Each year the World Series of Poker holds a pre-WSOP conference call in order to direct global media attention to areas of interest ahead of the prestigious tournament series in Las Vegas. This year’s media call subsequently focused on promoting the World Series of Poker’s legal online poker offering,...
May 20th, 2014 By Shane Larson
After a four year legal battle between poker pro Russell “Dutch” Boyd and Two Plus Two Publishing LLC, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a March 2012 ruling against Boyd which stated he registered the domain name TwoPlusTwoPoker.com in bad faith in an attempt to make...
May 19th, 2014 By Adam Brown
The Winning Poker Network (WPN) has announced it has now withdrawn its services from those US states offering legalized online gambling, although it will still continue to provide its products elsewhere across America. Commenting on its decision, the US-friendly network, explained: “Nevada, Delaware, and New Jersey have stepped up...
May 16th, 2014 By Charles Washington
For the first time since New Jersey introduced online gambling six months ago, the state has reported a decline in its nascent igaming industry with April’s revenue tally of $11,428,737 down from the $11,878,374 generated in March. On a more positive note, however, when online gambling revenues were added...
May 15th, 2014 By Stephen Smith
In April, we reported on Russia’s continuing moral crusade against online gambling, which took a more proactive stance recently after a directive was sent to its federal telecommunications watchdog Roskomnadzor requesting more than 50 gambling websites were blocked inside the vast country, including such major players as Pokerstars, bwin.party,...
May 14th, 2014 By Shane Larson
After surviving multiple wholesale rejections, PokerStars parent company Rational Group has now been issued a “Zoom Poker” patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The patent entitled “Computer Gaming Device and Method for Computer Gaming” was granted on May 20th, and could potentially have wide ranging...
May 13th, 2014 By Lucy Brown
In 2006 Washington State passed the most restrictive internet gambling laws in the USA after the Northwest state made playing online poker a Class C felony. Therefore, online poker players were bundled into the same category as arsonists and kidnappers and threatened with time behind bars if caught. Despite...
May 12th, 2014 By Charles Washington
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