What The Future Holds For PokerStars New Jersey Entry
Isai Scheinberg may have stepped down from any involvement with PokerStars parent company Rational Group in 2012, but by the end of 2013 a federal indictment still outstanding against the poker room’s founder was cited as a reason by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) for locking the business out of the state’s […]
Delaware iPoker Revenues Jump 22% In July
The Delaware Lottery has just released its latest tranche of iGaming results for July, revealing a 7.6% fall in revenues to $173,096 compared to the $187,944 the Diamond State generated in the previous month. In contrast to June, however, online poker reported an uptick in revenues, while online gambling went in the opposite direction. Casino […]
Should Political Views Be Promoted At Televised Poker Events?
Last week, two of poker’s biggest names, Olivier Busquet and Daniel Coleman, evoked an outpouring of views from the poker community after choosing to wear T-shirts supporting the plight of the Palestinian people at the final table of the televised European Poker Tour Super High Roller in Barcelona. Immediately afterwards many poker pros and fans […]
Ultimate Poker Loses Half Its Sponsored Pros
On April 30th, 2013, Ultimate Gaming, a majority-owned subsidiary of Station Casinos, launched UltimatePoker.com, the first regulated iPoker website in the United States. At the time Chairman Tom Breitling expressed his hope the pioneering brand would eventually carve out a place for itself as “the players’ choice for online poker,” and soon after top poker […]
PokerStars.tv To Screen First US Tournament Since 2010
PokerStars.tv has not screened a USA poker tournament since 2010 but this week it was announced that two final tables at the Florida Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open, namely the $10 million guaranteed Main Event and the $100k High Roller, would be streamed live on the media. What is PokerStars.tv According to wikipedia, “PokerStars.tv is […]
PayPal Close To Making US iGaming Return
Rumours of PayPal’s triumphant return to the United States took a step closer to becoming reality after a number of reports concerning the online cash transaction company have appeared across various media outlets, including EGR and Online Poker Report, where reporter Chris Grove announced: “Paypal plans to announce a foray into processing regulated online gambling […]
Amaya Outlines Expansion Plan For PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker
On August 15, 2014 Amaya Gaming Group held a conference call to discuss the company’s second quarter results, and during the meeting CEO David Baazov took the opportunity to outline the future direction he hopes to take its two newly acquired iGaming sites, PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker. Amongst the new verticals Amaya envisages for […]
