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April 18, 2011
The FBI has shut down PokerStars, the world’s largest poker site and has files charges against its owner for money laundering, violating the gaming laws in the US by running an online poker business illegally and bank fraud.
in addition to PokerStars, authorities have also clamped down on two other big poker entities, namely, Full Tilt Poker and Absolute Poker. All three poker sites have been found guilty of having bypassed the 2006 law that forbids banks from allowing financial transactions that come through poker websites.
According to reports on the situation, PokerStars had allegedly convinced the banks and Credit card companies to make transactions worth billions of dollars under the pretext of marketing Jewellery and golf balls through several online websites. One third of the revenue so earned was allocated to these poker websites.
The FBI has seized more than 70 of the accounts in these banks and are currently investigating claims that PokerStars has supposedly bought up shares in some of the smaller banks that were financially weak. The online poker giants are said to have invested $10 million in return for a 30% stake in ownership of the banks.
The charges faced by these poker sites now involve a minimum of $3 billion in money laundering activities. Authorities have given out a restraining order to 76 bank accounts across 14 countries, indicted 11 people associated with these sites and shut down all 3 gambling websites because of illegal operations.
It is believed that some of the accused may be hiding out in foreign countries; so far, two of the eleven defendants have been arrested in Utah and Nevada.
April 14, 2011
Have you ever thought about managing and owning a poker club which belongs to you? Well, PokerStars is giving you the opportunity to set up your own poker club, where you can invite your own friends and family to play private poker games as and when you like. What’s more, the Home Games offer is completely free and is very simple to set up.
If you already are member at PokerStars, then it is your turn already to create your own home game. All you need to do is choose the ‘start home games’ button and create your exclusive online poker club.
If you are not a member, download the on the house PokerStars software and either create or join a poker club and play against your near and dear ones.
After creating your own poker club, you will have to choose a club name and an invitation code. Subsequently, you’ll be handed over with a special poker lobby which you can personalize as per your liking and you can even set up tournaments which are preferred by you and your friends.
You can invite your friends by simply sending them the club ID and the invitation code. The site enables you to choose the timing of your games, the buy-ins and the type of the game. The Home Games offer has features like the club management tools, club leaderboard, player statistics, game schedule, a wide range of poker games, private games and more! For more details on the features of the Home Games, you can visit the PokerStars website.
PokerStars is preparing for war and it is time for poker players to gear up for battle with the site’s latest Leader Board promotion. PokerStars has launched “The Battle of the Planets” and Sit and Go players will now have the opportunity to win rewards equivalent to $3,000,000 each year.
Based on the theme of the solar system and the nine planets, the Battle of the Planets is separated into eight different segments under each planet. Irrespective of the betting amounts, every player will have an opportunity to participate in the Battle of the Planets. Every planet characterizes a different buy-in, beginning from Mercury at $1 to $2.99 and all the way up to Jupiter which is worth $300 and more.
Every planet division is divided into two separate leader boards. The initial one is the low orbit leader board which is custom made for casual players who are just looking to play poker for fun and beginner or amateur players. The second one is the high orbit leader board which is more appropriate for experienced poker players and high rollers.
All the planet divisions contain their weekly prize money, which is given out to all the players on an even basis. This lends all the players an opportunity to win large cash prizes irrespective of their experience or the money they wager with.
Players who complete the game and are among the first ten on any of the sit and go PokerStars leaderboards will win a pass to a monthly tournament. The top players will come together and fight neck to neck every month to win prize money of $50,000.
April 12, 2011
The Grand Finale for the European Poker Tour (EPT) will take place in Madrid and PokerStars is offering its women players’ special packages and qualifiers for this event!
All the ladies at PokerStars will be able to qualify for this grand finale by taking part in free-to-enter tournaments and cash satellites that are held by the site on a daily basis.
The prizes in the qualifier packages include €550 live tournament buy-in and €500 in cash for expenses. This means that the total prize is worth €1,050; however, it does not include hotel accommodation. The grand finale will take place on May 11 and 12 and players who qualify for this event will be invited to a welcoming reception with drinks at the exclusive EPT party; and they will also receive a goody bag.
A player can either buy-in directly into the game through the PokerStars game client or she could play in freerolls and cash satellite games that are running all the time. Players can find all of the tournaments listed in the PokerStars lobby, and they can use the event filter to find specific games only for women.
Those interested in participating in the EPT will be able to play for free and try out for a host of different packages. On every Saturdays in April 30, PokerStars will be running a free game at 13:30 ET, and will reward the winner with a seat in the €109 Weekly Final. The site is also running special games at 15:30 ET until May 1st where players can buy-in to the game with €3.30. Here too, the prize is a seat in the weekly final; however, it requires the pot to go as high as €109, as the site will reward a seat for every €109 collected in the poker pot.
