New Jersey Internet Gambling Falls 9% In June To $9.5m
The latest figures released by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) confirms that online gambling revenues are continuing their sinking ways in New Jersey, with both online poker and casino games reporting decreases in revenue for June. The Garden State first launched online gambling in November 2013, but since experiencing its first contraction […]
Californian Tribe Cites Sovereign Rights And Opens Online Poker Room
While the state of California debates whether or not to regulate online poker, The Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel has decided to plough on ahead and open its play money online poker site PrivateTable.com, with a promise to introduce real money games soon. The move also represents the first time a tribe has cited its […]
Nevada Approves Formation Of Interactive Online Poker Network
This week Nevada’s Gaming Control Board gave the go-ahead for an intrastate iPoker network to be formed which would allow competing poker sites to band together within a single poker network. Having multiple casino poker websites on one interactive gaming system comes with many benefits, including the potential to increase the player pool within the […]
World Series of Poker Continues To Drive WSOP.com Traffic
The 2014 WSOP got underway at the end of May at the Rio All-Suite Hotel in Las Vegas, and the competition is currently running its 65th and final event of the Series, the showcase $10k Main Event which this year has a guaranteed first place prize of $10 million. Over the past seven weeks, there […]
PokerStars Approval Best Thing For NJ According To State Senator Raymond Lesniak
State Senator Raymond Lesniak, the Legislature’s prime supporter of online gambling, has now thrown his weight behind PokerStars inclusion in the New Jersey igaming market. Although the American Democratic Party politician clarified that the decision ultimately lay in the hands of regulators, Lesniak did state his opinion that: “I think PokerStars gaining approval would be […]
PokerStars Deal Sees Amaya Gaming Take On Hefty Debt Load
Amaya Gaming CEO Mr David Baazov, who was born in Israel and grew up in Canada, has been the head of the company since 2006 and over the past few years has steadily been building his technology and gambling software supplying business. Last month, however, the 33-year-old businessman surprised the industry after announcing a deal […]
43% of Spanish Online Poker Players Choose Illegal Sites
In 2011, Spain created a regulated igaming industry which ring-fenced its online poker players from other European countries and allowed Spanish residents to play on dot-es websites licensed by Spanish regulator Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ). A few years later and the country’s online poker market has not produced the kind of results […]
