In a limited trial, PokerStars.com has revived the heavily desired instant e-check deposit and cashout method for American customers.The poker room removed this option back in January, much to the dismay of many players who were already having trouble finding viable funding methods.
E-checks have not been rolled out to everybody yet.To start, PokerStars is inviting [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Joe Zusman | September 6, 2007

No, not beatings.Beats.This is not a story about domestic abuse.It is a story about helping out your wife and profiting in the process.
Iowans Don and Donna Ditto (how cute), who just celebrated thirty years of wedded bliss, made one of their many treks to a Mississippi River casino boat in mid-August to play poker.As they [...]

Read More... | Comment | By August Darnell | September 5, 2007

Accountants around the U.S. have been notified of a new tax law which requires casinos to hold back 25% of any poker tournament payout $5,000 or greater for taxes.
Specifically, taxes must be withheld from “Proceeds of more than $5,000 from a wager placed in a sweepstakes, wagering pool, or lottery,” with some exceptions.Obviously, a poker [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Neal Farran | September 4, 2007

Starting September 1, players who have attained Elite VIP status at Absolute Poker will be eligible to receive 9 percent interest on the money in their accounts.The interest will be doled out annually and will be calculated based on a player’s average daily balance.
“Elite” is the highest level of the VIP ladder at Absolute, reached [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Rocco Havel | September 3, 2007

Full Tilt Poker launched the beta mode for a new multi-language option for its poker software Thursday, furthering its efforts to cater to a growing international player base.
For those who would like to read all the text on the Full Tilt client in Spanish, French, Dutch, or German, simply chose the “Languages” menu item at [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Kory Travers | September 2, 2007