Monthly Archives: January 2014

Pennsylvania

3 Reasons why Pennsylvania should Legalize/Regulate Online Poker

Last December, Pennsylvania passed SR 273, a resolution which calls for the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to study how profitable online gaming would be for the state. Of course, this is only the initial step towards legalized and regulated Pennsylvania internet poker. But it’s a start, and it would definitely be in the Keystone […]

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New Jersey

NJ Poker Sites Sending Free Wifi Adapters to Settle Location Problems

With over 150,000 accounts created in two months, the New Jersey online poker market are already off to a good start. But one problem that’s plagued poker sites in the Garden State is issues with verifying players’ locations through the internet (a.k.a. geolocation). New Jersey poker rooms adhere to strict requirements, whereby they must verify […]

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Sheldon Adelson Pushes Revised Wire Act to Stop Online Poker

Sheldon Adelson and the Coalition to Stop Internet Gambling are at it again! This time, Adelson and his cronies have drafted a revised version of the Wire Act that would put a halt to legalized online gaming in the United States. The original Federal Wire Act of 1961 prohibits individuals and businesses from using a […]

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New Jersey

New Jersey Online Poker Revenue Nowhere Close to Predictions

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie certainly wasn’t shy about making bold predictions for his state’s online poker operation. Christie made the declaration that New Jersey internet poker would generate $1 billion in revenue by July 1st, 2014 – just over seven months after the regulated market opened. Most analysts on Wall Street had more conservative […]

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Bitcoin

US-Friendly Winning Poker Network adds Bitcoin

Has the much-hyped Bitcoin finally arrived as an online poker currency? Perhaps you could say so because the Winning Poker Network (WPN) recently added Bitcoin as a deposit method. This is huge news for the virtual currency because WPN are the second largest US-facing online poker operation, and they’re easily the biggest poker entity to […]

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Philadelphia

Finally, US Sports Teams Brought into the Online Poker World

Over the past few years, we’ve seen bwin.party sponsor international professional sports teams like AC Milan, Bayern Munich, Manchester United and Real Madrid. And now, bwin.party have truly entered new territory after striking sponsorship deals with the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers and the NHL’s New Jersey Devils. This deal marks the first time that US-based pro […]

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California

Still Waiting for Online Poker in California? Don’t Count on it in 2014

California is considered to be one of the closest states in the US to regulating online poker. In fact, some gaming analysts believe that the Golden State will legalize internet poker before 2014 ends. But one prominent person who doesn’t see this happening is Whittier Law School Professor I. Nelson Rose. One of America’s leading […]

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Oklahoma

Oklahoma Indian Tribe Levels Poker Lawsuit Against US Government

The Oklahoma-based Cheyenne Arapaho Tribes thought that they were all set to begin running their online poker operation. After all, the tribe previously worked out a deal with the Oklahoma government, whereby the two sides will share revenue from the internet poker site. However, the deal has hit a snag because the US federal government […]

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Nevada

New Jersey Online Poker Dominating Nevada

Online poker has gotten off to a hot start in New Jersey. According to PokerScout, which tracks online poker traffic, an average of 460 cash game players are playing at regulated New Jersey sites at any one time. The primary catalyst behind this fairly large number is Party (Poker) Borgata, which boast a rolling seven-day […]

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