The 2020 World Series of Poker was a far cry from the normal summer series of live poker tournaments in Las Vegas. The coronavirus pandemic forced its cancellation, so WSOP executives took it in a new direction. There was an international version of the WSOP hosted by GGPoker, and its
The scandal involving Mike Postle and his alleged cheating on the Stones Gambling Hall poker livestream continues. And there is no end in sight. This delay – as with most of the others – is by the hands of Postle himself. He filed a lawsuit in October 2020 against 11
The biggest series offered on an American-facing poker site is one-third of the way through its lineup. The Online Super Series – OSS Cub3d XI, to be precise – kicked off on February 7 on Americas Cardroom. The first of three sections of the series was MOSS, the Mini Online
It’s not like PokerStars didn’t give it a chance. When the Stars Group bailed out Full Tilt Poker poker players after Black Friday and took over the brand, they put it on the PokerStars platform. But they kept some of the signature Full Tilt promotions like the Deal. They kept
It didn’t take long at all to show its worth. Internet gaming came out strong in its first 10 days of state-regulated action with more than $29M in total gross receipts. That’s quite an entrance to the new market. Michigan took a quicker path to launching internet gaming sites than
The gambling industry in Pennsylvania saw record revenue drops due to the coronavirus pandemic. Land-based gambling took hit after hit to its bottom lines with shutdowns and limited reopenings. The industry has yet to return to full-capacity business, and the slow road to the pandemic recovery may not allow it
New Jersey’s internet gaming sector did it again, setting a new record and clearing an important milestone. Internet gaming continued its almost unstoppable climb in January 2021 and surpassed $100M in revenue. That new monthly high sets a new bar and helps a still-struggling gambling industry as it tries to
High-stakes poker players must be getting bored with low buy-in tournaments amidst the pandemic. Their live poker choices have been limited, as has been their ability to travel. Las Vegas is open for business, though, and Aria is ready for high-stakes tournaments. At the end of January, Aria welcomed a
PokerStars may have Michigan on its mind, but the online poker operator remains just as focused on Pennsylvania and New Jersey in the US market. The PokerStars MI site just launched on January 29 and will kick off its first series – MICOOP – on February 20. Meanwhile, there was
The first month of the new year brought increased revenue from Delaware’s internet gaming sector. According to the Delaware Lottery, video lottery and online poker revenue increased from December 2020 to January 2021, as did the number of new player registrations. As for most companies, revenue for 2020 was wildly
Have you played yet? Have you checked it out? BetOnline and Sportsbetting.ag teamed up to run a diverse and exciting online poker tournament series called King of the Ring. All PKOs, all the time. And it kicked off this weekend…on Valentine’s Day. No worries if you missed the kickoff, though,
The World Series of Poker announced a new promotion featuring a $10K seat to the 2021 WSOP Main Event, along with other perks accompanying an all-inclusive trip to Las Vegas. This raises so many questions. Promotion Details The promotion requires no purchase or signups for the WSOP online poker site.
