Coin Report – Enterra, an online poker software provider, is in the midst of launching a new bitcoin gambling network. The site’s features include an option to run poker rooms that allow for bitcoin deposits and withdrawals. Enterra poker is offering users a faster way to bet online with bitcoins, without long wait times. CEO of Enterra, Dimitry Starostenkov, stated in a press release: “Starting your Internet business via our Bitcoin poker network, you get your own poker room with up to 12 poker game types, games with different limits, and tournaments.” Starostenkov also stated that users are not required…

iGaming Business – Polling and strategic consulting firm Tulchin Research has reported that the majority of voters in California would support the legalisation of online poker. As reported by iGaming Business, two new bills seeking to regulate online poker in the US state have recently been introduced in an effort to make California only the third state in the country to legalise some form of internet gaming. A statewide survey by Tulchin Research found in an initial vote when citizens were given no information about the economic benefits of online poker that 62% would support regulation while 28% would oppose….

Poker Update – The Poker Players Alliance (PPA) has had its hands full lately in combating Sheldon Adelson’s Coalition to Stop Internet Gambling as well as assisting players in the Full Tilt remission process. However, the grassroots organization working on behalf of poker players has found the time to take on a new cause – namely, the payment processing deficiencies of Lock Poker. The PPA yesterday sent a letter to Lock Poker representatives demanding answers regarding the room’s payment processing procedures and the glacial speed in which many cashouts are processed. Directed to “The Owners, Officers and Managers of Lock…

Online casino games provider Net Entertainment has agreed to supply online casino games and services to Full Tilt Poker, the internet poker brand of the Rational Group. Under the agreement, Net Ent will provide a range of mobile and desktop casino games in order to support Full Tilt Poker’s online casino offering. The Rational Group recently launched blackjack and roulette on the Full Tilt platform and will now be able to expand its offering further with the addition of these titles. “Net Entertainment has some of the best games in the industry and will deliver
a lot of value to our…

The Guardian – At least 10 illegal poker dens have been forced to close down as local authorities, backed by the Gambling Commission, have turned tough. Now, in the latest skirmish between the illegal poker world and local authorities, the council in Enfield, north London, has become the first in the UK to prosecute an illegal den operator successfully for money laundering. Ahmet Melin, 33, of Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, will be sentenced next month after being found guilty of five offences of money laundering under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. Money laundering carries a maximum sentence of 14 years’ imprisonment….

Online Poker Report – The public was given a bit of insight into the mechanics bringing regulated online poker to California yesterday via an informational hearing on the subject in front of the Assembly Committee on Governmental Organization. Video of the meeting can be viewed and downloaded from the CalChannel archives (direct link to video file here). An agenda of the meeting listing all of the speakers is available here. Much of the hearing, chaired by California Assemblymember Dr. Isadore Hall III, covered territory quite familiar for someone who follows the online poker industry. But among the dry recitations were…