When the Interactive Gambling Amendment Bill passed through the various stages of the Australian Parliament in 2017, it began to look like a version of Black Friday that plagued the United States online poker market. Operators that were a part of publicly-traded companies withdrew from the Australian market without any
As the year progresses, it looks more and more like Massachusetts has a strong chance of legalizing online poker and other casino games in 2019. It could be sooner if a pending study is completed with favorable results, but considering the lateness of the legislative year and the upcoming November
Phil Ivey has had ups and downs throughout his lengthy poker career, and he is said to be quite the sports bettor. But the game of baccarat has not been good to him. This week, the US District Court ruled against Ivey in a years-long case, wherein he now stands
According to players and sources, the Winning Poker Network has exited the Australian online poker market. It was a move that came without much warning for players but affects those with accounts at Americas Cardroom, Black Chip Poker, True Poker, and Ya Poker. The reason for the abrupt decision is
I was honored to be invited to the first WPT Women’s Poker Summit on Sunday, August 26. The event took place in a conference room at the Bicycle Casino as the WPT500 tournament played out in the Los Angeles area cardroom. The Women’s Poker Summit was the first of its
On Sunday, August 26, EA Sports hosted a tournament for Madden NFL 19 players at the GLHF Game Bar in Jacksonville, Florida. The video gaming event for the Madden Championship Series was a qualifier for the Madden Classic finals, which was set for October in Las Vegas. Not long after
September tends to be a big month for online poker tournament players, and this one will be no different. The three major online poker sites spanning the world will offer tournament guarantees in excess of $179 million over the course of three series in September 2018. The smallest series of
While most other states that had considered online poker in 2018 abandoned those ideas earlier in the year, Illinois remained open to it. One lawmaker continues to champion one bill, and its future may depend on a legislative hearing set for October. The process of legalizing online gaming – whether
The last time PartyPoker made substantial changes to its poker client was in April. And since that time, the operator has been working on more improvements to stay on top of its game. In April, Mac users had been asking for changes, and they were rolled out with a major
It was only days ago that Harrah’s Philadelphia Casino & Racetrack became one of the first three Pennsylvania establishments to receive approval for the new online gaming market in the state. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) had been reviewing the nine applications received from its state’s casinos, and it
Problems continue to plague Americas Cardroom. The most recent issues began during the first week of August and continued for more than one week. Americas Cardroom attributed disconnection problems to DDoS attacks but seemed to finally stave them off after a week. However, more problems ensued on August 21 and
It has been some time since Americans heard from online poker and gaming opponents. The movement to ban online games and for Congress to pass the Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA) has been relatively silent for much of 2018. But they are back. The Coalition to Stop Internet Gambling,
