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PokerStars California Partners Bash Online Poker Proposal

July 5, 2014California, Poker News, United StatesCalifornia, Golden State, Indian Tribes, PokerStars, PokerUS, Rational GroupDavid Raker

At the beginning of June, 13 California tribes came to an agreement on a proposed online poker bill. This is a big step towards legal internet poker in the Golden State because, for the first time in five years, there’s a large consensus among tribal gaming interests. Who’s not a part of this consensus, though? […]

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Get Ready for Legal War over PokerStars’ U.S. Fast-fold Patent

May 15, 2014Poker News, PokerStarsbattle, fast poker, Fast-fold, Legal, PokerStars, PokerUS, Rational Group, speed poker, war, Zoom PokerDavid Raker

PokerStars’ parent company, the Rational Group, have succeeded where the old Full Tilt failed: they’ve managed to patent fast-fold poker. Much like Full Tilt, which they now own, Rational had also been rejected in their quest to make fast-fold variants their own. However, they met with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to […]