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
There are always poker players who cannot believe their luck. Therefore, since they believe they play hands perfectly but lose more than they win, they have one fallback reason for it all; the online poker site is rigged! https://twitter.com/phonybigcharles/status/938107210541957121 Many people laugh off this tired phrase, as it’s never really
The weekly Global Glance takes 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. European online poker liquidity has taken on more shape in the past week
For more than 10 years, John Pappas has served as the executive director of the Poker Players Alliance. He has steered the poker advocacy and lobbying group through its best years during the poker boom and its toughest times after Black Friday. And today, Pappas announced his departure from that
UK Gambling Commission Chief Executive Sarah Harrison recently gave her final speech at the World Regulatory Briefing and International Casino Conference, as she is stepping down from the position after 2.5 years. The entirety of her speech focused on the gambling industry as a whole, current and future priorities, consumer
The weekly Global Glance takes 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. The big news in global online poker is the start of online poker
It has been an interesting few weeks for online poker sponsorships. As contracts came up for renewal at the beginning of 2018, several very high-profile PokerStars pros left the team. The first departures came one after the other with Vanessa Selbst, Felipe Ramos, and Jason Mercier announcing their intentions to
It seems that New York is on track to make a move for online poker in 2018. It may not be a fast track, but as long as the train keeps moving, poker players can keep hope alive. The update last week brought great news in that New York State
As the new year began, New Jersey’s online casinos took another step in the advancement of the game of poker. Golden Nugget Atlantic City launched a Texas Hold’em game online with a live dealer through its online casino platform. The live dealer games create a discussion about the difference between
PokerStars started the year with a mixed bag of news about its poker endeavors. Three major Team PokerStars Pros left the roster at the beginning of the year – Vanessa Selbst, Jason Mercier, and Felipe Ramos. On the other side of the coin, the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) returned to
