Following the dark days of “Black Friday” nearly fifteen years ago, the States of America’s online poker market has been, at best, a fragmented one. Since the day when the federal government ended online play on the major sites in the industry, the individual states have had to work under a conglomerate of differing regulations,… Read more »
Casinos are often known for the varied entertainment options they have. Sometimes they are concerts, but sometimes they are sporting events like boxing or Mixed Martial Arts. In Delaware, that “fight night” attitude spilled over into the casino itself as a fight in a poker room resulted in one of the pugilists being arrested for… Read more »
The Multi-State Internet Gaming Agreement (MSIGA) has been a boon to internet gaming, otherwise known as iGaming, in the States of America. It has allowed smaller states, such as Delaware, Nevada, and West Virginia, to join forces with some larger states to support larger prize pools and player fields. Now, one of the larger states… Read more »
One of the big questions asked by many in the online poker community is “Why isn’t online poker being embraced by states as they have sports betting?” You may think that answer is a complex one, but it comes down to a simple explanation. According to reports from the states themselves, their tax revenues are… Read more »
Closed for four days Harrington Raceway & Casino in Delaware reopened Saturday after mysterious “technical difficulties” caused the venue to be closed for much of last week, just in time for long-planned New Year’s Eve festivities. According to Delaware Online, Harrington Raceway CEO Patti Key contacted Delaware Lottery Director Helene Keeley around noon on Tuesday,… Read more »
Beginning on January 1, the state (no pun intended) of the States of America online poker industry will be reshaped. On that date, PokerStars – long looking for a way back into one of the largest poker markets in the world – will compact its online poker operations between Michigan and New Jersey. The question… Read more »
Since the U. S. Supreme Court overturned the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA), there has been a rush by many states to enact new gaming avenues and venues for their citizens. Sometimes those venues also call for expansion on their own. In two states, Illinois and West Virginia, new gaming avenues are potentially… Read more »
Interstate online poker could be just days or weeks away Online poker players in Michigan are very close to compete against players in other states. On Monday, the Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) announced that executive director Henry Williams has signed the Multi-State Internet Gaming Agreement (MSIGA) to share player pools with Nevada, New Jersey,… Read more »
It has been a long time coming. After spending much of the last decade as a trio, the multi-state online poker compact will be adding a member to the fold. That lucky state will be Michigan, which will join Delaware, Nevada, and New Jersey in providing their online poker products and open the doors for… Read more »
After Michigan came online with internet casino gaming earlier this month without any online poker, the internet poker community was hugely disappointed. That disappointment turned to excitement when, in only the company’s second state and in the fifth state overall in the States of America, PokerStars opened for business in Michigan. Sudden And Surprising Move… Read more »
The announcement this week that Caesars Entertainment would provide an 85-tournament slate of events under the “World Series of Poker” banner was met with a mixture of enthusiasm, regret and outrage. Because of some of the restrictions on the events – not by Caesars and the WSOP, mind you, but by current laws and regulations… Read more »
If you really want to go back in the history of World Wrestling Entertainment (then known as the World Wrestling Federation before they changed their name so they wouldn’t be confused with a sanctioned sport), legendary wrestler “Hulk” Hogan had a catchphrase of “Hulkamania.” He would often state how “Hulkamania is RUNNING WILD!!” Today, the… Read more »
There’s been a great deal of everyday life that has shut down since the COVID-19 pandemic began and people were put into, to paraphrase The Clash, “the clampdown.” Along with carry-out meals from restaurants and grocery stores, there have been some businesses that have experienced a resurgence, however. One of those, perhaps not surprisingly, is… Read more »
Things just keep getting better for poker players in the state of Pennsylvania. It was announced today that FOX Bet and PokerStars will open the doors to the inaugural Pennsylvania Winter Series. The event will tie in with the promotion of the upcoming NFL Super Bowl alongside poker tournaments exclusively for residents of the state… Read more »
The news for online gaming and poker continues to be on the rise. Coming out of nowhere, the state of West Virginia has become the fifth state to authorize online gaming and poker inside its borders. The bill pushing for such activities became law after Governor Jim Justice did not sign the legislation passed by… Read more »
It has taken a long time in coming but, within the next few months (first quarter 2019 at the latest), the state of Pennsylvania will enter into the online gaming arena. Since 2013, there have only been three states that have passed regulations allowing the activity – Delaware, Nevada and New Jersey – and Nevada… Read more »
Hot on the heels of the overturning of his previous legislation, Utah Senator Orrin Hatch vowed to bring new federal regulation regarding sports betting. Now he is being joined by fellow Senator and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer in these calls, with Schumer offering specific ideas as to the legislation. “With the Supreme Court’s ruling, it’s… Read more »
The summer of 2018 has seen several states step up to offer sports betting – both live and online – to their constituents. But one thing that some thought would be swept up in the passage of sports betting regulations – the regulation of online casino gaming and poker – has failed to materialize. Rhode… Read more »
As they prepare to drop the ball in New York City, it is appropriate to look back at the year gone by in the poker world. When it comes to politics regarding poker in 2017, for the first time in ages it wasn’t just the States of America that had its issues. Turmoil regarding poker,… Read more »
Since 2013 the three states that passed online gaming and/or poker regulations – Nevada, New Jersey, and Delaware – have gone their own ways in trying to be successful in the online gaming industry. Now, the trio of states have made the historic decision to compact between each other. In a press release, Governor Chris… Read more »
