The desire to pass online poker legislation in California is real, and for several years advocates have been pushing for a change in the law to allow Californians access to online poker sites. So far, however, progress towards legislation has been stymied by a disagreement over the terms of...
July 30th, 2016 By Stephen Smith
The Bitcoin was invented back in 2008 as a worldwide alternative to traditional currency, but when it was first developed it was rarely used for this purpose. During 2012 and 2013, however, Bitcoin began to gain popularity as people began looking for ways to make online purchases and send...
July 28th, 2016 By Charles Washington
After Black Friday sounded the death knell for Full Tilt, Ultimate Bet and Absolute Poker, their customers were initially unable to determine what had happened to their funds, and in some cases, never did get their money returned to them. With three US states now offering regulated online poker...
July 27th, 2016 By Shane Larson
As of July 1, PokerStars is no longer operating in Slovenia, joining other major poker providers in exiting the country. The world’s most well-known poker brand also ceased operations in Portugal last year and stopped advertising their site in the Netherlands two summers ago. All three of these moves...
July 26th, 2016 By Lucy Brown
The newly inaugurated President of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, has wasted no time in letting the people know that he plans to do all he can to clean up the country over the next 6 years in office. In an address that followed his oath of office on June...
July 25th, 2016 By Stephen Smith
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has released its financial results covering the period from November 1, 2014 to October 31, 2015, as the previous report only included five months of data up until March 31, 2015. As a result, the latest report provides an updated view of the state...
July 23rd, 2016 By Charles Washington
In late June, the UK held a referendum to determine whether or not the nation should remain in the European Union. Analysts at the time believed that there was no chance of a British exit; however, 52 percent of those who subsequently voted were in favor of leaving the...
July 22nd, 2016 By Shane Larson
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