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PokerStars Gets First Franco-Spanish License

PokerStars has become the first online poker site to take advantage of the new European liquidity deal involving France, Spain, Italy and Portugal. Following the publication of Spain’s general licensing conditions in the State...

Online Poker Push Resumes in West Virginia

Online poker could become a reality in West Virginia thanks to the resubmission of an interactive gaming bill sponsored by five Democrat lawmakers. After being pushed aside in 2017, House Bill 3067 (HB3067) has found its way back...

Unibet Poker Removes “Damaging” High Stakes Tables

Unibet Poker has removed its high stakes No Limit Hold’em and Pot Limit Omaha tables in a bid to sustain a profitable ecosystem. News of the change was posted on the European poker site’s forum on December 29 by Unibet...

Shared Online Poker in France and Spain a Reality in a Matter of Weeks

Online poker in France and Spain will become a merged market in the coming weeks as the first phase of a four-nation liquidity sharing pact gets underway. Following a December 29 decision by Spain’s Dirección General de...

The Best and Worst of Poker in 2017

The highs and lows from the universe of poker in 2017 were grandiose enough to land one colorful character a movie deal while giving the rest of us plenty of news to chew on and discuss at the table with friends. Here are some of...

Headlong Sale Moves GVC Holdings Closer to Ladbrokes Coral Deal

GVC Holdings has moved a step closer to completing its £3.9billion/$5.2 billion takeover of Ladbrokes Coral by officially disposing of its Turkish gaming asset, Headlong Limited. The sale of Headlong was made public on November...

Online Poker in Michigan Now a Possibility for 2018 Following House Vote

Online poker in Michigan moved a step closer to becoming a regulatory reality following a House Regulatory Reform Committee vote. The news was reported by the Poker Players Alliance’s (PPA) Vice President Rich Muny who, along...

Hope on the Horizon Despite Drop in New Jersey’s Poker Performance

New Jersey’s online poker economy took a hit in November with year-on-year revenue dropping by 13.1 percent. The latest figures from the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (NJDGE) have shown that online casino gaming is...

Aussie Millions to Get Global Audience Thanks to Jason Somerville and Twitch

The Aussie Millions will be broadcast to an international audience thanks to Jason Somerville and live streaming platform Twitch. When Crown Casino Tournament Director Joel Williams announced the line-up for the 2018 incarnation...

GVC Holdings Ups the Ante with Third Play for Ladbrokes Coral  

GVC Holdings has signaled its intention to takeover Ladbrokes Coral in a deal that could be worth as much as £3.9 billion/$5.2 billion. Announced on December 7, the statement regarding a possible acquisition was published by GVC...