Main Headlines
Amaya Shareholders Approve PokerStars Purchase
Regulatory and financial approvals keep the deal on track to complete by September 30.
- Shareholders of Amaya Gaming Group Inc. have approved all the resolutions necessary to give Amaya executives the authority to finance its deal to acquire PokerStars.
- With all shareholder and regulatory approvals in place, the deal should now close before September 30.
- From a low point in mid-April, Amaya’s stock price has now risen 530%.
Survey Shows Fewer New Jersey Players Utilizing Offshore Online Gaming Sites
The number of holdouts who only play on non-New Jersey regulated sites has dropped by a third since January.
- A survey of players in New Jersey has suggested that the regulated sites are attracting players away from offshore sites.
- Promotions tied to local casino are the “most effective tool in bringing players to play online.”
- The types of promotions that characterize the result include transferable loyalty points, and the offer of free or discounted hotel rooms at off peak times.
Sheldon Adelson to be Keynote Speaker at Global Gaming Expo G2E
Amaya CEO David Baazov, Steve Wynn, and MGM Chairman Jim Murren are all featured speakers.
- Adelson will be giving one of two keynote speeches at the trade show which runs from September 30 to October 2, and with an audience composed of the illuminati of the land based and online gambling industry, he is expected to expound on his opposition to online poker in the US.
- The other keynote speaker will be Steve Wynn, Chairman of Wynn Resorts Ltd, a friend of Adelson, and a convert to his opinions on online gambling.
- The man of the moment, Amaya Gaming CEO David Baazov, is also programmed in for a State of the Industry: Suppliers session.
Picks from F5 Poker:
Christian Harder Kicked To Curb For Dumpster Joe
Poker Night In America goes with amateur personality over poker wizard. You may have seen the casting calls for the new made-for-tv cash game Poker Night In America as they made their way back to Maryland’s Live! Casino for taping this month.
Johnny Chan’s Hoop Dreams
Everyone knows that Johnny Chan is a poker legend, a 10-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner and the “villian” in Mike McDermott’s story in “Rounders.” But did you know that when Chan isn’t firing bullets on the felt, he’s firing 3-point shot on the court?
partypoker Takes Aim Against Passive Players
Dual strategy videos help overcome loose and tight passivity. Before you hit the live or online tables this week, take a few minutes to sharpen your game. The minds over at partypoker want to help you crush those annoying loose and tight passive players that always seem to get in your perfectly balanced aggressive game’s way.
Ultimate Poker’s “Me vs. U” Competition Awards The Bronze
Dan and Danielle go at it again at the UPHQ. They are back at it. Danielle Andersen and Dan O’ Brien, both reps for Ultimate Poker’s Team U, go heads up in a series of office based competitions at the Las Vegas Headquarters of UP.
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World Poker Tour Selects Hermance Blum for WPT Europe GM Position
Former WPT Marketing and Operations Manager will head growing European live event market. The World Poker Tour announced Wednesday that it has promoted former Marketing and Operations Manager Hermance Blum to the position of General Manager for WPT Europe.
Full Tilt, Bodog, PokerStars Italy Fight for Place in Top Five
Full Tilt regains its top five spot against fierce competition. In the last week, the top five spot in the cash game traffic rankings has been hotly contested, with Full Tilt regaining its position two weeks after PokerStars Italy pushed it into sixth place.
The Deal
Promotional highlights of the week, including PokerStars, Full Tilt, Revolution Gaming, PKR Poker, partypoker and 888poker New Jersey.
Poker Podcasts and Training Vids:
Podcast: 07/30/2014 Poker Action Line Poker Action Line
BIG Dave and Joe discuss the mental preparation that a player needs to work on to become successful in the long term. The guys update the TV schedule for the WSOP coverage and talk about the California Indian Tribe that is set to buck the system by opening their own online real money poker room.
Podcast: Mark Hoke Show on KLAV #44 – 7/30/14 The Mark Hoke Show
It’s the Mark Hoke Show on KLAV 1230 AM Las Vegas! Guests include Katie Porrello and Kelly Kellner of the Canadian Poker Tour plus Katie Stone of the Grindettes, Joe Pane and Nate Dowland!
Podcast: Episode 19 of “Ask Alex” with Alex “Assassinato” Fitzgerald One Outer
This is Episode 19 of “Ask Alex” on the Oneouter.com podcast. You know the script by now, myself and Alex chat away about life and gambling and answer all the questions that the listeners send in. In this episode we cover many topics and listeners questions.
Training Video: Small Stakes Hand History Review with Andrew Brokos Tournament Poker Edge
Andrew “foucault82” Brokos returns with a hand history review that covers the small stakes. This is a four part series.
Training Video: Ghost: 4-tabling Anonymous Zone Poker Deuces Cracked
Goldseraph reviews a 4-tabling session from $25 and $50NL Zone poker on Bovada. Featuring discussion on how to building solid strategies, and how to use population reads to help exploit general tendencies when reads aren’t available.
