Real Money Zynga Poker Off the Table for US Players
For some time it’s been assumed that social poker king Zynga would eventually evolve into a real-money poker company. But those assumptions were completely upended last week when Zynga’s new boss dramatically announced that his company was shedding their plans for real-money gambling – in America, anyhow – in an attempt to return the struggling […]
Ultimate Poker Moves to Next Step Following Final Nevada Approval
Nevada’s first regulated online poker site hit another milestone this week. That site is, of course, Ultimate Poker. And the milestone in question is the final – one might even say “ultimate” – approval of the site’s software product by Nevada gaming authorities. Specifically, the Nevada Gaming Commission has signed off on Ultimate’s poker software […]
Change of Plans for South Point Poker
A big change is in the works at South Point’s online gambling division. Reports from multiple sites this week assert that the company has decided to scrap the South Point Poker brand for their online gambling product. The replacement brand: Real Gaming. No public reason offered for change As mentioned above, this change has yet […]
ESPN Kicks Off Televised Coverage of 2013 World Series of Poker
There’s been a definite dearth of televised poker in the United States since Black Friday. But even as once-popular shows like High Stakes Poker have faded into history, the highest-profile poker program of all – ESPN’s coverage of the World Series of Poker – continues full steam ahead. The network kicks off their coverage of […]
Senate Online Gambling Hearing Produces Little Progress
The worlds of online gambling and Washington D.C. politics collided again last week. This time, it was members of the U.S. Senate who gathered at a hearing devoted to a general exploration of the consumer protection issues involved in online gambling. The hearing was conducted by the United States Senate Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, […]
Casino Games Coming Soon to Full Tilt Poker
After a day of intense rumors and speculation, PokerStars confirmed today their plans to transition Full Tilt Poker into a broader brand that will offer games above and beyond poker. According to reports, the site will be rebranded as Full Tilt Gaming. While a list of the games that will be available at Full Tilt […]
Big Shakeup Underway in Online Poker Traffic Rankings
It’s been an eventful year for online poker. The return of Full Tilt Poker, the big changes in the European market and the push to access the regulated American market are just a few of the major forces in play. The result of those forces? Major shakeups amid some surprising trends among the major online […]
