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Bill's Poker Blog
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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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About Bill’s Poker Blog Hi, my name is Bill Rini and this is my poker blog. I've been blogging about poker and the poker industry since around 2003-ish. Like most people I started out playing poker as entertainment in home games whenever we wanted to sit around and smoke cigars, drink beer, and eat pizza, and needed a good excuse. I started playing online shortly after the first online card rooms opened and it wasn't long before I was playing 20, 30, or even 40 hours a week or more. One day I received a phone call about a program manager position at Tiltware which was the company that consulted to Full Tilt Poker on software development and marketing. After Tiltware I spent about 2.5 years working at Party Poker where I was the poker room manager.
After Party Poker I spent two years living in Thailand and travelling around South East Asia. I'm currently working at the World Poker Tour in Irvine, Ca. working on exciting projects taking online poker to the next level. More about Bill Follow Me Around The WorldA semi-complete list of my travels |
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