The push for more states to legalize and regulate online poker in America saw results in late 2017 as Pennsylvania finally did it. There were high hopes for New York as well, but legislators ran into some of the same issues and concerns as it had in 2016 and stalled
More than 80 pairs of eyes are on the Nevada Gaming Control Board, all belonging to players who feel they should have received a part of a $120,000 bad beat jackpot from Station Casinos in 2017. The players and casino operator have gone back and forth about the issue, and
For years, supporters of cryptocurrencies have insisted that online poker would be more accessible around the world if sites accepted Bitcoin. Whether it has been the rough times for online poker since Black Friday or the rise in cryptocurrency popularity – or a bit of both – the industry has
Online poker and gaming sites have gone through many changes in the past two decades, but one of the most intriguing is the fairly new relationship with cryptocurrency. While some sites began looking into offering Bitcoin several years ago, it was only in 2017 that a variety of websites took
When Black Friday hit the poker world on April 15, 2011, the game changed forever. The poker boom was officially over, online poker was about to experience a wild ride in jurisdictions around the world, and the game was about to undergo a test to gauge its ability to not
Part 4 - In this “Lost and Found” series, we look at some of the things that were lost because of Black Friday but also things that the community found. This article focuses on the trust issue. Lost: Blind Trust in Online Poker Sites From 2003 to 2006, online poker
When Black Friday hit the poker world on April 15, 2011, the game changed forever. The poker boom was officially over, online poker was about to experience a wild ride in jurisdictions around the world, and the game was about to undergo a test to gauge its ability to not
When Black Friday hit the poker world on April 15, 2011, the game changed forever. The poker boom was officially over, online poker was about to experience a wild ride in jurisdictions around the world, and the game was about to undergo a test to gauge its ability to not
When Black Friday hit the poker world on April 15, 2011, the game changed forever. The poker boom was officially over, online poker was about to experience a wild ride in jurisdictions around the world, and the game was about to undergo a test to gauge its ability to not
Part 5 : Six and a half years later, poker is different in many ways. In this “Lost and Found” series, we look at some of the things that were lost because of Black Friday but also things that the community found. This article focuses on poker sponsorships Lost: Abundance
When Black Friday hit the poker world on April 15, 2011, the game changed forever. The poker boom was officially over, online poker was about to experience a wild ride in jurisdictions around the world, and the game was about to undergo a test to gauge its ability to not
Part 2: In this “Lost and Found” series, we look at some of the things that were lost because of Black Friday but also things that the community found. Lost: Online Poker Training Sites During the poker boom, the notion that poker was a game of skill became paramount for
