PokerStars.es Casino Product Attracting Only Limited Number Of Players
On September 30th, PokerStars introduced casino games to its PokerStars.es client, and in the process reversed a ten year policy in which it was committed to providing a poker-only online gaming environment for its customers. At the time, the move was seen as an important strategy in maintaining its position as the country’s number one […]
Daniel Colman’s 2014 One For The Poker Record Books
The poker history books are full of all sorts of remarkable feats, such as Phil Laak playing 115 consecutive hours of poker in 2010 to claim the poker endurance record, or Germany’s George Danzer making five final tables and winning three bracelets at this year’s WSOP to complete the best single year performance ever at […]
The Surging Interest In Fantasy Sports Stateside
Over the past twenty years, fantasy sports have become a cultural phenomenon in the USA with billions of dollars wagered each year by people pretending to be the managers of imaginary teams across such popular sports as football, basketball, and baseball. While sports gambling in the US is illegal everywhere except Delaware, Montana, Oregon, and […]
Which States Will Adopt Online Poker Legislation In 2015?
In 2013, the USA launched its first regulated online poker website in Nevada, and the very same year Delaware then New Jersey did likewise, raising hopes the country would soon have dozens of states lining up to embrace online gambling industries of their own. Unfortunately, that scenario failed to materialize in 2014 as the revenues […]
How Realistic Is It To Expect A Second Poker Boom?
During the poker boom years from 2003 until the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) was passed in 2006, the number of people playing online poker at least doubled in size every year, and while today the game remains more popular than its pre-boom era, the industry has never lost its desire to recreate the […]
Live Poker Broadcasts At Twitch TV Driving Online Traffic Higher
Live streaming video sites seem to have presented the online poker industry with an unexpected opportunity to expand its customer base, after the past few months have seen thousands of poker, as well as non-poker players, flock to Twitch.tv and other social media channels to watch players gambling for real money on sites such as […]
Delaware Online Gambling Bounces Back 42% In November
After sinking to its lowest level of the year so far in October, the First State’s online gambling market staged a dramatic comeback in November rising by 42% to $184,898 compared to the previous month, and 66% higher than the $111,387 generated in November 2013, the first month of regulated online gambling in Delaware. Last […]
