iGaming Business – Online poker operators WSOP.com and Ultimate Poker are to adopt the NETELLER payment processing solution in an attempt to solve problems players have in depositing and withdrawing from websites in regulated US states. According to the Pokerfuse.com website, WSOP introduced a NETELLER option for customers in New Jersey last month and has now received approval to use the Net Plus card for its Nevada online poker service. The US version of Net Plus is a pre-paid Discover card that players can use to withdraw and deposit funds, with access to cash at ATM machines. The card can be…

Las Vegas Review Journal – Professional poker standout Phil Ivey has been sued in federal court by the Borgata in Atlantic City, which claimed the $9.6 million he won at the casino in 2012 was earned through cheating at high-stakes mini-baccarat. The casino, which is 50 percent-owned and managed by Las Vegas-based Boyd Gaming Corp., claims Ivey, one of the world’s best known poker players, manipulated a defect in the playing cards through a special manner of dealing that he requested. According to the lawsuit, filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in New Jersey, Ivey was assisted in the scheme…

US Poker – Neteller has become the first ewallet available in the Nevada regulated online poker market.  It was introduced by WSOP.com today.  At this time, it is only available as a deposit option.  That will change in the near future when it will also be available for withdrawals.  Players would then be able to receive payouts to a debit card that would be accepted by ATM machines and merchants all over the world. Neteller is already available as a banking option for regulated gaming sites in New Jersey.  WSOP.com is among the merchants that currently accepts it there. Neteller…

Poker News – France’s regulated online poker market offers a good opportunity to score some good results and win easy money, according to online player Christoph, who plays under the moniker “SeryAce.” The Germany-based player tells PokerNews that France’s segregated market “does not allow players to progress with their game as fast as it happens on other sites.” After putting together some good results, such as a ninth-place finish in the 2010 MiniFTOPS Main Event worth $10,000, 24-year old Frankfurt-based student “SeryAce” started the year on a very good run at PokerStars with a fifth-place finish in the SCOOP-04-H €100…

iGaming Business – Social casino gaming company Idle Gaming has announced that a “major refresh” to its Fresh Deck Poker social poker application is now available to download. ‘Fresh Deck Poker: Reloaded’ features a new layout, navigation system and soundtrack, as well as the ‘Rebuy Sit-N-Go’ game format that allows players to buy back into tournaments after they have been eliminated. The refreshed application is available to download for free from Apple’s App Store and Google Play, and can also be accessed via Facebook. Stuart Lewis-Smith, chief executive officer of Idle Gaming, said: “We’ve been blown away by the massive…

Card Player – The Poker Players Alliance, a grassroots poker advocacy group in Washington, released an update on its efforts to help fight a pair of proposals that are attempting to ban online gaming, including web poker, across the United States. The video from PPA Executive Director John Pappas also highlighted some ways that the poker community itself can help amass opposition to the measures. U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham and U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz are pushing a restoration of the Wire Act. Their efforts are aligned with lobbying by billionaire casino boss Sheldon Adelson, who wants online gambling to be…