A few weeks ago, 2005 WSOP Main Event champ Joe Hachem sparked a lot of discussion about what direction poker is headed. According to Hachem, “poker is dying” because Main Event champs and famous young pros aren’t doing enough to keep recreational players interested. Furthermore, tables are filling up with bumhunters who kill other players’ […]
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When the regulated New Jersey online poker market opened up, many people were eager to see what effect this would have on the ‘grey’ market sites – a.k.a. those still serving US players without a license. And so far, regulated NJ sites have been both beneficial and harmful to non-regulated poker rooms. This being said, […]
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With online poker now legal and regulated in New Jersey, you’d think that famed online pro Stephen ‘sizzlinbetta’ Reynolds would be as happy as ever. This is especially the case when you consider that he recently won the WSOP.com Online Championships Main Event and $63,750, the largest payout in NJ internet poker’s short history. However, […]
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Ultimate Poker have fared pretty well in the Nevada market, where they draw 75 cash game players per hour, according to PokerScout. However, UP’s foray into the New Jersey market has been anything but smooth since they’re averaging just 14 players an hour. So in a desperate attempt to turn things around, they’ve launched a […]
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Las Vegas Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson has made it no secret that he hates internet gaming and plans to do everything in his power to stop it. He even formed the Coalition to Stop Internet Gambling and has pledged to throw billions of dollars at the cause. And while his arguments against online gaming continue […]
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It seems like just yesterday that the poker world was laughing at Sheldon Adelson’s pathetic attempts to stop the spread of legal online poker in the United States. Adelson’s key argument has remained that internet poker will become a “cancer” and create addiction wherever it’s allowed. And the key rebuttal to this argument has been […]
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Up until now, online poker sites in New Jersey have been all about working out geolocation issues and trying to gain a foothold in the market. But Party Borgata apparently feel very confident about their place in the market since they recently held New Jersey’s largest internet poker promotion to date. Party Borgata sought to […]
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Last month, many US online poker players rejoiced when it was announced that former Full Tilt members will receive $82 million in repayments. The Garden City Group, which is the firm tasked with facilitating these payments, will finish the process by the end of March. But as great as this news is, some players were […]
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Frustrated over his battles with New Jersey gaming regulators, Steve Wynn sold the Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino in 1987 and vowed never to operate in Atlantic City again. But lately, it looks like he’s breaking this vow and trying to return to the city, only this time through the internet. Along with partners AAPN […]
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