The Poker Players Alliance (PPA) has one mission above all: to protect the rights of US poker players. And a large part of this mission involves giving people the right to legally play online poker. So the big question now is would the PPA be okay if the Sheldon Adelson-backed Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA) includes a carve-out for iPoker?
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The Poker Players Alliance (PPA) has one mission above all: to protect the rights of US poker players. And a large part of this mission involves giving people the right to legally play online poker. So the big question now is would the PPA be okay if the Sheldon Adelson-backed Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA) includes a carve-out for iPoker?
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The Delaware Lottery released its August iGaming figures, and the results for poker were very encouraging. Delaware’s online poker sites pulled in $38,655, which was a 24% increase from July. Given Delaware’s relatively small population (917,000), $38.6k isn’t a bad haul. Overall iGaming Revenue stays flat Online casino games have previously received most of the […]
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Nevada’s online poker market experienced a sharp 22.5% decrease in August after taking in $742,000 – the lowest total of 2014. This is $243,000 less than the state’s three regulated poker sites (Ultimate Gaming, WSOP.com, Real Gaming) made in July, when the WSOP was going on. At first glance, this seems like a terrible setback […]
Read MoreIn theory, it seems like social gaming and real money online poker draw two different crowds. On one hand, you have the social gamers who buy non-redeemable chips to play casino games in a fun, laid-back atmosphere. Then there’s the real money crowd, which hopes to increase their bankroll and win profits/jackpots through iGaming. But […]
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Last year, Ultimate Poker (UP) made history by becoming the first regulated online poker site to go live in the United States. Unfortunately, things haven’t been going so great for UP this year. Their cash game traffic has been stagnant in Nevada for quite some time, and they failed to develop much of a presence […]
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It’s definitely good that US online poker regulation is finally happening – after all, this means mainstream advertising and more publicity for the game. Unfortunately, things are slow moving right now because Delaware, New Jersey and Nevada are the only states offering iGaming – about 4% of the US population. But if a recent Morgan […]
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Currently, there’s a lot of speculation surrounding the Sheldon Adelson-inspired Restoration of America’s Wire Act (S 2159, RAWA). Some insiders believe that RAWA – a bill that seeks to ban all forms of online gaming in the US – could include a poker carve-out. This speculation was given rise when Bally Tech’s John Connelly stated […]
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While many US states are still debating about how and when they’ll enter online gaming, New Jersey’s vision is clear: to become a market leader. And for the Garden State, their definition of market goes beyond just interstate pacts because they also want to share player liquidity with other countries too.
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