Australian poker company Poker Deluxe has announced that it has raised more than $500,000 for a number of local sporting clubs as a result of poker fundraising initiatives. Headquartered in Melbourne, Poker Deluxe hosts poker events in all major Australian cities for a number of purposes, including fundraising. Poker Deluxe founder and Managing Director Paul Walvisch said the company was delighted that the milestone had been reached and was adamant that it was only the beginning of a major fundraising drive. “Our goal is to raise over one million dollars for sporting clubs around Australia by the end of 2014…

Full Tilt Poker has announced the Montreal Festival, an all-new live poker event in the Kahnawake territory. Seventeen mostly low buy-in events are scheduled, starting on September 21st and spread over 12 days. A variety of No Limit and Pot Limit events will be available, including freeze-outs, re-buys and deep stack turbos. Buy ins outside the main event range from $60 to $220 Canadian. There is also a novelty “win the button” event for $70 + $10 where, as the name suggests, the winner of the previous hand gets the button at the next. The blinds rotate as normal. The…

From iGaming Business – PokerStars has confirmed that it will be launching a range of online casino products on the Full Tilt Poker brand but would not give an indication of timeframes involved. OnlinePokerReport first mentioned the possibility of the world’s leading online poker site diversifying into online casino as a way to target the regulating US iGaming market. Another reason for the move could also be that Full Tilt Poker has not lived up to expectations following PokerStars’ acquisition of the troubled site last summer. The name of the new venture could mean a new company name for the…

From KRNV The only legal gaming web site in the United States is a success so far, despite some players who plan to continue playing abroad and avoid being taxed. It was one of the largest crackdown’s on illegal online gambling to date when the FBI shut down three internet poker sites in April of 2011. Players across the country lost their money and some lost their livelihood. Owen Glenn, an online poker player, says it was like the government took his job. Glenn has made a career out of playing online poker and when the sites were shut down…

From Poker Fuse – Full Tilt Poker is planning on expanding its offerings and going beyond poker, an article in Online Poker Report claimed Monday. As yet unconfirmed, the article attributes sources close to the situation as revealing that Full Tilt will rebrand as “Full Tilt Gaming” in order to encompass real-money gaming beyond poker. The article speculates that an online casino is likely to be introduced, given the freedom to offer casino-style games in regulated markets such as New Jersey and Delaware. FULL STORY

From Poker Fuse The PokerStars and 888 poker apps have been removed from the Apple App Store at the request of the government, pokerfuse understands. No formal statements have yet been released from any parties involved, but tweets from PokerStars to concerned players have confirmed that the app was pulled country-wide, and players are directed to voice their concerns with the authorities. “Your local authorities are the best point of call for information. As far as we know it’s a ‘clamp down’ on mobile gaming,” reads one tweet made Sunday. The Interactive Gambling Act 2001 in Australia prohibits most forms…