In August, the American Gaming Association (AGA) released its annual State of the States report, an economic analysis of the commercial gaming industry in the United States. The latest report focuses on the year 2017. “State of the States 2018: The AGA Survey of the Commercial Casino Industry” is a
Last month, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) approved the first three online gaming licenses for its new internet market. As of mid-September, two new companies can be added to that list. As of September 12, Hollywood Casino and SugarHouse Casino each received their approvals and can officially move forward
The turbulent online poker market in New Jersey seems to have little rhyme or reason to its ups and downs in 2018, but what is certain is that it remains far out of reach from 2017 numbers. While online casino games of the non-peer-to-peer variety continue to thrive and grow
Poker players are always up for a challenge. They want to learn new games, devise strategies, compute the odds and edges, and add a new poker variation to the repertoire. It comes with the territory of enjoying the competitive and analytical aspects of the game. It seems that there are
When the Chinese government decided to crack down on gambling, it didn’t leave much room for misinterpretation. And the primary focus of its most recent ban was hold’em poker. It started in April 2018 when the government instructed Chinese media to inform the public of the ban. Despite poker having
As a state, Michigan has been making progress toward legalizing and regulating online poker and casino games. State Representative Brandt Iden passed the Lawful Internet Gaming Act through the House of Representatives in mid-June, and lawmakers will attempt passage in the Senate in the coming months. Michigan has grown its
As the state of New Jersey sees significant online gaming growth from month to month, its online poker games struggle to maintain their current rate. Online table games and slots are the main revenue earners in the market. PokerStars takes that information into consideration, and the market is reflected in
Over the past several weeks, a number of online poker sites were hit with DDoS (distributed denial of service) attacks. The disruption of services was frustrating for poker operators and players alike, and most of the cyberattacks lasted at least several days. Players had to be reimbursed for interrupted games
There are numerous ways to track poker players’ tournament results online. There are a number of websites that offer player databases, but none is as comprehensive, detailed, or legendary as the Hendon Mob database. The Hendon Mob itself was a group of UK-based professional poker players: Barny Boatman, Ross Boatman,
Each year, the World Series of Poker follows its summer events with a WSOP Circuit series that travels the United States. Each tour stop offers approximately one dozen tournaments with varying buy-ins and offers WSOP gold rings to the winners. The 2018/2019 WSOP Circuit season is its 15th, and it
Nearly two weeks ago, the World Poker Tour hosted its inaugural WPT Women’s Poker Summit at the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles. The range of people invited from various segments of the poker industry gathered to discuss several aspects of the live poker world that have contributed to the consistently
When Pennsylvania legalized online poker and casino games in the fall of 2017, those following the industry closely had numerous questions about which operators would be involved, which would partner with various land-based casinos, and when the sites would be ready to launch. But one question loomed rather large in
