It may only be February, but the summer of 2020 is approaching. With the World Series of Poker having released the vast majority of its 2020 WSOP schedule already, other poker rooms can begin making their own decisions regarding summer tournament lineups. The first one to release a comprehensive schedule
There must never be a dull moment at PokerStars. It seems the development team is always thinking of new games, new ways to boost excitement, new features. Just in the last few weeks, PokerStars has introduced side bets and 6 Card Omaha to the global dot-com market, while also testing
The World Series of Poker joined with ESPN this week to announce their broadcast schedule for the 2020 WSOP Main Event. There will be some ESPN coverage of every day of the tournament, from the starting days to the day or night that will determine the winner. And the WSOP
The very new Pennsylvania online poker market is still finding its footing. There is still only one regulated site – PokerStars – offering poker in the state, and it has now only had two full months plus a third partial one in the books. The revenue was down slightly in
Leap Year is a big deal. Almost every business does something to celebrate – sales, discounts, parties. Americas Cardroom is doing something as well. In fact, the flagship site of the Winning Poker Network will not only host a special tournament but start a new trend for its Beast. And
It was only a matter of time. The spread of the coronavirus already impacted some poker events in the Asia-Pacific region and shut the doors of Macau casinos for weeks. Now, the World Poker Tour is feeling the effects of the epidemic as it makes the tough decision to postpone
When thinking of states that might welcome more poker rooms and perhaps consider online poker, most people don’t consider Wyoming in that group. For the record, though, most people didn’t consider Kentucky to be an online poker possibility or Nebraska to find a poker ally in its legislature. Wyoming is
The first month of 2020 was a good one for all of New Jersey gaming. From slot machines in land-based casinos to sports wagering and online poker, every form of gambling showed positive numbers in January. The first report of the year from the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement
The most recent weekly announcement from the World Series of Poker added all of the online poker events to the 2020 WSOP schedule. There are 14 of them in total. Official WSOP online events will award gold bracelets in the same way as the live WSOP events. They will be
Poker fans know the World Poker Tour for its poker tournaments, television shows, its ambassadors and personalities. Casual poker players and fans also know about Zynga Poker for its mobile app and free-play poker entertainment. The two are now joining forces for a giveaway that will reward daily Zynga players
The fight to legalize online poker in the United States is more than a dozen years in the making. Most poker players had given up hope that the game would be legalized on the federal level…until entrepreneur and businessman Andrew Yang ran for the American presidency. He was the first
Longtime poker pro and entrepreneur Phil Galfond worked for years to create a unique and player-friendly online poker site. As he prepared for its launch throughout 2018 and launched it in February 2019, Galfond’s passion for the site and its players were on full display. Many months after he officially
