Kristy Arnett brings you the last PokerNews Weekly episode of 2011. Tune back in at the start of 2012 for more.

Not everyone has the time to stay on top of all of the news that breaks daily in the poker world, but that doesn’t mean you have to be out …

PartyPoker is going to come out of the gates swinging in the year 2012.  Starting at the stroke of midnight (ET) on New Year’s Day and running through the month of January, the top-three online poker room will make all of its multi-table tournaments rake free . We would say that this is unprecedented, but we said that in July when PartyPoker ran a similar promotion during the summer.  The poker room did not offer up many details this time, simply saying, “…100% of your money will go straight into the prize pool, with no fees to pay across the whole multi-table tournament schedule.

After years of fighting the masses, the Cake Poker network has finally decided to allow its players to use hand tracking software while at the tables.  The new policy went into place on November 9th and the major players in the poker analysis software category immediately jumped right in.

The website VegasInc.com reported yesterday that the Nevada State Gaming Control Board (GCB) will begin accepting online poker licensing applications in February.  The announcement was made by GCB Chairman Mark Lipparelli at the U.S. Online Gaming Law conference last week at the Aria casino in Las Vegas

PokerStars Pro Johnny Lodden is sitting at the table with a maniac, but he has no fear.

VegasInc reported Monday that in February the Nevada State Gaming Control board will begin the process of accepting applications for interactive gaming licenses, which would allow online poker sites. The …

bwin.party digital entertainment plc today announced third quarter poker revenue of €52.3 million, up three percent on the second quarter of 2011 and down only marginally against the £52.5 million …