PokerStars Reportedly Working On Bitcoin Integration
According to a recent article currently circulating online, PokerStars could soon introduce a Bitcoin services for its millions of customers. If true, it would be great news for members of the bitcoin community, and potentially could lead to US players gambling on the world’s biggest poker room once again, having originally been cut off from […]
Mexico New Gambling Law To Segregate Country’s Online Players
The Mexican Gambling and Gaming Bill will finally make its way onto the country’s House of Representatives agenda next week, and if passed will result in a ring-fenced online poker market separated from the rest of the world. Furthermore, operators will be required to base their servers in Mexico, with all players then filtered through […]
Betfair Abandons NJ Poker Site To Focus on Casino Games
One year on from launching its online poker site in New Jersey‘s regulated online gambling market, UK operator Betfair has now pulled the plug on its poker product, with the site officially shutting shop on December 1st. The move was hardly a surprising one, though, as Betfair’s poker website failed to garner any interest whatsoever, […]
Global Poker Index Partners With Swiss Watchmaker Roger Dubuis
The Global Poker Index (GPI) has just announced a strategic collaboration deal with its first non-gambling sponsor, the Swiss watchmaker Roger Dubuis, in a move which marks an important step on the way to ‘sportifying’ poker. As part of the landmark deal, Roger Dubuis will design and supply a unique La Monégasque timepiece to each […]
Nevada iPoker Revenues Plunge 47% To New Lows In October
After hitting rock bottom in September, Nevada’s online gambling industry plumbed new depths in October after generating just $665,000 in revenues, the lowest amount on record this year and a full 47% less than the same month a year ago. Including revenues generated by land-based casinos, statewide earnings were down by almost 4.3% to $913.6 […]
One Year Later And Little Joy For Delaware’s iGaming Industry
In November 2013, Delaware regulated online gaming and in its first month of operation the state generated a total $111,387 in revenues. The industry is now one year old, but unfortunately there appears to be little cause for celebrations after the Delaware Lottery revealed a mere $130,468 was collected in October 2014, representing its lowest […]
Ron Paul Claims Adelson Using Political Influence To Criminalize Online Competitors
Online poker in the United States received two important pieces of good news recently. Firstly, the Sheldon Adelson-backed Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA) has failed to secure US Congressional consideration during the current lame duck session, and secondly billionaire anti-online poker campaigner Adelson has faced mounting opposition from former Republican congressman Ron Paul (photo), […]
