There are a limited number of states that have state-regulated online poker, which limits the number of sites and tournament options available for players. However, residency is not required, so anyone of legal age can travel to a state that offers said tournaments and participate in potentially lucrative series. Those
It’s that time of year again. The Global Poker Index (GPI) and The Hendon Mob (THM) coordinate to host the Global Poker Awards, with this year marking the fifth one. It is a chance to honor the best in the poker industry, complete with a ceremony and red carpet experience.
Multiple times each year, ACR Poker (formerly Americas Cardroom) offers its signature tournament called the Venom. The standard version of the Venom offers a $10M guarantee, and the progressive knockout version puts up a $5M guarantee. As ACR Poker charges into 2024, it is time to kick things off with
The team at RunGood Poker Series – or RGPS – now how to read the room…and the industry. They added some stops to the full-year lineup but divided it into two sections. RGPS Checkpoint Powered by PokerGO ran through July 2023, and RGPS Road Trip took over and ran through
There has always been December poker in rooms across the world, but one of the main attractions was the World Poker Tour in years past and the European Poker Tour (EPT) Prague in recent years. However, in 2022, the World Poker Tour took it up a notch with its new
Most poker sites run some kind of holiday promotion in December. Ignition Poker, however, runs an entire month – and then some – of tournament action for its players. In fact, the site’s 12 Days of Triple-Headers is in its last days, while the Holiday Series (Festival of Felt) gears
Promotions are aplenty this month, as the holidays prompt US online poker sites to offer holiday-themed promotions for its players. BetOnline is bringing back a player-favorite with its 25 Days of Poker for the holiday season. Competitors can compete in daily and weekly contests and missions to win prizes and
As the company comes down from the high that was the North American Poker Tour (NAPT) Las Vegas, PokerStars is making more big moves in the United States market. The success of the NAPT’s return after a decade cannot be overstated. PokerStars went from a company shuttered by the US
Live poker is on fire this December. There are major poker series across Las Vegas, as well as in Europe and the Bahamas. Everyone doesn’t have the luxury of living near one of these locations, though, or being able to travel to one of them. That leaves those masses of
The World Series of Poker Europe is usually the last chance to win a WSOP bracelet each year. That is not so this year, as WSOP Paradise will make its debut with fifteen gold bracelet events December 3-15 in the Bahamas. With so much focus on the inaugural WSOP Paradise,
The holidays are generally filled with get-togethers, social gatherings, food, and drink. For online poker players, the holidays are ideal times to take advantage of holiday specials and online poker holiday promotions. Enter Ignition Poker. Americans will be dealing with the Thanksgiving weekend – or just the Turkey Day holiday
West Virginia finally did it. And New Jersey appears to have been the driving force. West Virginia joined the Multi-State Internet Gaming Agreement (MSIGA), becoming the fifth state to do so. This gives online poker operators the incentive to launch poker sites in that state because they can link WV
