Archive for 2016

How Did the Inaugural GPL Fare?

With 2016 having drawn to an end, it’s time to take stock of the year just passed, which in the world of poker includes taking a closer look at the inaugural season of the Global Poker League (GPL). While Season One closed out with the Montreal Nationals beating a...

Californian iPoker Prospect Bleak for 2017

The end of the year has traditionally become a time when the poker community starts placing bets on which US states are likely to pass online poker legislation in the coming year. Based upon the current state of developments, however, the odds do not seem to be in California’s...

Sport Betting Prospects Under a Trump Presidency

There are a lot of question marks hovering over what the Trump administration will have on its agenda for 2017. While there have been some indications that hint at where Trump will fall on certain issues, one area of interest to the gambling industry is what the future of...

Atlantic City Struggles To Avoid Bankruptcy

Atlantic City is going through tough times, with the seaside resort inching ever closer to bankruptcy. In a last ditch effort to avoid that, the city’s affairs have now been placed in the hands of an emergency manager who has taken over its operations, but will it be enough...

Indian iPoker Market Currently Worth $120M

Overall, 2016 has been a mixed year as far as online poker is concerned. In some parts of the world, the market has continued to struggle as various countries made it the year in which to crack down on the industry, thus resulting in a great deal of pain...

DraftKings/FanDuel Merger Still Needs FTC Approval

DraftKings and FanDuel have spent hundreds of millions of dollars in an ad war against one another in the hope of becoming the number one daily fantasy sports betting site in the US. It seems that the leadership at both companies has now realized that that kind of spending...

Examining the Motivations of Recreational Poker Players

The online poker industry is going through a major shift in terms of its current focus, with operators now clearly interested in attracting what is generally referred to as recreational players or individuals who are playing poker for fun rather than as a source of profit or a means...