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Two Plus Two Poker Posting Forum Expected to be Down Two to Four More Days
The popular poker posting forum Two Plus Two became a victim of a serious security breach this past Thursday, forcing a temporary shutdown of the message board.
A statement read as follows:
On April 26th at approximately 11:20 AM pacific time, the Two Plus Two Forums were closed as a result of a hacker who has displayed the ability to access e-mail addresses and encrypted passwords. He also indicated the ability to decrypt passwords.
Classic Find: Disgraced Poker Pro Howard Lederer on Business Ethics (Video)
Credit a poster from the CardChat Poker Forum with finding this rare jewel: Poker pro Howard Lederer on “Business Ethics”.
Considering what we know today, this is pretty sad watching.
Lederer is accused by the US Justice Department of running an elaborate ponzi scheme as a stakeholder in Full Tilt Poker.
TwoPlusTwo.com Poker Forum Outage: ‘I Feel Like a Junkie Who Needs a Quick Fix’
We’re going on nearly 24 hours Friday morning without the powerful TwoPlusTwo.com poker forum accessible following a hacking incident. The outage is beginning to take its toll.
Most every online poker player with an ounce of skill knows about TwoPlusTwo.com.
“It sucks!” said Joe, an avid TwoPlusTwo.com reader for over five years. “I am being forced to get my poker news from Gambling911.com.”
Las Vegas Sands Revenues More Than Double Thanks to Macau
Casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corp's first-quarter profit more than doubled, beating Wall Street estimates, helped by increased revenue from Asia. Revenue for Sands China Ltd jumped 25 percent to $1.45 billion.
Las Vegas Sands Corp is overseen by billionaire Sheldon Adelson, the man behind GOP Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich’s super PAC.
The deep-pocketed chairman Sheldon said he doesn’t believe the gaming operator’s prospects in Macau and Singapore will flatten out.
“The word plateau, in terms of Asia, is not in our vocabulary,” Adelson said.
Zynga First Quarter Performance Tops Estimates
(RTTNews.com) - Zynga Inc. (ZNGA) Thursday reported a swing to loss in the first quarter as it continued to incur hefty stock-based compensation expenses. Nonetheless, the online social games developer posted a 32 percent jump in quarterly revenue on strong bookings growth.
Excluding items, the company recorded a profit for the quarter. Both earnings and revenue for the quarter topped Street estimates.
Roberto Luongo May Have to Endorse British Columbia Lottery Corp. From Tampa Bay
The British Columbia Lottery Corp. is staying mum about the prospects of its spokesperson, the Vancouver Canucks Robero Luongo, being traded to another team. Rumors are Luongo could end up in either Toronto or Tampa Bay.
TwoPlusTwo.com Poker Posting Forum Hacked: Passwords Were at Risk
The uber posting forum for the poker playing community, TwoPlusTwo.com, was hacked into early this afternoon at just before 2:30 pm EST. TwoPlusTwo.com had to shut the forum down after realizing the hacker in question had the ability to obtain account passwords.
Galaxy Plans $2.1B Macau Casino Expansion
HONG KONG (Associated Press) — Galaxy Entertainment Group plans to double the size of its flagship Macau casino in a $2.1 billion expansion as it seeks to win over more customers in the world’s biggest gambling market.
The Hong Kong company said it has already started construction of the second phase of its Galaxy Macau casino complex, which opened last year in the Cotai district.
Pokerist Texas Hold’em Mobile Game Announces Deal With Carmen Electra
Entertainer Carmen Electra has become the new face of the popular Pokerist Texas Hold’em hand held mobile game.
Electra that will see the long-time Poker fan appearing throughout its multi-platform Texas Hold ‘Em Poker game, Pokerist Texas Poker. As the “face” of the game, Carmen Electra will greet players in the game’s loading screen, Main menu, as the poker teacher inside the game’s tutorial, and as the dealer at each table inside the game.
Reuters, Wall Street Journal Report on PokerStars Pending Acquisition of Full Tilt Poker
Both the Reuters News Service and Wall Street Journal featured articles Wednesday morning on the pending acquisition of Full Tilt Poker by PokerStars, quoting a source said to be familiar with the situation.
50 Cent Gambling Game to Debut Soon on Facebook
Rapper 50 Cent, noted for his penchant for placing big wagers on the Super Bowl, is set to launch his own gambling game on Facebook.
The Blackjack game is in conjunction with Game Show Network Digital and, essentially, 50 Cent will have his own virtual casino, minus the money.
Did Attempted Sabotage Play Role in PokerStars-Full Tilt Poker ‘Acquisition” Leak
Following PokerStars addressing Tuesday rumors of a Full Tilt Poker acquisition and DOJ deal as something that essentially could not be discussed further, one has to wonder the motives behind leaking such sensitive information to the general public. The events on Tuesday seem to suggest that PokerStars was perhaps an unwelcome suitor by at least some parties, certainly not the countless numbers of people owed money by Full Tilt Poker.
PokerStars Issues Comment on Rumored Full Tilt Poker Acquisition
Eric Hollreiser, Head of Corporate Communications for PokerStars, issued a statement at 3:40 pm ET regarding the rumored acquisition of Full Tilt Poker by PokerStars.
It’s what Hollreiser does not say that speaks volumes.
Groupe Bernard Tapie Statement Concerning Full Tilt Poker Deal Falling Through
Groupe Bernard Tapie, which was in talks to acquire shuttered Full Tilt Poker following last April’s indictments, has backed out of the deal on Tuesday following reports that rival PokerStars has now purchased Full Tilt Poker and will pay back players in full.
The Associated Press was also releasing this news by Tuesday afternoon.
