American Gaming Association Performs About Turn On Internet Gambling
The American Gaming Association (AGA) is a gaming entertainment lobby group whose stated goal is to promote the industry by educating target audiences about the positive role commercial gaming plays in communities across the USA. Until very recently the AGA’s support extended to the country’s iGaming industry, with the organization’s chief executive Geoff Freeman stating […]
NJ Targets Affiliates Promoting Unregulated Online Poker Sites
Almost six months after launching its first online poker site, the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) has now decided to clamp down on those US affiliates promoting unregulated online poker rooms, and has now sent a letter to six of the main offenders requesting that they “immediately remove any online gaming links that […]
What Does The Future Hold For Ultimate Poker?
Ultimate Poker may have been the pioneer of USA’s online poker market but one year after it first launched in Nevada on April 30, 2013, the site’s performance has so far failed to impress either its dwindling customers, or Ultimate Gaming co-founder Tom Breitling, who is now leveling most of the blame on excessive regulation […]
2014 WSOP To Be Fully Integrated With WSOP.com
Each year the World Series of Poker holds a pre-WSOP conference call in order to direct global media attention to areas of interest ahead of the prestigious tournament series in Las Vegas. This year’s media call subsequently focused on promoting the World Series of Poker’s legal online poker offering, WSOP.com, which currently accounts for two-thirds […]
Domain Name Infringement Lands Poker Pro With $60k Bill
After a four year legal battle between poker pro Russell “Dutch” Boyd and Two Plus Two Publishing LLC, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a March 2012 ruling against Boyd which stated he registered the domain name TwoPlusTwoPoker.com in bad faith in an attempt to make money off of the TwoPlusTwo trademark. […]
WPN Exits Regulated States Of New Jersey, Delaware and Nevada
The Winning Poker Network (WPN) has announced it has now withdrawn its services from those US states offering legalized online gambling, although it will still continue to provide its products elsewhere across America. Commenting on its decision, the US-friendly network, explained: “Nevada, Delaware, and New Jersey have stepped up to allow their respective residents to […]
NJ Online Gambling Revenues Falls For First Time In April
For the first time since New Jersey introduced online gambling six months ago, the state has reported a decline in its nascent igaming industry with April’s revenue tally of $11,428,737 down from the $11,878,374 generated in March. On a more positive note, however, when online gambling revenues were added to those collected by the state’s […]
