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Microgaming’s Games Go Live with 888 Casino

Microgaming’s Games Go Live with 888 Casino

Renowned casino software provider Microgaming has recently announced that its award-winning casino content will now be live with 888 Casino which is arguably the world’s most popular online gaming entertainment and solutions providers. As stipulated in the partnership agreement between the two companies, 888 Casino is now able to expand upon its current casino offering […]

2019 Orleans Summer Poker Series Schedule Announced

2019 Orleans Summer Poker Series Schedule Announced

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 […]

Americas Cardroom High Five Tour 2019: All You Need to Know

Americas Cardroom High Five Tour 2019: All You Need to Know

If you are looking for a great poker tournament this April, you needn’t look past Americas Cardroom’s High Five Apr. 2019 event. As one of the established leaders of offshore poker catering to US players, Americas Cardroom has been running extensive promotions, tournaments and game versions, all brought to you courtesy of the proprietor client […]

Martin Kabrhel Wins 2019 WSOP International Circuit Event

Martin Kabrhel Wins 2019 WSOP International Circuit Event

Martin Kabrhel has recently been crowned as the champion of the WSOP International Circuit Rozvadov €1,700 Main Event where he bested a field of 650 entries and walked away with €190,000, a World Series of Poker Europe Main Event ticket as well as his fifth WSOP Circuit Ring. Before the WSOP International Circuit Rozvadov €1,700 […]

West Virginia Becomes Fifth State to Legalize Online Casinos

West Virginia Becomes Fifth State to Legalize Online Casinos

West Virginia has officially become the fifth state in the United States to legalize online gambling thanks to a rather unexpected move by the state’s governor. The news of the new development came last Wednesday when House Bill 2934, otherwise referred to as the West Virginia Lottery Interactive Wagering Act passed through Governor Jim Justice’s […]

Kentucky’s Online Poker and Gambling Bill Pushed Forward

Kentucky’s Online Poker and Gambling Bill Pushed Forward

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 […]

Virginia Legalizes Online Poker with Governor Approval

Virginia Legalizes Online Poker with Governor Approval

Virginia just got approval from the state’s governor, Ralph Northam, to push ahead with introducing a working legal framework for online gambling and poker. Virginia Paves a Future for Online Poker in the State After last week’s success of SB 1126, only one signature was needed for the draft to become a fully-endorsed piece of […]

Michigan Moves Closer to Legalizing Online Poker

Michigan Moves Closer to Legalizing Online Poker

Michigan has worked out the kinks of online poker a long while back. Unfortunately, the state had a rather poor run with its former Governor Rick Snyder who shot down the legislation. A new one is on the way. Rick Snyder Is Out, Michigan Keeps Pushing for Online Poker Michigan is back on its way […]

Inaugural Global Poker Awards Nominees Announced

Inaugural Global Poker Awards Nominees Announced

A week ago, the Global Poker Index merged the American and the European Poker Awards to form the Global Awards which is set to take place on April 5 in collaboration with Poker Central and PokerStars. Previously, the Global Poker Index usually held two annual poker award ceremonies, that is, the American Poker Awards and […]

Bet365’s First US Betting Shop to Go Live in New Jersey

Bet365’s First US Betting Shop to Go Live in New Jersey

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 […]

PartyPoker Launches New Twitch Channel, Puffs Up Team Online

PartyPoker Launches New Twitch Channel, Puffs Up Team Online

Renowned online poker operator PartyPoker has been very busy solidifying its place in the United States’ poker industry over the past couple of months. While some of the company’s moves have been unprecedented, it goes without saying that they make total sense especially when viewed from a business perspective – these developments have not only […]

Online Poker in Limbo as DOJ Extends Compliance Deadline

Online Poker in Limbo as DOJ Extends Compliance Deadline

The uncertainty surrounding the future of online poker in the United States remains for the foreseeable futures thanks to the recent 1961 Wire Act opinion reversal by the United States Department of Justice. Initially, the DOJ set the deadline for compliance with the revised opinion to April 15 but this has recently changed with the […]