March 28th, 2011 by Matt W
A bill that could see the introduction of legal poker in the state of Hawaii was cleared by a number of committees this week, and will make its way to the House Finance Committee. What makes this particularly exciting is the fact that gambling in any form is completely forbidden in Hawaii.
The new legislation [...]
March 27th, 2011 by Maria T
Wynn Resorts has proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that it believes that the legalization and regulation of online poker is just around the corner in the United States. The group announced an historical partnership alliance with the leading online poker room, PokerStars, although it played down the deal somewhat by calling it [...]
March 27th, 2011 by Roger S
A new online gambling bill that looks remarkably similar to Barney Frank’s HR2267 was introduced by Congressman Frank, together with his Republican colleague John Campbell. The Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection and Enforcement Act is almost an exact replica of HR2267 that managed to move so far through the House Financial Services Committee last year, [...]
March 27th, 2011 by Matt W
A Washington trade group which represents non-tribal card rooms is pushing for changes in the state’s gambling laws as a way to introduce more revenue for the cash-strapped state. The Recreational Gaming Association wants the Washington’s lawmakers to allow electronic gaming machines in card rooms and not only limit them to tribal casinos, as is [...]
March 27th, 2011 by RogerCP
After Full Tilt Poker launched the idea for its new Onyx Cup poker tournament, there have been many comments about it by poker pros, message board posters and poker writers. The Onyx Cup, for those who haven’t heard about it yet, is a series of live events, with buy ins ranging from $100,000 to [...]
March 27th, 2011 by Renee K
Some of the biggest poker players in the business will be able to feel right at home in a brand new series of live tournaments launched by Full Tilt Poker. The site announced the launch of the Onyx Cup Series, which boasts buy-ins of up to $300,000 – certainly not for the faint hearted or [...]
March 14th, 2011 by Matt W
For the first time since statistics were first recorded in 1998, Native American casinos saw a drop in gaming revenue. Despite steady growth over a period of several years, tribal casino revenue saw a drop of 1% nationally, with California showing a steeper decline of 5.3%. One quarter of the country’s tribal gaming revenue originates [...]
March 14th, 2011 by Renee K
A 59 year old hotel on the Las Vegas Strip, the Sahara Hotel and Casino, will be shutting down permanently, it was announced on Friday. The owners and shareholders of the iconic casino said that as of May 16th, 2011, the 1,720 rooms will be closed for business.
The Sahara Casino, known to [...]
