January 1st, 2012 by Maria T
According to a new survey by Garin-Hart-Yang Research Group in Kentucky, the majority of state residents are in favor of voting on expanded gambling. The survey, which was commissioned by the state’s horse racing industry, asked over 600 Kentuckians a number of questions relating to gambling. A whopping 87% said that they demanded a [...]
December 26th, 2011 by Maria T
A unanimous vote by the Nevada Gambling Commission has seen this state become the first to approve regulations for intrastate online poker, it was reported this week. As such, Nevada is expected to start licensing gambling companies who are seeking to offer quality online poker to players within the state’s borders.
The regulations also position Nevada [...]
December 26th, 2011 by Matt W
The 31 year old co-founder of Absolute Poker, Brent Beckley has become the first online poker executive among the eleven who were indicted in April this year in the United States, to plead guilty to charges brought against him. Beckley reportedly reached a plea deal with the US Department of Justice, which could see [...]
December 26th, 2011 by RogerCP
Following a surprise reversal of policy by the Department of Justice which ruled that online poker within a state’s borders does not violate the “antiquated” Federal Wire Act, the grassroots poker organization, the Poker Players Alliance, issued a statement on the issue.
“This is a much needed clarification of an antiquated and often confusing law,” [...]
December 26th, 2011 by Roger S
As you may have heard over X-Mas, gambling proponents were surprised by a newly published opinion by the US Justice Department which essentially gives states the green light to allow online gambling within their own borders. This total reversal of a policy which has been followed for nearly a decade, was penned as a [...]
December 18th, 2011 by Matt W
For the first time in history, gambling revenues brought in by the state of Pennsylvania surpassed those by New Jersey last month. The latest gambling statistics released showed that the albeit miniscule advantage that Pennsylvania had over New Jersey last month pushed the state into the second largest gambling market in the country, behind Las [...]
December 18th, 2011 by Renee K
The latest in the deal between Full Tilt Poker and Groupe Tapie is that the two have agreed to transfer assets, bringing the beleaguered online poker room one step closer to paying back the millions owed to its players.
Groupe Bernard Tapie, the French investment group, will acquire assets belonging to Full Tilt Poker [...]
December 14th, 2011 by Renee K
UPDATE: I am getting a lot of questions about whether Bovada will work on a Mac or not. The answer is NO. Both Bodog and Bovada disabled their Mac software awhile ago and don’t plan on bringing it back. If you want a similar type of platform to play poker on [...]
