The Weekly Poker News Roundup

The new PokerStars advertising campaign has been released via Facebook. Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar Jr. star in the adverts. Head of EMEA Gaming Sales at Facebook stated "People come to Facebook to discover things that matter to them, whether it's photos from their friends and family, videos from brands they love, or posts from their favourite celebrities. PokerStars' campaign combines the best of this - fresh, engaging content from two of the biggest footballers on the planet. And thanks to Facebook's scale and unparalleled targeting tools, these videos will reach the most relevant audience, from poker and gaming fans to football aficionados." In other news, Manx Telecom have renewed their hosting contract with PokerStars which in turn will create building jobs as Manx Telecom prepare to build the second phase of their Greenhill Data Centre in the Isle of Man. The WPT Choctaw Main Event was won by USA player Jason Brin from Kansas. He beat a starting field of 1,175 players and took home a very nice first place prize of $682,975. Could legalized poker in Florida be on the cards? If Martin Shapiro hopes are realised, then it definitely could be. He has formed a group called iPoker Florida. The group is summarized as follows: "A window of opportunity for Internet poker in Florida has opened. The Florida legislature needs to vote on new gambling legislation in the very near future. We must take action quickly to include Internet poker in Florida. Our 'Internet Poker Licensing and Consumer Protection Act' is sensible legislation to authorize and regulate Internet poker in Florida, written by and for players. It provides for currently-licensed Florida cardrooms to also be licensed to provide Internet poker. It will create a competitive marketplace and provide extensive consumer protections, as well as eventually allow Florida cardrooms to compete inter-state and internationally when cross-border Internet poker in the United States becomes a reality. We are now running a campaign to form a coalition between poker players, Florida cardrooms, poker networks, other state gaming interests and state lawmakers to introduce our bill to the state legislature and bring it to a vote. Your participation in our campaign is needed to help bring about this coalition and a successful vote." If you're a regular at PokerStars, you will have noticed they have upped the top level of their mega-successful Spin & Go tournaments.with the addition of a $100 buyin. The top prize is $300,000 and the chances of winning are 1 in every 100,000.