Archive for 2016

888 Poker Introduces New Luck-based SNG Game, BLAST

While other gambling sites introduced new poker variants which blended chance and skill in order to attract recreational players to the game, 888 Poker remained one of the few holdouts without a slots and poker hybrid option. That all changed in late July when the site introduced their new...

Russia Continues Cracks Down On iGambling Payment Processors

It’s not a good time to be an online poker or sports betting fan in Russia. While for years black market sites managed to scrape by without coming under fire from the Russian government, the situation has changed dramatically since October 2015, and the country’s authorities have now moved...

What Is Mike Pence’s Stance On Gambling?

Donald Trump’s casino-owning background initially raised hope amongst some iPoker legalization proponents that his candidacy would mean a greater possibility of a pro-gambling advocate ending up in the White House. Others, however, were more skeptical due to the fact Sheldon Adelson, a long-time critic of online casino games, is...

California DFS Bill Faces Challenge in 2016

Earlier this year, there was a lot of optimism circulating about the possibility of daily fantasy sports legislation passing in California before the end of 2016. Despite the rumors, however, a close look at the facts indicate that there is unlikely to be any successful push forward on the...

PokerStars Cash Game Traffic Improves Since Plummeting in July

In mid-July, cash game traffic at PokerStars was at a nearly nine year low, with the site’s ring games showing a 7-day average of just 11,500 players, a full 50 percent below levels of just 6 years ago. While cash game traffic has since risen to 13,500 players over...

Plants and Animals Gamble Too!

Many people view gambling as a vice and paint it as one of the ills of society, while others argue that the desire to take risks is innate, and that gambling is a natural extension of that urge. A new research study supports the latter opinion, revealing that humans...

Pennsylvania iGaming On Track for Approval By the Fall

In 2015, rumors started circulating that Pennsylvania would become the fourth US state to legalize online poker before the year’s end. When December 31st arrived without any legislation being passed, however, many people speculated that Pennsylvania’s Governor Tom Wolfe would subsequently sign an online gaming bill by the summer...