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PokerStars Moves in for the Kill in New Jersey, to Nobody’s Surprise

PokerStarsNJ has officially toppled Party-Borgata as leader in the regulated New Jersey online poker market, as many had predicted. According to figures released this week by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE),...

RAWA Language Seeking to Ban Online Gambling Slipped into Senate Appropriations Bill

RAWA, the Restoration of America’s Wire Act, has been shuffling around the halls of Congress for more than two years, but the anti-online gambling and poker legislation has found little patronage or support during its...

Could Adelson Support Sway Donald Trump on Poker Issue?

Donald Trump has a new friend in the form of billionaire Republican Party supporter and online poker hater, Sheldon Adelson. Although Adelson has been reluctant to show his support for Trump until now, the withdrawal of his final...

Michigan Online Gambling Hearing Today at State Capitol Bears a Solid “Maybe”

A Michigan online gambling bill was heard by the State Senate’s Regulatory Reform Committee today at the State Capitol Building in Lansing. Authored by State Senator Mike Kowall (R-District 15), Senate Bill 889 would allow...

New Jersey Online Poker Boss Says Licensing Gray Market Operators is Gray Process

New Jersey online poker is experiencing its first-ever renaissance largely thanks to welcoming PokerStars to the confined Internet gambling territory. Revenues and profits soared in March, and the outlook is bright for the three...

Could Michigan Become the Next US Online Poker State?

The US online poker scene could have a new player in the coming months if a new bill introduced to the Michigan senate is able to gain some traction. Senate Bill No. 889 was introduced on April 15 by State Senator Mike Kowall and...

New Jersey Online Poker Hits a Zenith in March, Thanks to PokerStars’ Entry

New Jersey online poker revenue is on the up, and much of the recent flurry of activity can be attributed to PokerStars, according to the state’s Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE). The latest round-up of stats from the...

New York Online Poker Odds Could Improve, Thanks to Daily Fantasy Sports Settlement

New York online poker odds might have improved this week, following a deal reached between State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and daily fantasy sports (DFS) market leaders DraftKings and FanDuel. On Monday, Schneiderman and...

Insider Trading Charges Aimed at Amaya CEO David Baazov by Quebec Regulators

Insider trading charges are serious business, and today is probably not the best day ever for Canadian gaming company Amaya’s CEO David Baazov. In the same week that Amaya launched its US PokerStars client in the now legal and...

Nevada Poker Room Data Shows Peaks and Valleys for Live Rooms Over Past 24 Years

Nevada poker data on the last 24 years of the game has been compiled by the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV), and the statistics paint a vivid image of how trends and events over the past quarter century have directly...