Americas Cardroom made the big moves this year to bolster its team of ambassadors and increase its visibility in the online poker world. The biggest of those moves was the signing of Chris Moneymaker little more than one month after he left a 17-year relationship with PokerStars. This week’s announcement,
Normally, a state that implements internet gambling – sports betting, online casinos, online poker, or all three – sees a steady growth in the market. Of course, there are new players excited to be able to access their favorite games online, but the player base takes a while to grow.
(Trigger warning: Mention of sexual assault and murder) The Oakland County Prosecuting Attorney is representing the People of the State of Michigan in a case that will move along more quickly this year. The case is against Jeffery Bernard Morris, who faces two felony murder charges in the death
A quick look at the February gaming revenue numbers form the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board shows a decrease in overall gambling revenue for the second month of the year. Live gaming establishments increased their revenue for slots and gaming tables from January to February, and video gaming terminals showed a
February was not a good month for New Jersey gaming revenue. While revenue did still flow and internet gaming did add another $93.8M to the state’s coffers, the totals were down from the previous month, per numbers provided by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement. It is a rare
The Delaware Lottery released its net proceeds from February internet gaming, which includes online table games, online poker, and video lottery revenue. Last month’s release showed January revenue starting the year with overall increases. And that followed full-year 2020 numbers that increased significantly across all verticals. The coronavirus pandemic and
The World Poker Tour is still on the table for purchase by Bally’s Corporation or Element Partners. Allied Esports Entertainment has made it clear that it is ready to let go of the WPT and its assets. That seems even clearer with Bally’s new bid. Meanwhile, the World Poker Tour
Poker player Mike Postle still has no attorney…in the case he filed against numerous people and companies involved in the poker industry. When we last checked in at the end of February, the case that Postle himself filed against a slew of defendants was in limbo because Postle ghosted his
GGPoker has chosen a side in its battle over Dan Bilzerian. That side is not with the majority of women in poker who are disgusted by GGPoker signing him as a “poker ambassador.” Rather, it is the side of the man-boys salivating over Bilzerian’s ego and weapons and money and
There are a lot of “mark your calendar” days in the online poker world right now. One of them happens to be kind of a big deal. It is the 15th anniversary of the PokerStars Sunday Million, and the celebration will happen on March 21, 2021. The advanced notice gives
The World Poker Tour has some catching up to do. Three factors allowed it to do so after a year-long live poker hiatus due to the pandemic: vaccine distribution, abundant testing, and serious sanitation protocols in place in many Las Vegas casinos. As we just discussed a few days ago,
Michigan online poker players waited long enough. The state government took years to agree to legalize and regulate online poker and then agree to interstate liquidity for the games. The latter happened in December 2020. Online poker sites could then launch in early 2021, but no operators indicated that they
