Illinois has more gambling options than most states in the Midwest. While long confined to riverboats, it became relatively easy through the years to meet the requirements of being deemed a “boat” and opening a casino. When JB Pritzker won the governorship in 2018, his stances in favor of gambling
This may sound like old news, as New York has seen igaming bills come and go for years on end…with no success. However, this is something different. State Senator Joseph Addabbo decided to add casino games to his bill, not restricting it to online poker. Since online poker has had
Ask around, and few people will tell you they like Mondays. It is often the most dreaded day of the week, as it means the weekend is over and the work week begins again. Ignition Poker wants its players to associate something else with Mondays: poker. As regularly as possible,
There has been some excitement about the bill that two Maryland State Senators introduced to their legislature at the end of January. The bill was comprehensive and complete with a fiscal summary. They set a hearing date to discuss the bill further on February 15. While the introduction was enthusiastic
Bounty tournaments are all the rage. Poker players love them because it changes the dynamics of a normal No Limit Hold’em tournament, requiring a bit of a different strategy when people are gunning for players based on their bounties. It’s also easier to make some money without having to make
Americas Cardroom has been talking about Vietnam for some time. The team pros are trying to get there, ACR Stormers are trying to win their way there, and players on ACR want to go with them. It’s all the talk on ACR social media. Well, it’s not just any trip
In poker, Texas is known as home of Texas Hold’em where Hold’em is not exactly legal. Further, it’s much more complicated than the irony. Texas is one of the fastest growing markets for live poker in America. It is where the idea of a poker club – a membership club
The story of US online poker has focused a great deal on Michigan and New Jersey in the first month and a half of the new year. And the featured player in the story is PokerStars. These highlights spring from PokerStars fully embracing the multi-state poker agreement between Michigan and
The Winning Poker Network, especially its flagship site Americas Cardroom, takes great pride in its signature Venom tournament. For years, ACR and its sister poker sites have been running the Venom tournament, complete with masses of satellites and huge guarantees. The last several iterations of Venom (the regular No Limit
Most people are familiar with Super Bowl Sunday. But who knows about Super Saturday? Ignition poker players should know, as it is not new for them. But it’s coming up again, so it’s time to familiarize more players with the day of special tournaments. Super Saturday The big game is
Football fans have been preparing for Super Bowl Sunday for months. They watch the playoffs, place their bets, and figure out how and where to watch the big game. Poker players do the same for Super Bowl Sunday, but they know that there will be great opportunities for online poker
Sometimes, low-stakes players can feel left out of big tournaments with their gargantuan guarantees. The work required to start at super-low buy-ins and satellite their way into one of those big events is often overwhelming and time-consuming. And for micro-stakes players, the task often seems even more difficult. The Winning
