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This blog was originally published in May 2014, when I was Head of Poker at Microgaming. It was one of the first things that I asked after joining the MPN in 2013. We were making some changes to tournaments, and I wanted to get feedback… Read More »Why Doesn’t the MPN Talk to Players?
‘Edge’ Loyalty ProgramFull Tilt PokerQ4 2011 to Q2 2012 One of the first things that I wanted to accomplish after I joined the Full Tilt Poker team in February 2011 was to revamp and simplify the loyalty schemes that the company offered to its players.… Read More »Design Portfolio – Edge Loyalty Program
One-Click Colour CodingFull Tilt PokerQ2 2011 Almost all online poker sites allow you to take notes on your opponents, so you can remember how they play from session to session. Along with the Ongame network, Full Tilt Poker was one of the first poker sites… Read More »Design Portfolio – One Click Colour Coding
Robocap (Dynamic Table Limits)PokerStarsQ1 2010 In a live poker game, you can usually only play at one table at any given time for reasons that should be evident. However, online there is no such restriction. You can play two, four, eight or even twenty-four tables… Read More »Design Portfolio – Robocap (Dynamic Table Limits)
Sit & Go Registration ImprovementsPokerStarsQ1-Q2 2008 A common problem that occurred on PokerStars in 2008 was that you would try to enter a tournament that had a maximum number of entrants (for example, a Sit & Go with a maximum of 9 players), but by… Read More »Design Portfolio – Sit & Go Registration Improvements
Text FilteringPokerStarsQ2 2008 PokerStars Tournament Filter with Text Filter at the Top It’s mid-2008. PokerStars is well-known for its wide selection of tournaments. In fact, there are now thousands of different tournaments every single day, and it is becoming difficult to easily find the ones… Read More »Design Portfolio – Text Filtering
Introduction This is the index for a series of posts which will come together to form a portfolio of the features I have worked on over the course of my career in software design. In my time in the industry, I have led the development… Read More »Design Portfolio – Index of Features
I recently read an article in another magazine by Simon Burridge, the CEO of Virgin Games. In the article, Burridge laments the fact that gambling businesses are often perceived by the public and portrayed by the media to be dirty and evil, despite the fact… Read More »Proactive Responsible Gaming
The past year has been an annus horribilis for the online gaming world, with the actions of the United States Department of Justice acting as a catalyst to the downfall of some of its biggest brands, millions of dollars of player funds remaining in perdition,… Read More »Underachievers, Please Try Harder
For months now, we’ve been hearing about the effects of Black Friday on the industry and how it supposedly levelled the playing field for operators who exited the US Market post-UIGEA. However, there’s one major issue that was brought to the forefront on Black Friday… Read More »Transparency