All posts by David Raker

New Jersey

New Jersey Lightens Geolocation Restrictions, but how much will it help NJ Online Poker?

Ever since last November, when New Jersey officially launched online poker, geolocation issues have been holding the market back. The geolocation technology, which is used to determine if players are within New Jersey’s borders, has prevented many legitimate NJ players from logging on, accessing real money tables and/or depositing. Up until lately, the New Jersey […]

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New Jersey

Party Borgata hosting $500k New Jersey Online Poker Championship

Party Borgata network announces NJOPC Still proving to be a leader in the early days of US online poker regulation, the Party Borgata network have announced the New Jersey Online Poker Championship (NJOPC). Featuring 10 tournaments from April 19th – 27th, the NJOPC will offer $500,000 in guaranteed money. And the highlight is the $200,000 […]

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New Jersey

Should New Jersey have joined Delaware and Nevada’s Online Poker Pact?

Not long ago, Delaware and Nevada made history by becoming the first two US states to sign an interstate online poker pact. The agreement will see them share player pools in hopes of creating bigger and more profitable games. This is no doubt great for US internet poker enthusiasts because it means that interstate poker […]

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United States

NETELLER returning to United States

Before the Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act (UIGEA), NETELLER was one of the most popular and reliable payment solutions for US online poker players. However, NETELLER was forced out of America in 2007 after two of their founders were arrested for operating as an unlicensed money transmitting business (due to UIGEA). But now, seven years […]

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United States

Does Lindsey Graham stand a Chance of getting US Online Gaming banned?

Sheldon Adelson and the Coalition to Stop Internet Gambling (CSIG) aren’t the only ones working against online gaming. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) is currently drafting legislation that would ban all forms of regulated internet gaming in the United States. Graham has yet to release any language on his bill, however, his comments indicate that it […]

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Borgata Poker

DiCristina Case Shows Supreme Court Still Unwilling to Admit Poker is a Skill Game

Many poker players have been waiting for years for the United States Supreme Court to admit the obvious: poker is a skill game. Sure, there is plenty of chance involved too. But to lump poker into the same category as slots and roulette, well, this is pretty ludicrous. So along comes the Lawrence DiCristina case, […]

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Players vs. Borgata in Lawsuit over Tournament Chip Scandal – Who will win?

Back in January, Christian Lusardi attempted one of the biggest cons in poker history when he introduced $800,000 worth of counterfeit chips into a Borgata Winter Open tournament. And even today, we’re still dealing with the reverberations of Lusardi’s misguided actions since a lawsuit has been leveled at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa. Jacob […]

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Nevada

Will Real Gaming do Anything for the Sagging Nevada Online Poker Market?

Last spring, Nevada made huge waves for being the first US state to offer legalized and regulated online poker. But for all of the buzz generated last year, Nevada’s poker market has been a fairly big disappointment so far. While the Silver State has been waiting for a third poker site to come before releasing […]

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Do Lusardi and Pelton Chip Incidents Spell Trouble for Poker?

Several weeks ago, Christian Lusardi attempted to pull off one of the biggest cheating scandals in poker tournament history. He used 160 counterfeit chips worth $5k each in a $2m guaranteed Borgata Winter Open event. Lusardi was eventually caught when he tried to get rid of the evidence by flushing another 540 chips down a […]

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