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Is Zynga Ready For Real Money Poker?

by Bill Rini on September 20, 2011

Despite having already written a post about why I don’t think Zynga will be a major player in the post-US legalization world, I still get asked by people what I think about the company. Mind you, I work for someone who is a tangential competitor to Zynga but I don’t feel that I’m bashing here [...]

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Who to Blame for Black Friday?

by Bill Rini on September 6, 2011

One of the things people have been reluctant to address is who is to blame for Black Friday and its aftermath.  Well, I’ve done a little investigation and I can say with certainty I know exactly who is to blame for Black Friday.  Want to know who it is? It’s you. Well, technically, it’s you [...]

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Rakeback Wars 2.0? by Andrew Perry

by Bill Rini on August 1, 2011

Rakeback has been a contentious issue for online poker operators and their affiliates for years now, with its growing popularity very much a mixed blessing. On the one hand, openly offering to return to players 20-40% of the rake they pay each month can be a way to retain players and not lose them to [...]

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Full Tilt Payout Problems Exposed

by Bill Rini on July 26, 2011

Last week Todd Brunson tweeted that he had run into Howard Lederer in Las Vegas and that after telling him how short he was of cash Howard offered to pay him what he had locked up on Full Tilt. He asked how much I had on tilt and I told him 150k.. He said come [...]

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The Future of Affiliate Marketing

by Bill Rini on July 15, 2011

Interesting Question of the Day segment by Becky Liggero where she asks online gaming insiders their views about where the affiliate industry is headed. Check it out. Question of the Day – What does the future hold for the online gambling affiliate industry? Video Video by Gaming & Poker news – CalvinAyre.com

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Even Land Based Casinos Are Lumping it On

by Bill Rini on July 11, 2011

I was driving to work this morning and I heard a commercial for Commerce Casino. The ad said something along the lines of “Are you looking for a new home? A new poker home? Are you tired of playing for no stakes online?” It went on to talk about being able to play for real [...]

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PokerStars Statement Regarding AGCC Actions

by Bill Rini on June 29, 2011

Dear William Rini, We would like to bring your attention to the following two press releases: PokerStars Official Statement, June 29 2011 In light of today’s news that Alderney Gambling Control Commission has suspended Full Tilt Poker’s license, PokerStars wishes to assure our customers that their funds are completely safe and that our operations are [...]

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After the news that the Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC) had pulled the plug on Full Tilt Poker by suspending their license a lot of new news has hit the web. In no particular order: Filming of Poker Lounge ceases. After not receiving payment from Full Tilt this advertiser supported program has had the production [...]

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Too close to home?

by Bill Rini on June 29, 2011

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AGCC Notice of Full Tilt Suspension

by Bill Rini on June 29, 2011

In the matters of:- VANTAGE LIMITED OXALIC LIMITED FILCO LIMITED And ORINIC LIMITED Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC) has today issued Hearing Notices under Regulation 46 of the Alderney eGambling Regulations, 2009 to the above named companies who collectively trade as FULL TILT POKER. In addition, AGCC has issued Suspension Notices under Regulation 47 of [...]

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According to eGaming Review the Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC) has suspended Full Tilt’s gaming license. There’s nothing on the AGCC website at the moment but according to EGR the AGCC made the following statement. “The decision to suspend these licenses follows a special investigation prompted by the indictments unsealed by US Attorney General’s Office [...]

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I don’t know why but the PPA felt that with thousands of players stuck with hundreds of millions of dollars on Full Tilt and Ultimate Bet and Barton set to unveil a new online poker bill in Congress that they needed to release the following. Dear Fellow Poker Player, PPA State Directors at the WSOP [...]

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If Noah Stephens-Davidowitz over at Subject Poker is to be believed Cereus’ liability to players far, far, far exceeds cash on hand. How far? Try $54 million in liabilities vs. $5M – $6M in cash.

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A Couple of Big Announcements

by Bill Rini on June 10, 2011

When I came to Thailand a little over two years ago one of the biggest motivating factors in that decision was that I really didn’t see much going on in the industry that seemed especially meaningful or challenging that I hadn’t done before. So I decided to take some time off and take a step [...]

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