On May 9th, the New York Senate Committee passed a bill that would legalize online poker within state borders, with members of the committee approving Senate Bill S3898 by a vote of 27-9. The bill’s sponsor, Senator John Bonacic (photo) , has been fighting to have a regulated online...
May 19th, 2017 By Lucy Brown
If you’ve never served in the Armed Forces, then gambling is unlikely to be the first thing that you think about when someone mentions the “Army.” However, gambling has a long history within the military, but many people today are beginning to wonder whether or not that history should...
May 18th, 2017 By Shane Larson
In June, PokerStars plans to change its current, monthly-tiered rakeback system and move to one that gives players rewards more immediately based on more than just how much they play. PokerStars has long since been doing randomized rewards through their promotions, but this new scheme seems to be partly...
May 17th, 2017 By Charles Washington
Currently, online gambling, casino gambling and gambling terminals are all legal in Sweden, although the laws that permit their operation have proven quite controversial. In Sweden, all gambling is currently overseen by a state-run agency called Svenska Spel, but in recent times the organization has been challenged in the...
May 16th, 2017 By Stephen Smith
For some time, Pennsylvania has been favorite in the slow-paced race to see which state will become the fourth to legalize and regulate iGaming. However, lawmakers in the Keystone State continue to complicate the proceedings by proposing amendments and changes to any potential bill that have served only to...
May 15th, 2017 By Adam Brown
Alex Dreyfus has been leading the charge to turn poker into a sport, creating the Global Poker League (GPL) in the hope of drawing cheering crowds to events eager to support their hometown teams. After the inaugural season of the GPL, however, it has become painfully obvious that sportifying...
May 11th, 2017 By Shane Larson
During the US election, many people expressed their hope that Donald Trump would take a positive approach towards online gambling, having been a casino owner himself in the past. At the same time, others raised concerns that the people Trump was surrounding himself with could not be called online...
May 9th, 2017 By Charles Washington
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