Major Banks Refuse to Approve Online Gambling Transactions
Back in 2013, three US states consisting of Nevada, New Jersey and Delaware legalized online poker but despite the regulated sites running pretty smoothly since then, some of the big banks are still continuing to refuse credit and debit card transactions. In fact, major financial institutions such as J.P. Morgan Chase, American Express, and Wells […]
Full Tilt Poker Adds Casino Games To Their Lineup
In July 2013, Full Tilt Poker announced that in addition to offering real money online poker, it also intended to eventually add real money casino games to its core product. At the time, the statement was received with some surprise as it marked the first time Full Tilt and PokerStars’ parent company, Rational Group, expressed […]
Online Poker 2013: A Year in Review
In just a couple of weeks the year 2013 will come to a close. It’s hard to believe how fast time flew by. Equally as surprising are all the events that took place in (online) poker over the last 12 months. A lot happened between state laws, intrastate poker, remissions from Black Friday and PokerStars […]
NJ Suspends PokerStars Application, Leaves Them With Few Outs
PokerStars received another disappointing blow this past week. Following the official launch of legal online poker in New Jersey, which PokerStars was not apart of, they received word from the NJ Division of Gaming Enforcement that their application was suspended for 2 years. The application was suspended for several reasons, but primarily because of PokerStars […]
New Jersey Poker: 10 Days Later
10 days ago history was made in New Jersey when 6 casinos and online operators launched their intrastate poker sites. The following sites were the first to go live: Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa (Bwin.Party) Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort (Ultimate Poker) Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino (Betfair) Tropicana Casino and Resort (Gamesys) Caesars Atlantic […]
iPoker Network Announces a Variety of Changes
The iPoker Network, the second largest online poker network in the world, has announced an array of significant changes. The alterations are meant to optimize software and, in doing so, improve play experience for players at rooms across the network. iPoker is also looking to the future – a future that will undoubtedly bring increased […]
Frank Kassela Drops Out of Congressional Race
On October 24, 2013, professional poker player Frank Kassela announced that he would run for Congress as a Democrat in Nevada’s Third Congressional District. He even had the support of fellow poker player Doyle Brunson, who tweeted, “@fkassela for Congress!! Wish he was on Republican ticket.#dontthinkitwouldmatter”. Now, less than a month after his announcement, Kassela […]
