The weekly Global Glance take a look at the online poker scene around the world. What happens with online poker beyond America’s borders can and often does impact the state of online poker in the United States. This week, Italy stepped up to maintain its place in the upcoming European
For the better part of a dozen years, the PokerStars Team Pro has been one of the most coveted sponsorships in all of poker. A spot on the team was rarely given lightly, and players had to do something special to deserve it (win a WSOP Main Event, start a
The YouStake matter is finally settled. While it didn’t affect a large part of the poker community, it was an inconvenience for some players who used YouStake to fund their poker play. As of December 2017, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) dropped its investigation of YouStake, the
When a birthday falls on a holiday, the celebrations can get jumbled. We admit that we got caught up in celebrating 2018 and forgot all about online poker’s birthday. We feel terrible about that. Happy Belated Birthday, Online Poker! On January 1, online poker turned 20 years old. It may
It happened again. Several members of Congress collectively penned a letter to the US Department of Justice to ask that the 2011 Wire Act decision be overturned. This move would effectively prohibit states from offering online poker and casino games while giving Congress a chance to ban online gaming. This
The weekly Global Glance takes a look at the online poker scene around the world. What happens beyond America’s borders can and often does impact the state of poker in the United States. This week, the big story is the advancement of the process of several European countries to share
The push for more states to legalize and regulate online poker in America saw results in late 2017 as Pennsylvania finally did it. There were high hopes for New York as well, but legislators ran into some of the same issues and concerns as it had in 2016 and stalled
More than 80 pairs of eyes are on the Nevada Gaming Control Board, all belonging to players who feel they should have received a part of a $120,000 bad beat jackpot from Station Casinos in 2017. The players and casino operator have gone back and forth about the issue, and
For years, supporters of cryptocurrencies have insisted that online poker would be more accessible around the world if sites accepted Bitcoin. Whether it has been the rough times for online poker since Black Friday or the rise in cryptocurrency popularity – or a bit of both – the industry has
Online poker and gaming sites have gone through many changes in the past two decades, but one of the most intriguing is the fairly new relationship with cryptocurrency. While some sites began looking into offering Bitcoin several years ago, it was only in 2017 that a variety of websites took
When Black Friday hit the poker world on April 15, 2011, the game changed forever. The poker boom was officially over, online poker was about to experience a wild ride in jurisdictions around the world, and the game was about to undergo a test to gauge its ability to not
Part 4 - In this “Lost and Found” series, we look at some of the things that were lost because of Black Friday but also things that the community found. This article focuses on the trust issue. Lost: Blind Trust in Online Poker Sites From 2003 to 2006, online poker
