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…

Press of Atlantic City – After nearly being duped by a forged chips scam earlier this year, an Atlantic City casino is tightening security measures for its latest poker tournament New tournament chips identifiable with an ultraviolet light and marked by more colors and more detailed design were used for the first time Tuesday in the Spring Poker Open at Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa. Casino officials said the move was a direct result of an alleged attempt by a North Carolina man to rig play with counterfeit chips, some of which he later flushed down a hotel room toilet….

Poker News – According a report by GamingIntelligence, a French court has recommended that €40,000 in fines be handed down to bwin.party co-Chief Executive Officers Norbert Teufelberger and Manfred Bodner for the group’s activities in France prior the adoption of the gambling legislation in force today. Teufelberger and Bodner are being charged with iGaming violations by a court in the commune of Nanterre (12 km outside of Paris), with violations that date back over a decade ago when the group offered betting services to France’s citizens. Although the original complainants French monopoly operators La Française des Jeux (FDJ) and Pari-Mutuel…

iGaming Business – Online gaming software supplier Connective Games and internet gambling company Balkan Texas have announced plans to build an online poker network with a focus on the Eastern European market. The two companies will utilise each other’s expertise, experience, technologies and resources to develop a service to rival other online poker networks. Connective Games and Balkan Texas envisage an “intense” two-month set up period in which they will create and build a specialist team that will manage the day-to-day running of the network. Dean Todorovic, chief executive officer of Balkan Texas, and Konstantin Zubarev, chief executive officer of Connective…

An Orange County lawmaker has introduced legislation that, if passed, would legalize certain legalize internet poker, but only types of online poker games that are deemed to be contests of skill rather than luck. Currently, online poker is considered a game of luck and is illegal in New York state. The bill seeks to “amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law and the penal law, in relation to allowing certain interactive poker games.” According to the language of the bill, New York would authorize 10 online poker licenses. The licenses would come with a $10 million price tag and…