In ongoing efforts to bring more new players to the online poker tables and improve the overall experience for all players, PokerStars has been making changes over the past several years. Not all of them have been popular with the regulars and pros, but all have been focused on the
The roller coaster for New York online poker supporters is already beginning for 2019. A positive start with a new bill by a new sponsor provided hope that online poker had a fighting chance in 2019. State Senator Joe Addabbo took up the baton where now-retired John Bonacic left it
Everyone likes a bargain. It’s natural to seek price breaks whenever possible. But there are certain things that rarely, if ever, go on sale. The price point of a tournament makes it what it is. The WSOP Main Event costs $10K to play. The PSPC had a $25K buy-in. And
One only needs to google any investigation into casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson to know that he has his hands in many cookie jars. And most often, he is willing to buy the cookies, the jars, and everything around them to make sure no one else ever gets those cookies. When
The new year has started with numerous tournament announcements. The World Series of Poker has dominated much of the poker news with its ongoing press releases about the 2019 WSOP schedule for the summer. And as far as online poker operators, PokerStars covered all angles of the news in the
The 50th Anniversary World Series of Poker is going to be a big summer series as the normal series of tournaments is gearing up to celebrate a significant milestone. Players get excited about the WSOP each year anyway, but the 2019 WSOP is going to bring more action and special
The backlash from the recent Wire Act decision has been swift and harsh. It has come from states’ rights activists and internet rights groups, gambling lobbies and state legislators, all incensed by the Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel’s memo released this month. The opinion was written in early
PokerStars is known for its real moeny poker tournament series, not to mention its live ones. Online, though, the operator can offer as many tournaments as players want to play, with as many different buy-ins, structures, and prize pool promises as they choose. The World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP)
There was progress in Connecticut in 2018, with lawmakers taking a more serious look at forms of internet gambling than in the past. This was done at the urging of the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan Tribes of Connecticut, both operating massive gambling operations and both in favor of legalized online
The most popular online poker sites get to know their players and develop offerings to cater to them. Larger sites have a tougher time when designing poker tournament series, however, because they want to include players at a variety of stakes. Americas Cardroom has figured out a way to do
In August and September 2018, PokerStars began to leak information about Six Plus Hold’em, one of the many new poker variants being introduced to the online poker community. The year was full of game rollouts and testing periods, but Six Plus Hold’em – also known in many circles as Short
Several states gave online poker fans hope in 2018 that they would legalize the game. Nevada, Delaware, and New Jersey have been the only ones offering legal online poker for the last five years, and Pennsylvania is preparing to join the group. But no other states have passed pro-online gambling
