This past Thursday, the website Subject:Poker put out a piece on where they claim that the US Department of Justice will take action against the Merge Gaming Network sometime during September.  I would like to take a few moments to address the assumptions made in the article and share my thoughts. Where Are the Facts? First, I want to point out that I didRead Full Article

If you haven’t already joined the largest US-facing online poker network now is definitely the time to do so, as the Merge Gaming Network has announced they will be ending rakeback for all new sign-ups beginning on June 1, 2011. Current Merge Gaming Network players with rakeback deals will be grandfathered in, and will continue to receive rakeback, as will any new players whoRead Full Article

The PokerNewsBoy Awards have come to a close and now it’s time to look at the winners chosen by you the fans. Here is a look at the winners in the PokerNewsBoy Player Awards Categories: ·    Best Newcomer (Player) – Winner: Jake Cody (46% of the vote) – Runner-up: XBlink The UK poker pro was a runaway winner in this category. ·    Best HighRead Full Article

Online poker players who are using the MAC operating system now have even more options to choose from as the Merge Gaming Network has officially launched a MAC download for all of their poker sites. Merge Gaming joins the likes of PokerStars, UB Poker, Full Tilt Poker and Lock Poker plus other big name poker rooms who have added a fully downloadable version ofRead Full Article

The Poker Fish Blog announced a few days ago that Aced Poker will be closing its doors on May 7th 2010, ending the sites run on the Merge Gaming Network that began in August 2008. Citing no advertising push, stagnant traffic numbers, and slower than usual payouts, the struggling online poker room was by no means a major player in the market, it wasn’tRead Full Article

What started with the loss of PokerHost was soon followed by Sportsbook, SuperBook and Players Only, and now word has come down that a fourth online poker site is leaving the Cake Poker Network to join the much smaller Merge Gaming Network. The latest site to jump ship is Lock Poker. Moving from the 10th most trafficked network to the 20th doesn’t seem likeRead Full Article

As of April 15th, both Sportsbook and Players Only Poker will officially absolve their relationship with the Cake Poker network, and join the Merge Gaming Network. No explanation has been given for the change, or why the sites would choose to move from the 10th to the 20th most trafficked poker network.

The Merge Gaming Network pulled a major coup recently with the addition of one of the Cake Poker Network’s biggest sites, Sportsbook.com –which also supplies a lot of fish to the poker tables from their sports betting and casino rooms. Unfortunately the growth hasn’t been network-wide, and even the network’s flagship site, Carbon Poker, has seen their numbers dwindle. According to gambling911.com, Carbon PokerRead Full Article

Poker News Daily has reported that they received an E-Mail from the Merge gaming network announcing the addition of Fantasy Poker, which will happen on January 31st. Current players on Fantasy Poker will have until the 31st to request their funds from the site, otherwise they will be transferred to the site’s new software on the Merge Poker Network. Poker news Daily is estimatingRead Full Article