It didn’t take long at all to show its worth. Internet gaming came out strong in its first 10 days of state-regulated action with more than $29M in total gross receipts. That’s quite an entrance to the new market. Michigan took a quicker path to launching internet gaming sites than
The gambling industry in Pennsylvania saw record revenue drops due to the coronavirus pandemic. Land-based gambling took hit after hit to its bottom lines with shutdowns and limited reopenings. The industry has yet to return to full-capacity business, and the slow road to the pandemic recovery may not allow it
New Jersey’s internet gaming sector did it again, setting a new record and clearing an important milestone. Internet gaming continued its almost unstoppable climb in January 2021 and surpassed $100M in revenue. That new monthly high sets a new bar and helps a still-struggling gambling industry as it tries to
High-stakes poker players must be getting bored with low buy-in tournaments amidst the pandemic. Their live poker choices have been limited, as has been their ability to travel. Las Vegas is open for business, though, and Aria is ready for high-stakes tournaments. At the end of January, Aria welcomed a
PokerStars may have Michigan on its mind, but the online poker operator remains just as focused on Pennsylvania and New Jersey in the US market. The PokerStars MI site just launched on January 29 and will kick off its first series – MICOOP – on February 20. Meanwhile, there was
The first month of the new year brought increased revenue from Delaware’s internet gaming sector. According to the Delaware Lottery, video lottery and online poker revenue increased from December 2020 to January 2021, as did the number of new player registrations. As for most companies, revenue for 2020 was wildly
Have you played yet? Have you checked it out? BetOnline and Sportsbetting.ag teamed up to run a diverse and exciting online poker tournament series called King of the Ring. All PKOs, all the time. And it kicked off this weekend…on Valentine’s Day. No worries if you missed the kickoff, though,
The World Series of Poker announced a new promotion featuring a $10K seat to the 2021 WSOP Main Event, along with other perks accompanying an all-inclusive trip to Las Vegas. This raises so many questions. Promotion Details The promotion requires no purchase or signups for the WSOP online poker site.
This weekend, PokerStars wrapped its MicroMillions Marathon, four days of 117 tournaments at the micro-stakes level. Everyone knows what that means… It’s time to plan another tournament series! PokerStars is ready with a series for those without a lot of time. It’s the Turbo Series, with fast structures for every
GGPoker was on the rise in 2019 and 2020. The online poker site made numerous high-profile signings, not the least of which was Daniel Negreanu, and recruited players for its new GGSquad. Maybe the biggest news of all in 2020 was GGPoker’s partnership with the World Series of Poker. Not
Prior to 2021, most online gambling industry analysts would not have put North Dakota on the list of possible legal online poker states. States like Kentucky and New York, Connecticut and Illinois have been front of mind for most people. But then North Dakota just came waltzing right in without
What works better than 51 lobbyists in a state legislature? One lieutenant governor. Obviously, that is not a joke. It’s the way things are going to be in Texas. This week, Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick decided that he would stop all hopes of casinos in Texas in their tracks.
