Poker News - Laws, Regulation & Legislation
New Jersey Online Gaming Celebrates Five Years
Tuesday, 20th November 2018This week is special for New Jersey. Its internet gaming industry celebrates five years of operation on November 21, the day in 2013 that a group of online poker and casino sites launched for the first time in New Jersey. The November 21 date was the soft launch, a testing
Could Michigan Legalize Online Poker Yet This Year?
Monday, 19th November 2018Michigan State Representative Brandt Iden is nothing if not optimistic. It seems to work for him, at least it did in the recent mid-term elections when he won a third term, defeating tough opponent Alberta Griffin to represent the 61st District. The race was tight, but Iden emerged the victor.
PokerStars Launches Stars Rewards for New Jersey Players
Sunday, 18th November 2018There is no doubt that the new US online poker market is difficult for operators to navigate, as every game and offering must be cleared through regulators. Many markets have hoops through which operators must jump, too, but there’s something special about states like New Jersey. However, after much ado
Poker Takes Back Seat to Sports Betting for The Stars Group
Sunday, 18th November 2018It has been no secret that The Stars Group has desired a higher profile in the online casino and sports betting world. The company knows that those verticals are the key to a larger customer base and more profits, despite the company having been built primarily on the PokerStars brand.
Online Poker Revenue Remains Low in New Jersey
Friday, 16th November 2018When the September revenue numbers for New Jersey’s online poker market were released last month, it showed that peer-to-peer games (internet poker) hit the lowest point in the industry’s five-year history. The numbers had been decreasing over the past several years, but the new low was concerning even for the
PokerStars Charges Fraud as Vayo Drops Online Poker Lawsuit
Thursday, 15th November 2018A bluff gone wrong can cost a poker player a sizeable pot, but the player’s reputation isn’t usually on the line when a bluff fails. In the case of Gordon Vayo, however, he put his character into the pot, along with his career in poker, when he sued PokerStars this
Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma Launches Online Poker Site
Thursday, 15th November 2018The process has taken years. The Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma has been trying to create and launch its online poker site since 2015, but its share of troubles spanned court battles, license applications, software issues, and a partnership with Monster. There have also been countless launch dates set, only to
WPTDeepStacks Readies 2019 Season with Diverse Schedule
Wednesday, 14th November 2018The journey for WPTDeepStacks started a decade ago with founder Chris Torina launching a poker instruction program called DeepStacks University. That evolved into a sort of grassroots poker tour that offered lower buy-ins than bigger tours like the World Poker Tour, as well as locations that catered to players not
MGM and Caesars Eye Merger, Online Poker May Benefit
Tuesday, 13th November 2018Only three months after MGM Resorts announced partnerships with GVC Holdings and Boyd Gaming, MGM appears to be considering a merger with Caesars Entertainment. The massive combination of gaming forces would consolidate many of America’s top gaming companies and create an immense conglomerate with the potential to become one of
PokerStars VR Available for Download
Sunday, 11th November 2018It seems as if PokerStars is always developing new games, new poker variants, fresh ways to bring players into the game and challenge those already in it. The developers and members of the poker innovation team should be well compensated for their significant contributions of time and effort into expanding
