State of Gambling Legislation in Texas
Texan poker enthusiasts have long lamented a lack of legal options for playing the game in-state, either in person or online. With religious groups and many conservatives opposing legal gambling, it is unlikely that widespread online or traditional poker will become available in the Lone Star state any time soon, although there may be some […]
Pennsylvania iPoker Shaping Up For 2016
Pennsylvanians may have something new to look forward to in 2016, namely the legalization of more types of gambling games. According to observers, the Keystone State is poised to become the fourth state to legalize iGaming in the US, following the lead of Nevada, New Jersey and Delaware, and there is even talk of extending […]
PokerStars Introduces New Rules To Attract Recreational Players
The online poker industry has long suffered from declining traffic since the UIGEA helped bring the “poker boom” to an end back in 2006. As the market has matured and contracted, so too has the number of recreational players willing to enter the shark infested waters of the online game. Keenly aware that this group […]
What’s Next For The US Daily Fantasy Sports Industry?
Daily fantasy sports betting has been in the news a lot lately, and the stories have not been positive. Accusations of what amounts to insider trading has everyday people, legislators and regulators focused warily on the daily fantasy sports betting industry, and debates are raging about whether or not using the online sites constitutes gambling. […]
US Appeals Court to Review New Jersey Sports Betting Case
New Jersey has been caught up in a costly legal battle over sports betting in the state for years, which has further been exasperated by a lawsuit filed against them by the NFL. In August 2015, the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia subsequently decided that New Jersey allowing sports betting would violate the […]
DraftKings Cuts Sponsorship Ties With WSOP
The Nevada Gaming Commission’s recent decision to categorize Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) as a form of gambling has had an immediate effect on DraftKings business strategy in the Silver State, with the operator now cutting all ties with the World Series Of Poker. The decision was made just ahead of the WSOP Main Event final […]
Alexandre Dreyfus Plans to Make Poker a Spectator eSport
Is it possible that one day residents of major cities will be pumped up for poker game day? If the Global Poker Index (GPI) has its way, it will. The Global Poker Index is striving to make poker the next big professional sports craze and has developed innovative new technologies to try to make the […]
