Not many people saw it coming. But by the time they realized it was happening, it was already a moot matter. It turns out that an Iowa lawmaker wanted to plant the seed for online gaming in Iowa for the future, and he did it with a 2023 bill that
There is quite a lot of poker-related action happening in and around Americas Cardroom. The Next Moneymaker 2.0 competition is still going on, building a leaderboard through the end of May. The top finishers for the entire months-long tournament series will go onto a final on June 5, one that
In the poker world, California is known for two things. One is the plethora of cardrooms for poker players throughout the state. The other is the many years of infighting over online poker in California before and after Black Friday, infighting that ultimately prompted lawmakers to be so frustrated as
Illinois has tried to expand its gambling industry in many ways. In 2019, the state’s governor approved a casino right in the greater Chicago area. That same year, he signed the Sports Wagering Act into law to allow retail sportsbooks at casinos in the state, as well as online sports
Combine one of the most watched series of sports games in the world – the NCAA in March Madness – and the globally-celebrated Easter holiday, and what do you get? Opportunities for online poker specials! EveryGame Poker has action to get players through March Madness with $15K and through Easter
As of March 30, the 2023 World Series of Poker will be two months from its start date. The two Caesars properties – Horseshoe Las Vegas and Paris Las Vegas – on the Las Vegas Strip will be ready for Event 1 to kick off on Tuesday, May 30. As
It has happened in other states, and Kentucky is doing it, too. Consideration for legal online poker and casino games falls off the map due to a nationwide obsession with sports betting. In fact, Kentucky lawmakers found the time to pass a bill – already signed by the governor –
The tournament coordinators and planners at BetOnline and Sportsbetting Poker have been working overtime this year. The sites – sharing a poker platform to increase guarantees and prize pools – just wrapped their King of the Ring PKO tournament series at the end of February. There were more than 100
Another year of New York online poker bills appears poised to end in disappointment for poker players yet again. The trend began in 2014, with an Assembly bill – always sponsored by Assemblyman J. Gary Pretlow – that goes nowhere. Senate bills each year do the same, though they’ve changed
This is the year that Texas lawmakers decided to throw almost every kind of gambling bill at the wall to see what sticks. There are bills about commercial casinos, tribal gaming, sports betting, and poker rooms. Most of them have companion bills so both houses in the state legislature have
Most people are aware of Black Friday. Full Tilt Poker fell apart and stranded all of its customers, as did UltimateBet and Absolute Poker. PokerStars, however, was the company that took care of everything and everyone. When the US government seized those four major poker sites on April 15, 2011
It’s that time of year. March Madness is ready to begin, and it’s time to create your best basketball bracket. Selections are now open on BetOnline and SportsBetting.ag, and there’s a limited time to make your picks. The $250K Bracket Madness promotion is underway and ends on Thursday, March 16.
