Senator Lesniak Blames Christie For PokerStars NJ Delay
Back in September, Senator Ray Lesniak tweeted that PokerStars’ grand entrance into the New Jersey online gambling market was “only a few weeks away”, but seven weeks later and there is still no sign the poker room’s long-awaited launch is anywhere near to becoming a reality. As a result, Lesniak recently received a barrage of […]
South African Government Proposes Internet Gambling Ban
Following a study which revealed a high percentage of problem gamblers inside South Africa, the country’s government is now considering introducing a ban on a wide range of gambling and betting activities, including Internet gaming. Currently, the proposal is being debated by the National Gambling Policy Council (NGPC), which represents the interests of both the […]
Nevada iPoker Revenues Hit Rock Bottom In September
Between March and October this year, Nevada reported 5 months of online poker growth, but by August that run came to a end after revenues fell by 22.5% to $742,000. Now the Nevada Gaming Control Board (GCB) has just released its latest iPoker results for September, and once again online poker took a dive, this […]
Real Gaming Officially Becomes Nevada’s Third Online Poker Site
After eight months in the “soft-launch” phase of testing, South Point Casino’s online poker site RealGaming.com has officially entered Nevada’s online poker market, where it will now compete against WSOP.com and Ultimate Poker for a slice of the state’s regulated iPoker revenues. RealGaming.com originally launched back in February, but subsequently underwent a testing period during […]
Winamax Overtakes PokerStars As France’s Top Poker Site
PokerStars is used to monopolizing the individual regulated markets it joins, which is why the poker headlines have been dominated recently by the surprise news the site’s French offering, PokerStars.fr, has been overtaken by Winamax as the country’s most popular online poker site. According to online cash game tracking site PokerScout, Winamax.fr is currently showing […]
Daniel Negreanu And Jack McClelland Chosen For 2014 Poker Hall of Fame
The Poker Hall of Fame was created by Benny Binion in 1979, and every year since the game’s greatest poker players, as well as those individuals making an outstanding contribution to the industry, are honoured by being inducted into the prestigious pantheon of poker legends. This year, two finalists from an initial list of 10 […]
Europoker Fiasco Highlights Challenges Facing French iPoker Market
In 2010, France legalized online gambling but a restrictive ring-fenced market combined with high rates of taxation meant revenues began contracting just one year later, and by 2013 online poker revenues had fallen by 13% to €258 million compared to 2012. Needless to say, times are tough for professional poker players living in France, and […]
