Archive | February, 2012

The Department of Homeland Security in the United States fired another shot in its war against online poker, by seizing the Bodog.com domain name; this, in spite of the fact that there is no poker operator working under this domain. Bodog.com was used mainly as a forwarding site to the brand’s new Bodog.eu domain, which [...]

Members of Iowa’s Senate State Government Committee voted in favor of allowing the state’s gambling authority to create a structure that could see the establishment of intrastate gambling. By a majority of 11-4, the committee voted that hub operators could partner with licensed casinos in Iowa in order to provide residents of 21 years and [...]

For the first time since charges were brought against Full Tilt Poker last April, the former member of the online poker’s pro team, Phil Ivey, entered a tournament in the United States. It was reported over the weekend that Ivey entered the first day of the 2012 LA Poker Classic Main Event. This is the [...]

The LA Times reported that this Friday saw a significant boost of support for SB1483, the online poker bill that could see intrastate poker introduced in California. The bill, introduced by Senator Roderick Wright and which is currently making its way through the Californian legislative system, received the support of state Senate Leader, Darrell Steinberg [...]

PokerStars players were left stranded on Tuesday when the online poker giant’s servers crashed, and the incident is said to have affected around 70,000 players who were active on the site at the time. According to reports, PokerStars’ services shut down following the servers’ malfunction, with many of the players were caught out in the [...]

Poker professional Matthew Glantz has written a scathing attack against Full Tilt Poker in a blog, chiding the site for its total lack of action and insensitivity to its players for nearly a year. Glantz, who is one of the best high stakes mixed games poker players in the world, wrote that despite the fact that [...]

Speculation is high in the gambling industry that the Ongame Network may be sold to the land based slot machine manufacturer, Shuffle Master in the near future. Bwin has been looking to get rid of the Ongame Network as its portfolio already includes Party Poker, following its merger with Party Gaming. The network has been [...]

New Hampshire gamblers may be getting more than they ever dreamed of in terms of gambling opportunities if a new bill is supported by members of the House. The bill, which originally called for the additional of two licensed slots parlors in the state, has now been amended to include the potential for four full [...]