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.
On the heels of sending numerous players on the trip of a lifetime to play the Triton High Roller Series in Vietnam, Americas Cardroom is launching its next massive giveaway. It will result in a player winning a prize package worth $115K in the Next Moneymaker 2.0 competition. Meanwhile, ACR
Online poker supporters – and advocates of igaming – can look away from Indiana once again. For yet another year, Indiana lawmakers introduced a bill to legalize internet gambling, something that would assuredly deliver hundreds of millions of dollars per year in gaming revenue and tens of millions per year
As February abruptly ended on February 28, as it is wont to do, Ignition Poker and Bovada Poker were coordinating to kick off the Black Diamond Poker Open. Both sides operate on the same online poker network, which means they share their player pools. That allows them to offer bigger
Online gaming advocates in the United States have long focused on larger states for igaming growth. California was the focus of online poker efforts for well over a decade, with other populous states like New York and Illinois high on the priority list. Those states, however, have failed to legalize
BetOnline is one of those online poker sites that always keeps promotions running for its players. There are always monthly leaderboard challenges, as well as a standing welcome bonus. The Windfall jackpot SNG tournaments are also offering the chance to play a $1M Windfall SNG, wherein the player will randomly
This year is going to be special for Chris Moneymaker, as well as for poker fans around the world. It’s going to take all of them – Chris included – on a trip down memory lane. Twenty years ago, at the 2003 World Series of Poker, a young accountant from
The legalization of online poker in the Commonwealth of Kentucky was going so well…until it changed course. Not only were lawmakers quick with a bill to legalize online poker in the 2023 state legislative session, Chris Moneymaker opened a membership-only poker room in Kentucky. That was all happening in early
Illinois has more gambling options than most states in the Midwest. While long confined to riverboats, it became relatively easy through the years to meet the requirements of being deemed a “boat” and opening a casino. When JB Pritzker won the governorship in 2018, his stances in favor of gambling
This may sound like old news, as New York has seen igaming bills come and go for years on end…with no success. However, this is something different. State Senator Joseph Addabbo decided to add casino games to his bill, not restricting it to online poker. Since online poker has had
