The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board released its annual report at the very end of September. The report examines the PGCB’s activities and contributions to the state of Pennsylvania for the 2021-2022 fiscal year, which ended June 30, 2022. That fiscal year delivered more tax revenue to Pennsylvania than any other
Matt Savage coordinated the first Poker Tournament Directors Association meeting since the pandemic. The last TDA Summit happened in 2019 at the time of the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. Considering the large undertaking that it is, the TDA meets every two years. However, since the 2021 WSOP
We covered it here extensively, the tragedy perpetrated upon poker pro Susie Zhao in 2020. The young poker player who had been based in Los Angeles for most of her poker career had recently moved home to spend some of the pandemic with her family. And not long after her
Americans love their sports and the ability to bet on those sports. When the United States Supreme Court made its now-famous ruling in May 2018, Americans celebrated. And state legislators stepped up to provide those sports wagering opportunities in big numbers. That SCOTUS ruling in Murphy v National Collegiate Athletic
The reports were relatively positive for August 2022, namely in that most revenue for US igaming increased year-on-year. Overall igaming performed well in Delaware, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. As usual, however, the same cannot be said for online poker revenue. Of the five states that offer online poker as
There is time, say confident poker players. They don’t have to worry about winning a seat into the next Americas Cardroom Venom tournament now, as the first flight isn’t until October 20. They’ll satellite in at the last minute. Oh, really? Perhaps, a better strategy would be to start playing
The recent Triton Super High Roller Series in Cyprus was one of the largest Triton festivals to date. There were 14 tournaments on the calendar, with buy-ins ranging from $25K to $200K. High rollers from around the world traveled to the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel at the beginning of September
It may have started in 2020, but it has been picking up steam ever since. It also started with Chris Moneymaker but now without him in the lawsuit, poker player and Poker League of Nations (PLON) founder Lena Evans is one of the primary plaintiffs. The class action lawsuit against
Will The Gambling Community Finally Go Busto? Gambling has been a contentious subject on Twitch ever since it was introduced to the platform. Many people disagreed with promoting gambling to an often underage audience, but until now, nothing has been done about it. That all changed on Sept. 20, when
In June 2021, the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed a US District Court ruling regarding the Wire Act. The ruling stated that the Wire Act pertained only to sports betting, not to online lotteries, online casinos, online keno, or online poker. It was a victory for
The Mid-States Poker Tour has been busier than ever. Since its return after the pandemic closures, the MSPT has been crisscrossing the United States to provide mid-stakes poker tournaments to the masses. The stops in Colorado, Iowa, and South Dakota can’t compare to the massive fields and prize pools from
Which politicians will win in the upcoming November 2022 mid-term elections in America? Every news outlet has poll results and opinions, and the candidates in the political races are out in force lobbying the public for their votes. We know one thing for sure: Candidate A will beat Candidate B.
