German Bank Refuses PokerStars Player His Winnings
At the start of this year, the plight of a German blackjack player sent shock waves throughout the country’s online community, after the media reported that his home had been raided and €63,490 of his online winnings had been confiscated by the German Financial Services Authorities. The unnamed 25-year old decorator was also slapped with […]
California iPoker Bill (AB 431) Clears First Hurdle
For the first time in Californian history, the state Assembly Governmental Organization Committee (GO) has voted unanimously to pass an online poker bill, thus enabling the Adam Gray sponsored AB 431 to make its way through the Assembly Governmental Organization Committee. Interestingly, Adam Gray is actually the Go’s chairman, and on Monday his bill received […]
Pennsylvania Rep. Thomas Murt Introduces Anti-iGaming Bill HB1013
Pennsylvania launched its very first slot machines casino in 2006, followed by table games in 2010, and by 2012 The Keystone State had overtaken neighboring New Jersey as the USA’s second largest gambling market with revenues totaling $3.16 billion. Since then, revenues have fallen to $3.07 billion in 2014, and the state is currently considering […]
History Made As WSOP Circuit Crowns Its First Female Main Event Winner
The World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) first launched in 2005, and although 156 main events have been held during that time, the tour had yet to crown its first female main event champion. On Monday night, however, history was made after the Taiwanese born Michelle Chin took down the Horseshoe Council Bluffs $1,675 Main […]
MSPN Boosts Delaware iPoker Revenues 26% Higher In March
While Nevada and Delaware only enacted their interstate poker compact on March 24th, the pool sharing agreement has already had a dramatic effect on Delaware’s online poker market, with revenues rising by 26.39% to $43,636 in March, compared to February, and marking its highest point in 10 months. Online gambling as a whole was also […]
What Is The Legality Of Fantasy Sports In The US?
While the US Justice Department targeted and shut down the country’s major unregulated iPoker operators in 2011, fantasy sports websites have managed to avoid the strict scrutiny of law enforcement and has since grown to become a multi-billion dollar industry. Nevertheless, while fantasy sports players place real money wagers and receive cash payouts if their […]
Pariah Website Lock Poker Finally Shuts, Owing Millions
Lock Poker has long been a blight on the online poker landscape, and over the past few years has represented all that is wrong with unregulated iPoker. None of the site’s unfortunate customers have been able to withdraw even a cent of their funds in over a year, and it now comes as little surprise […]
