Winimax’s Expresso sit and go format, which they rolled out a year ago, is really starting to catch on lately, and as is often the case with new poker formats, other sites are copying it.

The World Cup had little effect on the online poker scene in the U.S. unlike what happened at poker sites in most of the rest of the world.

Online poker has been banned in Russia for 5 years now, but the government’s hard line stance seems to be softening. Amaya Gaming announced their attention to pursue a secondary listing.

New Jersey is now looking at granting a license to the new ownership, to finally allow PokerStars to come to America officially. Full Tilt is also looking to expand and they have just applied for a license to operate on the Italian market.

The new poker show will be airing on the CBS Sports Network every Sunday night, starting on June 29, and is set to run for 26 consecutive weeks.

The World Cup is the most watched sporting event in the world and with the World Cup in full swing, there have been some noticeable drops in online poker traffic.

Amaya Gaming bought the company that owns both PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker. One of the offshoots of the deal is the potential for the world’s largest poker site to expand into casino and sports betting.

Canadian online gaming company Amaya Gaming has just agreed to pay the massive sum of $4.9 billion to purchase Rational Group, the Isle of Man company that owns Poker Stars and Full Tilt Poker.

Online poker traffic dropped a further 3% this week, adding to the 2% that was lost last week, as PokerStars gave up further ground to resettle back in to their levels before there recent big promotion.

Online poker traffic as a whole dropped 2% this week, losing back 2 of the 3% the market gained last week. The 2014 WSOP has now begun in Las Vegas, and naturally Nevada online poker site WSOP is poised to look to cash in on all the excitement.