Sponsorships have been a significant part of the online poker scene since 2003 when Chris Moneymaker won the World Series of Poker Main Event. PokerStars realized the marketing power of Moneymaker and his story – not to mention his name – and other sites followed that lead. Within a few
Winamax has blazed a new trail in the world of online poker since it was founded in 1999. It has been a market leader in France for many years, and its roster of sponsored players has always served a specific purpose. The pros have been an effective marketing tool in
Online poker sites of all sizes come and go, but without regulation and proper licensing, those poker operators are accountable to no one. Another site has now come and gone. In a matter of just a few years, JaoPoker came and left, giving players without many online poker options a
The weekly Global Glance takes a look at the online poker scene around the world. What happens with online poker and gambling beyond America’s borders can and often does impact the state of online poker in the United States. Over the last week, it has become apparent that Portugal is
The players beat the house. The Nevada Gaming Control Board ruled for the players and against Station Casinos in the case of the unpaid bad beat jackpot. On a technicality, Red Rock Casino ordered a sizeable jackpot go unpaid, but the players took the situation to the regulatory body that
When PKR closed its virtual online poker doors in May 2017, players had little recourse. Their funds seemed lost forever until PokerStars stepped up in July with an offer of assistance. All PKR customers were able to move their funds to a PokerStars account and cash out from there. https://twitter.com/SkilfulPoker/status/889529940747718657
To say the growth of online poker in the new United States markets is slow would be an understatement. More than four years after the launch of the first online poker site in Nevada, the first state to dip its toes into a new regulated space, there is still only
The Poker Players Alliance has been advocating and lobbying for online poker and its players for more than 10 years. Everyone is not aware of the daily actions of the PPA, the research needed to stay on top of legislation and legal happenings on the federal and state level. The
The weekly Global Glance takes a look at the online poker scene around the world. What happens with online poker and gambling beyond America’s borders can and often does impact the state of online poker in the United States. After Winamax received approval last week to work toward entering the
The story seems to repeat itself every month. The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement releases its casino win information, including the numbers from online poker and casino games. The numbers break down the same way for online gambling, month after month, with casino game revenue increasing and online poker
Just as the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) finally released information regarding license applications for its new online gambling industry, one casino is flipping the script. Parx Casino requested that the PGCB put limitations on licensing. Why now? The window for submitting online poker and casino games licenses begins April
That was quick. Not even two full months into 2018 and news emerges that California will not pursue online poker legislation this year. Even the future in California is unclear and seems dependent upon the upcoming US Supreme Court decision regarding sports betting. According to one legislator who has been
