars changes seem to not only be ticking off average Joe players, but experienced pros as well. The online poker site recently made a host of changes to its policies, including increasing rakes in many games and ending or...

PokerStars Rake Increase Ups the Ante in Player Wrath

PokerStars rake increases may be a penny-wise, pound-foolish move on the part of the online site, as the company has now announced sweeping changes to the rake structure of its cash games, tournaments and even Spin and Go’s....

PokerStars Currency Exchange Fees Stir the Pot for Players

PokerStars currency exchange fees are not sitting well with some players who withdraw their funds in a different currency than the one in which they carry their balance. The new exchange policy is drawing criticism from many...

Final Full Tilt Poker Refunds at Risk, Says Garden City Group

Some players waiting for Full Tilt Poker refunds may risk not receiving those funds at all if they do not fix errors or finish incomplete petitions by an upcoming deadline. More than 2,200 petitioners were recently contacted by...

Lock Poker Owes Players More Than $3 Million, Report Says

The scale of the Lock Poker cash-out scandal may be more alarming than had been previously suspected, according to a new report compiled by TwoPlusTwo poster “IHasTehNutz,” suggesting that players are owed almost $3.2...

Italian Poker Players Win EU Ruling on Taxing Winnings

Two Italian poker players can breathe a little easier today, now that Italy’s poker tax laws have been clarified by the European Union Court of Justice (CJEU). While Italy’s poker laws have always been a thorny issue...

GBGA Targets Tax Hikes in Latest UK Gambling Act Challenge

The Gibraltar Betting and Gaming Association (GBGA) may have failed in its first attempt to challenge the UK’s Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Act, but that doesn’t mean the group is done trying to undo the law...

PokerStars Supernova Elite Rewards Program to Dip in 2015

PokerStars Supernova Elite (SNE) players will receive a slightly reduced rewards package starting in 2015, but won’t have to deal with larger cuts that were feared by some high-volume players on the site. In total, SNE...

Winklevoss Twins Launch Bitcoin Poker App Winkdex

Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, possibly the world’s most infamously litigious IT twins, have joined the Bitcoin poker industry with the lawsuit-inviting app name of WinkDex. Bitcoin, of course, has become one of the...

Ireland Tax Laws Could Raise €25M from Online Poker

Online poker in the Republic of Ireland will soon have to obtain a license and pay a new gambling tax, according to the Irish Examiner. Since online poker in Ireland became big business, politicians have been looking for a way to...