The complete statement is below:
Lock Poker Signs Annette "Annette_15" Obrestad
Lock Poker is extremely excited to announce the new addition to their LockPRO ELITE team, Annette Obrestad.
Obrestad’s overall career record is something that any poker player, male or female, would envy. Her illustrious online poker career started at the tender age of fifteen, where she played freerolls to build a bankroll, and continued through the legendary task of playing an entire tournament without looking at her hole cards. Thoroughly versed in her highly aggressive game, once Obrestad turned 18 she unleashed her talents on the live tournament poker world.
PokerStars Rumored to Have Purchased Full Tilt Poker
Chili Poker CEO Alexandre Dreyfus on Tuesday posted on his Twitter page the following:
"PokerStars buys Full Tilt for a consideration of $750M, including settlement with DOJ and full balances of players ($330M). I'm impressed."
Bally Technologies CEO on Internet Poker: “Expect to Announce Poker Partnerships Soon”
In an interview with Vegas Inc. Bally Technologies CEO Richard Haddrill hinted at potential new online poker partnerships.
888 Revenue Up 25 Percent in 1st Quarter 2012
(Reuters) - British online gaming company 888 Holdings said first-quarter revenue rose 25 percent as more people opted to use their services and gamble online amid an economic slowdown.
The company had 11.3 million casino, poker and sport real money registered customer accounts as on March 31, an increase of 23 percent from a year earlier.
888's consumer segment revenue rose 29 percent to $83 million (51 million pounds) in the first quarter, boosted by its casino and poker brands, the company said in a statement.
Gambling911.com World Exclusive: Everest Poker Network Vying for Massachusetts License
Gambling911.com had an opportunity to sit down with Ethan Park, Internal Counsel for Cambridge Interactive Development Corp. (CIDC), an Everest Poker Network subsidiary based in the US. Park discussed the latest move to legalize online poker stateside, this time in the commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Everest is vying for one of three licenses that will be available once legislation is passed.
CISPA Vote Anticipated Today – April 23: Online Poker PAC Funds Dry Up
A vote on the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) was anticipated in the House on Monday (April 23, 2012). With funds drying up at the federal level for online poker PACs, expect the Poker Players Alliance to “tack this bill onto anything that is moving”, as Director John Pappas recently stated. CISPA looks like an “imperfect” host for now, but it is the only thing remotely acceptable that is “moving”.
LockOPS Cancelled
The highly anticipated LockOPS Lock Online Poker Series, initially scheduled for May (2012), has been cancelled by Merge Gaming, the poker network that hosts Lock Poker, Gambling911.com can reveal.
As of this morning Merge has officially cancelled LOCKOPS and revoked previous approval given to Lock to run the series, according to a Lock Poker spokesperson.
This series was planned for several months and the network had given full approval.
It was not immediately clear what lead up to this decision.
World Exclusive: Poker Pro and Publisher Barry Shulman Launches New Website
Two-time World Series of Poker bracelet-winner Barry Shulman is the latest poker pro to go online with a personal website, Gambling911.com can reveal in a world exclusive report!
The brand new site, www.barryshulman.com, debuted today.
Carbon Poker Customer Support Among the Most Efficient Online
Carbon Poker players have known for years that Carbon has some of the best customer support in the online poker industry but some may not know about all the various avenues players can use to get answers. The Carbon Poker support team has always gone to great lengths to ensure their players questions and concerns are addressed in a timely matter and with their own sub-forum on the 2+2 poker forum site.
Carbon Poker Player Funds ARE Segregated
It is a concern that has gripped the online poker community ever since US authorities cracked down on the one time second largest online poker company, Full Tilt Poker, exactly one year ago this week.
Are player funds segregated?
Full Tilt Poker’s we came to find out, were not.
Brent Beckley Sentencing Slated for Today (April 19): Headed Up Absolute Poker
One of the individuals caught up in a massive online poker probe last April was scheduled to be sentenced today (April 19, 2012) after pleading guilty to money laundering and bank fraud.
Brent Beckley was an executive and co-founder of the now shuttered online poker firm, Absolute Poker.
PokerTableRatings Removes PokerStars Profiles After Lawsuit Threat
The following is PokerTableRatings.com notice that they have removed PokerStars player profiles from their database following a threatened lawsuit by the world’s largest online poker venture.
Whether we are providing replays of infamous hot streaks, colossal downswings, finding critical security breaches in poker software clients or publicly outing bot and collusion rings for the sake of game integrity, PokerTableRatings has had a long history of being actively involved in the online poker community.
Betsson Acquires Nordicbet
Betsson AB (publ) today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire substantial parts of the business of Nordic Gaming Group plc, which is the owner of the NordicBet, TrioBet and Tobet gaming operations. Once the transaction is approved by competent regulatory bodies, the acquisition will be finalized in the end of second quarter 2012.
Betsson is one of the largest Scandinavian online gambling firms offering a wide range of first-class online gambling products and games in a safe and user-friendly gaming environment.
Judge Can Now Accept Misdemeanor Plea in Online Poker Case
A federal judge has confirmed he is prepared to accept a guilty plea from John Campos, one of the men indicted in April of 2011 for handling transactions on behalf of three online poker rooms including Full Tilt, PokerStars and Absolute Poker.
Americas Cardroom Received an ‘A’ for Online Poker Payouts
Poker Affiliate Solutions has graded Americas Cardroom online poker room with an ‘A’ for its payouts.
Laurant Tapie Named Director, Secretary of New Full Tilt Limited: Invests €1m in Poker Firm
The Full Tilt Poker saga continues with the registration of a new Irish company: New Full Tilt Limited, for which Adidas savior Laurent Tapie has invested a reported €1m.
