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
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.
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
