Online poker site PokerStars announced the release of its mobile app in the United Kingdom this week called PokerStars Mobile.The new app will be available for smart phones and tablet devices. It will enable players within the UK to play on a variety of free play and real-money poker tables under the PokerStars brand name.All of the classic poker games such as Texas Hold’em, Omaha and Omaha Hi-Lo are available to play on the new mobile app. Players can also enter a host of online tournaments such as multi-table tournaments and sit ‘n’ go tournaments.Features for the mobile poker app include lobby filters, player and tournament search options, a chat function and hand histories. If a Read further…

The Jersey Gambling Commission (JGC) has entered into a Bilateral Co-operation Agreement with the Danish Gaming Board with the purpose of arriving at a common set of standards where both parties can promote co-operation in support of their interests including providing each other with operational assistance.In related news, the JGC has published its current list of accredited remote gambling test houses giving online operators a choice of three labs for compliance testing namely; Gaming Laboratories International (GLI), NMi+ and Quinel Italia.We have been working with the Jersey regulator for quite some time now, and have been carrying out testing of gaming machines there since March 2010. Read further…

A fortunate slots player has won a progressive jackpot worth $118,770 while enjoying the Magic Slots game. Players having real money account at Windows Casino can enjoy this exciting 3-reel slots game. The exciting slots game features four wagering denominations; they are 25c, 50c, $1 and $5. Each of these denominations has a jackpot associated with it. A fixed part of every wager placed on this slots game goes to the progressive jackpot pool. The jackpot amount was won for the 3 hat and glove symbols. Other symbols present on the reels include three bars, diamond ring, two bars, single bar and dice and so on. The magic wand is considered as the bonus symbol. Read further…

Some pros file suit against UB.coms parent company, TCOOP is set to start, and Phil Galfond and Daniel Negreanu blog. Its all in todays edition of the PTP Hit and Run.

Legal matters:Some poker pros, including Dustin neverwin Woolf, are filing a RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act) lawsuit against Excapsa Software, the parent company of UB.com, in the United States. Get the details here, and you can see the court filing here.

Also, Ira Rubin, one of the people arrested in relation to the Black Friday online poker indictments of last year, has pleaded guilty to some of the charges against him in court.

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A London poker prodigy was celebrating winning €220,280 at the first ever World Poker Tour event to be held on the shores of Ireland this weekend.David Shallow, 29, defeated over 330 competitors to take home the WPT Dublin title in the Texas Hold’em event that was held at the Citywest Hotel in the Irish capital.The cockney poker professional had to endure over 12 hours of poker action a day since Thursday and took home the first place prize from a prize pool that exceeded the €800,000 mark.Shallow secured his title at a final table that saw the action thick and fast with a total playing time of only 3 hours for all of the final table action to be wrapped up and concluded. Shall Read further…

Social networking giant Facebooks “most popular games of 2011″ list features casino-style social game offerings, indicative perhaps of the crossover potential between social and online gambling.Industry observers viewed the list with scepticism as Zyngas popular Cityville game was relegated to third place while Facebook explained that rankings were determined by customer satisfaction of games that have more than 100 000 monthly active users.Criticism on its methodology, which goes against the norm in determining the most popular games, has prompted Facebook to rename the list “Top Recommended,” saying: “This list was compiled by looking at the top games on Facebook with more than 100,000 monthly active users and giving priority to those games with the highest user satisfaction scores. Read further…

Virgin casino has recently launched the new Superman slots game. This slots game is based on DC Comic superhero theme. Superman slots has 5 reel, 50 paylines and it features frees spins, expanding wilds, a Save the World Bonus and a single line jackpot worth 10,000. Various Superman theme associated symbols are present on the reels of this online slots game, such as Superman, Lois Lane, train car, glasses, kryptonite, shipping crate, tank and so on. Superman symbol represents the wild symbol and it offers double payouts. When Superman symbol appear on reel 2, 3, and 4 then the free spins game gets activated. Read further…

Big names remain late at the WPT event, SrslySirius on Tony G, and Negreanus break from poker. Its all in todays edition of the PTP Hit and Run.

Jamie Gold Poker Room? Really?: Really. The Tropicana in Las Vegas is naming its newly renovated poker room after the former WSOP main event champ. No word if there will be bonuses for having top top. Learn more about the room here.

WPT, EPT updates: The World Poker Tours Five Diamond World Poker Classic is heading into day 4, and a big storyline is emerging. Antonio Esfandiari is in the mix with 49 players, giving him a shot at defending his title in this tourney.

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