Wednesday, 19 March 2014
The parent company for PokerStars, Rational Group, has secured another legal victory in the United States after being challenged by a group of losing players in Illinois.
Responding to the legal case brought by Kelly Sonnenberg acting on behalf of the disgruntled players, Rational Group reported that its move for a dismal was accepted by Judge David Herdon.The Illinois contingent had attempted to sue Rational Group in order to reclaim all of the funds they had lost while PokerStars was active in the United States market. Although the idea of legal loss protections might be something many players would support, the judge ultimately decided there was no validity to the claims and dismissed the case.The news of Rational Group’s latest win is not only positive for the company but for other online operators who once held a footing in the United States. Indeed, with operators now seemingly free to ignore any similar legal challenges in the future, this could mean the situation in the country develops into something even more positive over the coming months.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes are each about to kick off a second three-stage online satellite tournament series promising to award winners with prize packages into the upcoming Velden stop of the European Poker Championship.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes are each about to kick off three-stage online satellite tournament series promising to award winners with prize packages into the upcoming Velden stop of the European Poker Championship.
Fans of the Oh Hell trick-taking game will soon be able to enjoy real-money competitions online after Hell Club announced that it will be launching its new Oh Hell Stackpot innovation from Sunday.
Tuesday is the deadline for all working Americans to have submitted their income tax returns to the federal government and Juicy Stakes and Intertops Poker are set to mark this annual occasion by holding a special freeroll competition featuring a $1,000 top prize.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes cASINO are giving online poker players another chance to win their way to the Caribbean.
Win your way to the Caribbean in online satellites at Intertops and Juicy Stakes.
“We run a lot of higher stakes tournaments for our more hard-core players,” said Intertops’ poker manager. “But since our network is generally pretty soft, we created this series to give less competitive players a shot at winning.”
$200 GTD ‘East of Eden’ Poker Tournament Monday night at Intertops Poker will be a freezeout tournament with no re-buys or add-ons.
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