November 29th, 2010 by Renee K
Growing interest among the public in the World Series of Poker event led to staggering growth rates among gaming and online poker sites. Statistics released by the Comscore Media Metrix survey showed that US traffic to online gaming sites literally doubled (and then some) from September 2010 to October 2010.
All in all, online gambling [...]
November 24th, 2010 by Matt W
New Jersey took yet another step closer to becoming the first US state to introduce legal online gambling, after Senator Ray Lesniak’s bill was approved by the Senate. The bill will allow New Jersey residents and foreigners to place bets online through “sophisticated software” on servers located in Atlantic City casinos. Players from other states [...]
November 24th, 2010 by RogerCP
Former World Series of Poker Main Event bracelet winner, Peter Eastgate is making waves in the industry with the news that he has put his 2008 bracelet up for sale. Eastgate, who broke records by becoming the youngest winner of the WSOP Main Event at the time, has only worn the bracelet once and is [...]
November 21st, 2010 by Roger S
Online gambling proponents in the United States are pinning their hopes to a period in the American political calendar known as the lame duck session. Advocators for a change in the current laws that govern online gambling and poker in the US are expecting this period to yield results, after a tough year of [...]
November 21st, 2010 by RogerCP
A new collusion threat has come to light at PokerStars.com, leading the leading US facing online poker room to place heavy restrictions on players from China. PokerStars issued a statement to all of its registered Chinese players, announcing that, effective immediately, one player from their region would be allowed to site at any given ring [...]
November 21st, 2010 by Matt W
December 1st is the day earmarked for the long awaited launch of the first legal online poker site in Quebec, Canada. The lottery and gambling corporation, Loto-Quebec announced on Friday that it will be launching a new space where Quebecers can enjoy quality online poker and casino games. The group said that gamblers will be [...]
November 21st, 2010 by Roger S
The Seminole Tribe of Florida has made a generous donation to a group that helps treat gambling addiction in the form of a $1.75 million check. The money was made in a festive presentation to the Florida Council on Compulsive Gambling in Altamone Springs, which was also attended by Governor Charlie Crist.
The Governor [...]
November 21st, 2010 by Renee K
The head of Main’s Gambling Board, Robert Welch, has announced his resignation from his post in order to run the University of Maine Police Department. Welch is the second person to resign – the first being Chairman of the Board, George Hale, who is due to leave at the beginning of next year.
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