Carbon Poker sent emails out to affiliates on Friday with bad news.  The site decided to stop offering its affiliate program effective June 1.  There is a silver lining.  Action given by players referred to Carbon Poker before June 1 will continue to generate revenue share for their affiliates. This move comes amid the slowest payout times in the past year at Carbon Poker.  U.S. players report waiting 10-12 weeks for checks to arrive from Carbon Poker.  Skrill was recently dropped as an option for players outside the U.S. Players outside the U.S. had their pending Skrill requests recently reversed. …

From Gambling 911 A rep for Carbon Poker, the flagship Internet poker room on the Merge Gaming Network, has confirmed that the company is looking very closely at offering the anonymous digital currency Bitcoin as a payment option. “I know Merge have been looking into the validity of using BC as a funding and withdrawal method for quite some time now,” a Carbon Poker rep posted on the TwoPlusTwo.com posting forum. That same rep alluded to concerns over regulatory frameworks and controls, something that could soon be addressed with news that the Winklevoss twins, who famously alleged that Facebook Inc…