US Senator Harry Reid Adds Vocal Support To RAWA
Once a supporter of online poker legalization, last year Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) performed a complete about-turn and announced his support for Sheldon Adelson’s Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA). Speaking about the anti-iGaming bill on KNPR‘s State of Nevada talk show last week, the 75 year-old American politician said: “Well, we will […]
Joe Barton To Counter RAWA With Federal Online Poker Bill
Representative Joe Barton (R-Arlington) took over the mantle of US online poker defender from Barney Frank after the Democrat Representative retired in 2012, and over the years Barton has helped champion online poker player rights across the US, including introducing a number of bills into the House of Representatives. Defending his Internet Poker Freedom Act […]
Quebec Orders ISPs to Block Unlicensed iPoker Operators
Canadian players in Quebec may soon find themselves unable to access some of the most popular online poker sites in the world, after the province’s government announced its intention to introduce new legislation forcing Internet service providers (ISPs) to block access to unlicensed internet gambling and poker websites. The move is designed to protect the […]
Morgan Stanley Cuts US iGaming Forecast By 50% To $2.7bn
In 2013, Morgan Stanley predicted the US online gambling market would be worth $9.3 billion by 2020, but the financial services corporation subsequently cut that forecast to $8 billion then $5.2 billion in 2014, and now a few months into 2015 company analysts have lowered estimates further to a US iGaming market worth just $2.7 […]
PokerStars Sends Amaya Revenues Soaring To C$368m In Q4 2014
While PokerStars remains locked out of the US iGaming market, the operator continues to dominate the online poker industry around the world and in the fourth quarter of 2014 helped send the revenues of its parent company Amaya Gaming Group Inc soaring to C$368.6 million. That figure represents a huge tenfold increase from the $37 […]
Delaware Traffic Spike Renews Hope For Regulated US iPoker
Delaware launched its online gambling industry in November 2013, but while online casino revenues have continued to improve over the past 13 months, the state’s internet poker revenues, on the other hand, have slumped following an initial four month growth spurt, and currently account for roughly 20% of Delaware’s overall iGaming revenues. The dire situation […]
888poker Chosen As Leading 2015 WSOP Sponsor
Back in 2006, 888 Holdings exited the US iGaming market following the passage of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA), but since its triumphant return in 2013 the company has risen to become the country’s largest internet poker software provider, with a major presence in all three regulated states of Nevada, Delaware and New […]
