iGaming Business – Online gaming software supplier Connective Games and internet gambling company Balkan Texas have announced plans to build an online poker network with a focus on the Eastern European market. The two companies will utilise each other’s expertise, experience, technologies and resources to develop a service to rival other online poker networks. Connective Games and Balkan Texas envisage an “intense” two-month set up period in which they will create and build a specialist team that will manage the day-to-day running of the network. Dean Todorovic, chief executive officer of Balkan Texas, and Konstantin Zubarev, chief executive officer of Connective…

iGaming Business – MPN, the online poker network of internet gaming software provider Microgaming, has announced the launch of its inaugural MPN Poker Tour (MPNPT). The MPNPT will debut in London this spring before moving on to visit a number of other locations around Europe. Each festival will feature a deep-stacked €550 ($756.7) Main Event as well as a number of lower-value Side Events. In addition, the MPN said it would also bring a number of exclusive online innovations to the live poker environment, such as giving players the chance to earn achievements for taking part in events and enabling…