April 7, 2011
Wynn Resorts, one of the biggest casino entities from Las Vegas have agreed to a strategic partnership with the online poker giant, PokerStars.
In the US, PokerStars is the largest online poker site in existence, although Full Tilt Poker and a few other sites are strong competitors. Other online poker entities along with PokerStars have been pushing the American government to amend their position with regard to online gaming and PokerStars has finally got a go in terms of its collaboration with Wynn.
Steve Wynn, the CEO of Wynn Resorts appears to be very happy with the partnership and is strongly in favour of altering the existing gambling conditions by regulation online gaming within the U.S. He believes that the internet gambling sector has to be regulated after the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) was passed in 2006.
As of now, the UIGEA does not allow American banks to make transactions with online gambling sites present outside of America. Although PokerStars is based in the UK region Isle of Man, a settlement with such a dominant figure in the US casino sector will definitely enable the former to have a strong niche in the States. Mark Scheinberg, the co-founder of PokerStars stated that PokerStars follows all regulations in many of the European countries the site services.
Only recently, news reports confirmed that the gaming authority of the Nevada State had allowed Caesars entertainment and 888.com to come together. Wynn believes the same would lead to a partnership between Wynn and Pokerstars. If the deal comes through, the new entity would be known as PokerStarsWynn.com.
April 6, 2011
PokerStars recently announced that it had dealt its 60 billionth hand before the end of March and gave away a prize of $102k plus the jackpot of $150 to Pogo650, its lucky winner!
This historic hand was dealt at a humble $5/$10 Limit Texas Hold’em ring game table at which five poker players were seated. Each player associated with this milestone hand won a share of a prize pool of $100k, with four of them getting a prize of $21k and the fifth getting $11k based on the number of frequent player points (FPPs) they earned at the table.
The hand was dealt at 9:35 am EDT on Tuesday. A pair helped Pogo650 win the milestone hand. He had re-raised pre-flop and forced DrPepel to fold. The other four players called before checking on the flop of King, deuce, and three. While Pogo650 placed a bet, the other players called. A six appeared on the turn while a nine appeared on the river, at which time the jackpot was worth $150. Unable to believe his good luck, Pogo650 disappeared from the chat window for a long time before suddenly appearing and telling his poker buddies that he could now afford to change his “old banger of a car.”
Pogo650, who has been associated with not one, but two milestone hands, said that he is “possibly the biggest luckbox alive over the last week or so,” having won the milestones after two losing sessions. Eager poker players are now waiting for PokerStars’ next milestone hand, which is expected to be dealt soon.
December 25, 2010
Get ready for MicroMania – a whole month dedicated to PokerStars smallest games. If you’re a micro-stakes player, then you have something special to look forward to over the next month.
Bonus & Tourney Entries
We’re giving all players the chance to receive a free $1.10 ticket. Make your first deposit using the code ‘Micro’ or reload with code ‘Mania’, and you’ll get a free $1.10 qualifier ticket* to our weekly MicroMania: Sunday Million $1.10 qualifier. This is in addition to our 100% deposit bonus up to $600 for first time depositors. Read more.
Earn Extra VPP With Micro Ring Games
Earn extra VIP Player Points (VPP) in our smallest games, helping you to climb the VIP Club ladder. By playing in the games listed below you can earn extra VPP.
Stakes Multiplier
$0.01/$0.02 12x
$0.02/$0.05 10x
$0.05/$0.10 8x
Money Added Tourneys
We’ve got added money tourneys with 4 x $1.10 buy-in tourneys taking place every night during MicroMania, each with $100 added to the prize pool. The top 100 players in these tourneys at the end of the month will share an additional $5,000! That’s over $17,000 in added cash!
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December 7, 2010
After what seemed like years playing against some of the biggest names on Full Tilt Poker online heads up poker phenom, Isildur1, has joined PokerStars as a Team PokerStars Pro. The secret player, who still hides his identity, shot to fame in the poker world in 2009 when he took on and beat some of the biggest heads-up players in the game. But with a place on Team PokerStars Pro now confirmed, Isildur1′s real identity is set to be unveiled in the near future.
In a bid to prove that Isildur1 is the best heads-up cash game player in the world, he will be playing a series of high stakes heads-up matches at PokerStars.com. The specially developed SuperStar Showdown format consists of a single session of 2,500 hands at stakes no lower than $50/$100. His first match will take place at 6pm ET on December 19, with the opponent to be named in the coming days. For more information please visit:
http://www.pokerstars.com/poker/promotions/superstar-showdown/
September 30, 2010
PokerStars has effectively stopped taking new players from Washington State, USA. For a list of poker sites that still accept players who live in Washington, visit the USA accepted poker sites page.
July 5, 2010
“We are happy to announce that PokerStars has been granted a licence from the French gaming authority, ARJEL. PokerStars has launched PokerStars.fr exclusively for players in France and real money activity began on July 1st.”
