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888 Poker CEO Wants PokerStars Back in US Markets

In the fight over online poker in the United States, one of the major battlegrounds has been deciding just who gets to participate in this very lucrative market. In most cases, some sort of “bad actor” clause has been...

Bovada No Longer Accepting Players from Nevada, Delaware

Regulated online gambling is something that most poker players in the United States welcome, but that doesn’t mean that there aren’t a few downsides to it, at least in the short-term. While having the state license...

PokerStars Fields Players, Regulators After Amaya Purchase

When the Rational Group was purchased by Amaya Gaming for $4.9 billion, there was no doubt that it would rock the online gambling landscape in any number of ways. But with only a quick reference to uninterrupted service for...

PokerStars Snapped Up By Amaya for $4.9 Billion

Just two years ago, PokerStars struck a deal with the United States government in order to take control of Full Tilt Poker, in what was the most significant online poker acquisition in the industry’s history. This week,...

Full Tilt to Release $15 Million in Third Round of Repayments

Full Tilt Poker will be engaging in a third round of repayments, according to the Full Tilt Poker Claims website that will include about 3,500 transactions which will total approximately $15 million. The Garden City Group (GCG),...

Full Tilt Poker to Expand Casino Gaming Selection

When PokerStars took control of Full Tilt Poker as part of their Black Friday settlement, one of the major questions was how the Rational Group would differentiate between the two brands. That problem appears to be resolving...

Libertarian Groups Fight Online Gambling Ban

While there are plenty of political issues in which battles take place largely along partisan lines, gambling has rarely been one of them. Some regions are heavily pro-gaming, while others are likely never to consider it....

PokerStars Carnival of Tournaments Offers $2M Prizepool

PokerStars recently found another reason to celebrate – although it often has multiple reasons to throw a party – when it announced the countdown to its 900-millionth online tournament. We all know PokerStars as an...

PokerStars 2014 Spring Championship Schedule Revealed

The weather is warming up (at least if you’re in the Northern Hemisphere), and that can only mean one thing: it’s almost time for the 2014 Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP). One of the biggest online poker...

888Poker Gets Some Girl Power

888Poker’s continued to capitalize on its recent success with the signing of two new pro team members: Xuan Liu and Sofia Lovgren. Having lost one of its standout representatives, 2011 WSOP final tableist Sam Holden, at the...