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To Celebrate Our 10th Birthday, Poker Industry PRO Lifts the Paywall for One Day Only

Nick Jones — Fri, 23 Apr 2021 12:58:15 +0000

For the first time in eight years, the paywall behind the PRO platform has been completely lifted, meaning full access to our articles, features, data and directory platform for 24 hours.

The paywall of Poker Industry PRO, the world’s only premium news, data and analytics platform dedicated to the online poker industry, has been lifted for 24 hours, starting today.

The special gift to all readers is part of pokerfuse’s ten-year birthday celebrations this month. This has already included a series of exclusive interviews with industry insiders, reflecting on a decade after Black Friday. Expect more surprises in the coming week.

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888poker Overtakes partypoker in Cash Game Traffic

Lyle Bateman — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 18:50:48 +0000

After trailing partypoker for nearly three years, 888poker has taken the lead on its rival.

For the first time in more than two years, cash game traffic on 888poker has moved ahead of partypoker. July 2018 was the last time 888 held the lead over rival partypoker in the cash game sphere on a rolling seven-day average of cash game players observed over a 24-hour period.

The news comes on the heels of 888poker’s release of its 2020 financial data, which showed huge gains in revenue across the brand in 2020. While most of its revenue still comes from the casino arm, poker specifically saw an increase of nearly 50% over its 2019 numbers.

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The Initial Surge Has Subsided, But PokerStars MI is Still the Largest Online Poker Room in the US

Nick Jones — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 17:08:22 +0000

With an average of 450 players playing on PokerStars Michigan at any time, it is by far the busiest online poker room across the regulated United States markets.

While cash game traffic has dipped slightly from its first-month highs, the first ever Michigan online poker site, PokerStars MI, has seen its traffic stabilize at around 450 concurrent cash game seats, more than enough to make it by far the largest online poker room anywhere in the United States.

PokerStars Michigan launched in late January and almost immediately shot to the top of the rankings for US regulated sites, reporting north of 400 concurrent cash games after its first week and rising steadily to over 500, according to data tracked by independent industry monitor GameIntel and available on Poker Industry PRO’s data platform.

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Problem Gambling Awareness Month Initiatives this March

Dirk Oetzmann — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 07:18:16 +0000

Online gaming should be fun, but for some, it takes a turn for the worse. The PGAM campaign, authorities and operators are committed to identifying and helping with problem gambling.

With millions of people working from home and spending more time in front of their screens these days, the online world is more active than ever before. Playing online has become many people’s favorable pastime, and there are countless possibilities to do it.

Online casinos, betting operators and poker rooms compete for potential players with promotions and other incentives. While these can be fun, it’s crucial to stay in control of your gaming habits.

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888 Overhauls Tournament Schedule with $500,000 More in Guarantees Every Week

Nick Jones — Wed, 24 Feb 2021 09:43:12 +0000

Big Shot tournaments each day, and a $150,000 Sunday Major, stand out in recreational-friendly schedule overhaul.

888poker has unveiled a completely reorganized weekly tournament scheduled, called New Tournament Collection.

The new set of events promises to be more friendly to recreational players, with shorter run times, more payouts, clearer scheduling, and more tournaments during peak hours.

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PokerStars Rolls Out New LSNG Leaderboard Promotion, Tetris + Spin & Go

Nick Jones — Tue, 16 Feb 2021 11:15:35 +0000

New rebrand of lottery sit and go game will give away more than $2.7 million over the course of six weeks on global and Southern European networks.

PokerStars has rolled out Tetris + Spin & Go, a temporary takeover of their ultra-popular lottery sit and go game with a new theme and a lucrative new promotion for players.

F5poker first revealed that PokerStars was working on such a promotion back in September 2020. On Monday, it deployed globally on most licenses on the global dot-com pool as well as on France and Spain, part of the European shared liquidity network.

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GGPoker Moves International Players Over to Isle of Man Gaming License

Nick Jones — Mon, 15 Feb 2021 10:23:01 +0000

Operator scores license from highly-regarded gaming commission for its global player pool, but EU players remain on Curaçao for now.

GGPoker, the flagship skin on the GGPoker Network, has obtained a license from the Isle of Man Gambling Supervision Commission for online gambling services.

The growing online poker room has moved all players on its “dot-com” skin over to this new license. This includes players from Canada, South and Central America, and Asia.

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Unibet Online Poker Revenue Soars to All Time High

Nick Jones — Fri, 12 Feb 2021 11:36:11 +0000

Kindred Group’s poker revenue hits £32.9 million in 2020, up more than 50% and the operator’s best on record.

Kindred Group reported bumper fourth quarter and full year financial results this week, crossing over the £1 billion mark in total revenue for the first time in company history.

And, while still a tiny part of the portfolio, the group’s online poker product, Unibet Poker, which operates an independent online poker room on bespoke software, remains a highlight.

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Exclusive: One Week After Launch, PokerStars Michigan Leads US Regulated Market in Cash Game Traffic

Nick Jones — Mon, 08 Feb 2021 13:37:27 +0000

At over 400 concurrent cash game seats filled over the last week, PokerStars.MI has exceeded expectations.

The first legal online poker room in Michigan, PokerStars.MI, has jumped to the top of the pack of regulated US online poker rooms, the latest cash game traffic data has revealed.

As tracked by independent industry monitor GameIntel, available live exclusively to all subscribers on the PRO Data platform, PokerStars.MI reported 408 average concurrent cash game players over the last seven days.

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Exclusive Interview: 888 Aims for WSOP Pennsylvania Online Poker Launch By Summer

Michael Gentile — Fri, 05 Feb 2021 17:23:23 +0000

Senior Vice President and Head of US at 888 Holdings Yaniv Sherman talks exclusively to pokerfuse about plans for Michigan and Pennsylvania, shared liquidity, the deployment of Poker 8 and more.

888 provides the software platform for the largest interstate online poker network in the United States. Its All American Poker Network powers its own 888 New Jersey, but it is perhaps better known as the platform that powers two World Series of Poker apps: WSOP.com New Jersey and WSOP.com Nevada.

And that network is set to grow both geographically, with new US states coming soon, and as a platform, with its all new Poker 8 desktop and mobile app in the pipeline for US states, pokerfuse has been told.

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Former PokerStars Ambassador and US Poker Icon Chris Moneymaker Signs with Americas Cardroom

Nick Jones — Thu, 04 Feb 2021 11:59:44 +0000

World Series of Poker Main Event Champion behind the “Moneymaker effect” online poker boom signs with offshore online poker site.

Chris Moneymaker, one of the most recognizable poker players in the United States, has signed with Americas Cardroom. He became a household name after he won the 2003 WSOP Main Event and $2.5 million first place prize, triggering an explosion of interest in internet poker.

As the flagship online poker room of the Winning Poker Network (WPN), Americas Cardroom is a leading online poker room serving the United States market with an offshore license.

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PokerStars Eyes New Sunday Million Record with 15th Anniversary Event

Christian Zetzsche — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 11:53:11 +0000

A $12.5 million guarantee has been set for the second year in a row with $500k of giveaways planned.

For the second year in a row, PokerStars has announced a massive $12.5 million guarantee for their anniversary edition of the Sunday Million. It will enter the top five largest poker tournaments by prize pool ever held online.

It maintains the traditional price tag of $215. Players can re-enter up to five times, which was also the case during the record-breaking edition in 2020. Day 1 will feature a total of 18 levels and the late registration remains open until the start of Day 2 on Monday, March 22.

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