Online poker is having a difficult time in New Jersey. And that is an understatement. When the May numbers came in, many in the industry were excited to see the results of the first month of the tri-state online poker liquidity network. It was also the month leading up to
PokerStars has found a great deal of success with the Seat Me system. The largest poker site in the world has long been working to make its online tables safer and eliminate practices like bumhunting, and the Seat Me system has been one way to do that. It also helps
That was fast. The Stars Group announced in the middle of April that it intended to acquire Sky Betting & Gaming in a $4.7 billion deal. Less than three months later, the deal is done, and the acquisition is complete. According to The Stars Group CEO Rafi Ashkenazi in the
Poker rooms operating in Texas have no plans to shut down. They believe in their right to operate enough to take it to the courts if they must. The loopholes in the law, in addition to the antiquated laws surrounding poker in Texas, may be challenged in just that way,
When Delaware legalized online poker, no one expected the little industry’s revenue to substantially impact the state. The state has a population of less than one million people, ranking it 45th out of all 50 states in America. It was a boost for the new legalized framework for online poker
The weekly Global Glance looks at the online poker scene around the world. What happens with online poker and gambling beyond America’s borders can and often does impact the state of online poker in the United States. The recent ban on gambling advertising by Italy’s new government remains in the
888poker has been consistently growing its online poker offerings in the past several years, but it has also been increasing its exposure, its connections to poker players and fans. With everything from more online poker series to 888Live events and from its social media interactions to an expanded online magazine,
The World Series of Poker organizers took their online poker offerings to a new level this year. The build-up has been slow, with one in 2016 and three in 2017. The 2018 WSOP had four of them, this time with a new feature of combined player pools with New Jersey
As the 2018 World Series of Poker Main Event began in Las Vegas this week, PokerStars took the opportunity to recognize a special anniversary. It was 15 years ago that Chris Moneymaker won an online poker satellite at PokerStars that cost him $86. He transformed that victory into a trip
The 10 finalists for possible induction to the Poker Hall of Fame in 2018 were announced this week. The public voting process took into consideration all names submitted through the online form on the World Series of Poker website. The names with the most submissions were then vetted to ensure
Last week, the Poker Players Alliance became the Poker Alliance. The singular nationwide online poker lobbying organization that had been known to American poker players for more than a decade as the PPA changed its name and leadership. The transition was not altogether unexpected in general, as the PPA had
Two months after the Stars Group announced it planned to acquire Sky Betting & Gaming, the company proposed a public offering of shares to help fund it. With a price tag of $4.7 billion, the company held out its tin cup in the form of a few million common shares.
