Poker

Amaya Pushes for DFS Regulation in the US

Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) might be a booming industry in the US at the moment, but the recent scandal involving its two largest operators has prompted Amaya to call for tougher regulations. The parent company of PokerStars and...

Bet365 Profits Jump 92 Percent, Company Maintains Independence

Bet365 made a hefty bet on itself back in 2005 when the United Kingdom passed the Gambling Act, a Parliament law that sent most online gaming companies scrambling to remote locations free of the newly dictated taxes on their...

WSOPE Going Live on Twitch this Week, Kicks Off October 8 in Germany

The World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) is set to get underway this week and it will mark the festival’s first outing since 2013. Following a hiatus in 2014 while the WSOP franchise took its brand of poker tournaments to...

Global Poker League Reveals Portable Arena Dubbed “The Cube”

The Global Poker League (GPL) is the brainchild of Internet entrepreneur Alexandre Dreyfus, his latest online venture that is trying to “sportfiy” poker and transform the table game into a worldwide spectator sport....

PokerStars NJ Could Be Winning Lottery Ticket for Resorts

Resorts Atlantic City is poised to enter the next phase of its expansion into the online poker world and its “thrilled” to have PokerStars as its partner according to recent statements by the casino operator. Despite...

US City Lures in Punters with Poker Pub Crawl

Poker and alcohol have always had something of an inseparable relationship and one community organization in Lynn, Massachusetts, has decided to exploit this connection for the benefit of the city. Looking for new ways to...

New Jersey DGE Adopts Seal of Approval

The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) has unveiled a new official seal of approval to be displayed by all online poker and casino sites licensed by the state. The seal carries the message “DGE New Jersey Division...

Partypoker and PokerStars Tackle Poker Tracking Software

Online poker companies moved another step forward this week after two major operators announced new measures to restrict the use of third-party tracking software. In the wake of online poker operators shifting their focus away...

Here Comes the Bloom: PokerStars Licensed in New Jersey

PokerStars’ highly anticipated move into the New Jersey online poker market is now a reality thanks to a recent decision by the state’s Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE). The Garden State’s iGaming regulator...

Poker Central Reveals Programming for October 1st Network Launch

Poker Central, the game’s first 24/7 cable television network, is set to launch on October 1st. The highly anticipated channel has been keeping fans in the dark on many details, but this week Poker Central revealed its...