New Jersey legalized online poker and casino games were legalized in February 2013, and the first sites launched in November of that year. The industry has grown in the four years since, as more sites like PokerStars joined the group of legal operators that are partnered with land-based casinos, and
Many poker players are familiar with YouStake. It is an online platform that allows players to participate in investments – as buyers and/or sellers – for poker tournaments and various esports and gaming events. Poker players found it to be a hassle-free way to start a campaign to find investors
Several poker-focused online news sites recently reported that North Korean hackers are hacking online poker websites to steal money for their government. Is this true? According to cybersecurity experts in South Korea, it is true. While it is always important to protect one’s online poker account from hacking susceptibility, it
New Jersey has had great success with its online gambling industry. From the legalization of internet poker and other casino games to their regulation, site launches, and growth, it has become a model of intrastate online gambling in American states. Over nearly four years of operations, New Jersey has tackled
The waiting game for legalized Pennsylvania online poker continued through last week and shows few signs of ending in the coming weeks. By most accounts, players may have to wait until the fall months for the pertinent bill to pass through the State House and Senate and acquire the governor’s
The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement releases monthly statistics for its online gambling industry. The regular insights give interested parties facts and figures to prove the industry’s success and point to areas that could use improvement. The June 2017 results provide even more information, as the year-to-date numbers show
The short answer is yes. And the reason is that the new World Series of Poker Main Event champion is a New Jersey native and credits legal, regulated online poker for his $8.15 million victory. Scott Blumstein may not be the next Chris Moneymaker. The global online poker environment has
Online poker and internet gambling supporters had high hopes for Massachusetts. Efforts in 2016 and 2017 indicated some legislators were on board with some type of legislation to legalize and regulate online gambling. Further, the special research and reporting being done by the Massachusetts Special Commission on Online Gaming, Fantasy
New Jersey has many reasons to be proud of its online gambling industry. Only three years in, online poker and casino games have become a positive addition to the state’s budget, not only adding significant revenue on a monthly basis but becoming a necessary cushion for struggling land-based casinos and
Once upon a time in poker, players used an informal system of staking and backing. One would “buy” a percentage of a player for tournament play – sometimes in cash games as well – in exchange for a percentage of that person’s winnings. Most often, the deals were verbal and
Phil Ivey is a poker icon to many of the game’s players and fans. At only 40 years old, he has accomplished more in poker than many of his predecessors, including the accumulation of nearly $24 million in live tournament earnings and several more million online, ten World Series of
Following the slow and winding road to the possible legalization of online gambling in Pennsylvania is an exercise in patience and attention to detail. Politics can be maddening, especially when something seems so logical to those in support of a bill. Online poker fans know all too well the long
