While it is often not the first place that poker players visiting the Sin City think of, The Orleans remains to be one of the most popular poker rooms. The casino may not be located on the luxurious Las Vegas Strip but it goes without saying that it fills a unique niche in the market [...]
It has been quite an eventful year for the gambling industry in the United States. It is now almost one year since the Supreme Court lifted the federal ban on sports betting and since then a decent number of states have already legalized sports wagering within their territories. In addition to that, many states have [...]
New Jersey is set to host yet another world-class online casino operator thanks to a recent bid by the UK-based Bet365 to expands its gaming services in the United States. Last week, the casino operator announced that it had acquired a 19,000-square-foot offices space at the Two Greentree Center in Marlton, New Jersey which further [...]
On Friday, the West Virginia House of Representatives passed a bill that, if signed into law, would legalize online poker as well as other forms of online gaming in the state. After passing the House 72 to 22 without the vote of six representatives, the House Bill is now in the Senate where it is [...]
Last Sunday, renowned poker personality Phil Galfond took to his Run It Once blog to announce that the Run It Once Poker site that he has been working on for the past two years will finally go live this week on Wednesday, February 6. The launch will be in the form of a "Public Beta" [...]
The online poker and online gambling scenes in the United States have become even more controversial following the announcement of a new Department of Justice opinion that reverses a previous ruling from 2011. The announcement which was made on Monday stated that the 1961 Wire Act, which prohibits the electronic transmission of interstate wagers, applies [...]
Thanks to a newly formed sponsorship partnership, PokerStars is now the official poker partner of the UFC, the world's top-ranked mixed martial arts organization. This was revealed during a recent press release where in addition to announcing their new alliances, the two organizations shared plans of how they will be going about their joint activities [...]
The World Poker Tour has announced the dates for the final tables that will be held at the HyperX Esports Arena, the Las Vegas multi-purpose venue hosting competitive video gaming and top-notch poker competitions in equal measures. Poker and Esports Closer Together under the Roof of HyperX Back in May, 2018, the World Poker Tour [...]
PokerStars will arrive in Pennsylvania as soon as card rooms are given the green light to launch in the state. According to the latest available information, this is most likely to happen in 2019. PokerStars and its US Push Lawmakers in Pennsylvania have been edging closer to legalizing online casino websites, which is an earth-shattering [...]
Global Poker becomes the latest organization that will seek to reward the efforts of poker players in December, with the card room hosting a number of events for the total prizing money of $250,000. Seeing 2018 Off $250,000 Richer It’s the end of the year and a number of card rooms, from PokerStars, to Unibet, [...]
