Most people did not have Georgia on their list of states that could legalize casino gambling and sports betting. Yet, here we are, discussing that possibility because of gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams. Casino gambling and sports betting have shown themselves to be divisive issues across party lines in the United
California may be the Golden State, but it is not golden for people who want to play poker online or bet on sports. Lawmakers have been fighting over said issues for many years. Lawmakers themselves are divided on igaming and sports betting issues, not even typically along party lines. And
This is rare. Every one of the four states that offers state-regulated online poker – and reports revenue publicly – showed monthly growth in that particular vertical. And almost all of those states showed overall internet gaming revenue growth as well. Considering the nature of online poker to stray from
As it turns out, it is more difficult than anticipated to recruit poker players to put up $800K to play heads-up poker against Phil Hellmuth. PokerGO has been trying to push its High Stakes Duel series forward for months, but two players have backed out of the match against Phil
The Women in Poker Hall of Fame is returning this year with a nomination process to induct at least one new member. This is the first year since 2018 that WiPHoF is inducting new members. And prior to 2018, the pattern was to host a ceremony and induct at least
Just this month, Poker Night in America returned to the tables. The crew and players took to the tables at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood, Florida for six days of playing and filming August 4-9. Players and fans alike celebrated the opportunity to play PNIA again. The six
He’s ready. Chris Moneymaker is ready to put himself out there, to become the owner of a new social club in Kentucky. On September 1, he plans to open the doors of Moneymaker’s Social Club to the public. Anyone of legal age can pay a membership fee at said doors
PokerStars is a big player in a small market. Well, the United States market, such as it is, is just a series of state-run markets, and only three of them allow PokerStars to operate there. PokerStars has been operating in New Jersey for quite a few years, Pennsylvania for several,
The World Poker Tour has been celebrating its 20th anniversary all year. Its first year under new ownership provided opportunities to make changes and try new things. The WPT signed a group of ambassadors, turned WPTDeepStacks into WPT Prime, and launched the WPT Global online poker site. As for the
The World Series of Poker awarded 88 gold bracelets in live tournaments in Las Vegas this summer, plus the Tournament of Champions. During that time period, the WSOP also offered 13 bracelet events online for players in Nevada and New Jersey. There were also eight bracelets online for Michigan players
The big picture shows overall growth. It usually does. When looking at the state-regulated online poker market in the United States – currently functioning in Nevada, New Jersey, Delaware, Michigan, and Pennsylvania – revenue increased from the first half of 2021 to the first half of 2022. Of course, there
The latest Venom ran its course on Americas Cardroom this week. The Winning Poker Network hosted its third Venom of the year. The first was similar to this one – a regular format with a $10M guarantee on the prize pool. That one didn’t go as planned, as it failed
