On Tuesday, I published an article that was very critical of Subject:Poker and their report that the U.S. Department of Justice was going after Merge.  Some of you liked it, and some of you don’t.  However, the most interesting development from this came this morning in the formRead Full Article

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 andRead Full Article

A large percentage of the few online poker rooms that still allow US players can be found on the Merge Gaming Network, but the most US-friendly poker network in existence even had to halt new signups from the US for a considerable period in the aftermath of BlackRead Full Article

There may be some major news on the sponsored player front at Lock Poker if the current rumors are true. The grumblings in the poker world have to do with the contract of the Portuguese Poker Prodigy, Jose Macedo, or better stated the lack of a contract. AccordingRead Full Article

With the Merge gaming network’s new European gaming license in place, one of their flagship sites, Lock Poker, has just “locked up” two of the top poker players in the UK as the newest members of Team LockPro ELITE: Chris “Moorman1” Moorman and Nicky “Cod Meharly” Evans. MoormanRead Full Article

Today, May 31, 2011, will be the last day players who join select Merge Gaming Network online poker rooms will receive rakeback, as the network is ending their rakeback program for all new players on June 1, 2011. Players who join before June 1 will be grandfathered intoRead 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 dealsRead Full Article

Following on the heels of Black Friday the Merge Gaming Network –which is now the #1 US-online poker network/site in the world—has announced it will cease offering rakeback to new players beginning on June 1, 2011. There are a number of rumors that all rakeback will be stoppedRead Full Article

There appears to be another possible exodus from the US online poker market as the beginnings of a rumor are starting to hit the online poker forums. According to a recently created thread at 2+2 Sportsbook, Players Only and Super Book will no longer accept NEW US pokerRead Full Article

As Full Tilt Poker has lost some 50% of its player base, and PokerStars has seen a 25% drop in overall traffic since they were forced out of the US market, the entire industry is wondering how the void will be filled –if it will be filled atRead Full Article