The term is used often but deserves more attention beyond the words themselves: responsible gambling. There are many versions of a definition for responsible gambling or, as some now call it, safer gambling. Putting together the definitions from Canada’s Responsible Gambling Council (RGC), American Gaming Association (AGA), National Council on
It’s not like PokerStars to sit back and accept the status quo. For years, PokerStars was the global online poker market leader by a fair margin. Of course, Black Friday put the brakes on all of that. But PokerStars took its punishment before slowly and carefully reentering the US market
In September, Georgia police officers raided a poker room. In October, representatives of Entain Foundation met with lawmakers to work toward a comprehensive yet reasonable gambling proposal to introduce into the state legislature in 2024. These two events are not directly related. Entain Foundation does not support or have any
As autumn sets in and the weather across most parts of the United States gets colder, it’s the perfect time to settle in for some poker tournaments. BetOnline is in full tournament spirit. Just after the Championship Online Poker Series (COPS) wrapped its Autumn Edition and awarded more than $3M
The National Council of Legislators from Gaming States, or NCLGS, is an organization comprised of lawmakers from states around America that regulate gaming. This can be anything from sports betting to esports and from online poker to online and live casinos. Specifically, the goal of the nonprofit is to educate
There is a lot of poker happening, but it’s only getting busier, and it will all lead to the massive December action to close out the year. Live events will take over, with EPT Prague in Czechia, WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas, and the new WSOP Paradise in
Poker players in the United States have been waiting for more states to legalize online poker. Nevada, New Jersey, and Delaware did it more than a decade ago. Pennsylvania and Michigan did it in the last five years. But most don’t know that West Virginia and Connecticut also legalized igaming
The World Series of Poker sure doesn’t stop. From the moment the summer WSOP in Las Vegas ended, the WSOP Circuit was traveling for its US-based schedule and then concurrently for its international schedule. Executives also announced the new WSOP Paradise in the Bahamas for December, set to take place
Saying that there is always something happening at ACR Poker is an understatement. The promotions seem endless. At the start of October, ACR Poker and its sister sites on the Winning Poker Network celebrated another record-setting Online Super Series – OSS XL. And with that barely in the books, another
It’s that time of year again. Sure, it is autumn. Beautiful weather abounds, and sweaters and boots return to the front of everyone’s closets. For online poker players, not much of that matters if there is a lucrative tournament series on tap. Ignition Poker has it ready. It is the
The World Poker Tour has had a record-setting season thus far. It started 2023 riding high on the massive success that was the WTP World Championship at Wynn in December 2022, the first foray into the WPT-Wynn partnership. The reviews were glowing, and the WPT Main Event that guaranteed $15M
Every online poker site has a flagship tournament series, and BetOnline has its Championship Online Poker Series, also known as COPS. Sometimes, a good poker site can offer several iterations of this type of series throughout the year. BetOnline is ready with its autumn COPS, just in time to usher
