Archive for 2017

AI Heads-Up Poker Programs Now Capable of Beating the Pros

AI Heads-Up Poker Programs Now Capable of Beating the Pros

At the end of January, a Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) developed piece of AI software soundly thrashed a four player team of top poker pros, who ended their 20 day, 120,000 hand drumming in the red by a virtual $1,766,250. The AI program responsible for their defeat was called...
April 25th, 2017 By Adam Brown
Could a NJ/NY/PA iPoker Compact Work?

Could a NJ/NY/PA iPoker Compact Work?

Playing online poker legally on a regulated site in New Jersey can be frustrating at best as these games are not run constantly, are typically in the low-to-mid stakes range, and tournament guarantees are currently lower than ever before. Yet with online poker legislation at the top of the...
April 24th, 2017 By Charles Washington
PokerStars Sees Surge in its Non-Poker Products

PokerStars Sees Surge in its Non-Poker Products

This year, Amaya Inc. announced its last quarter results for 2016 and overall result for the whole of the year, and it made excellent news for the Canadian company with its Q4 revenues rising by 5.9 percent to $310 million, and by 7.8 percent to $1.15 billion for 2016....
April 23rd, 2017 By Stephen Smith
iGaming Dangers Would be Averted by Regulation

iGaming Dangers Would be Averted by Regulation

Players who subscribe to unregulated, offshore and online poker sites, sportsbooks and casinos place themselves at the mercy of such operators, as these sites conduct their work from safe havens offshore that cannot be touched by the laws of the United States. Case in point, since the internet has...
April 21st, 2017 By Shane Larson
Changes to PokerStars VIP Program this Summer

Changes to PokerStars VIP Program this Summer

Recently, PokerStars said that it intends to implement changes to its loyalty program at the start of summer, starting in Denmark before rolling them out across its other country specific domains. The announcement states that such changes will significantly change the way that PokerStars customers get rewarded for playing,...
April 20th, 2017 By Adam Brown
How the Macau Poker Scene Compares to Las Vegas

How the Macau Poker Scene Compares to Las Vegas

The landscape of the gambling world is changing all around the globe, as casinos branch out and refine their focuses in order to attract players and increase profits. In today’s gambling landscape, where is the best place to play poker? Turns out the answer might depend on what time...
April 19th, 2017 By Charles Washington
Increased Access Not a Catalyst for Online Gambling Addiction

Increased Access Not a Catalyst for Online Gambling Addiction

During any debate over whether or not casinos should be legalized or online gambling should be regulated, you’re likely to hear anti-gambling activists argue that increased access to gaming increases rates of gambling addiction. Anecdotal and scientific evidence, however, actually shows that at the very least, increased access has...
April 18th, 2017 By Stephen Smith
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