All posts by David Raker

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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New Jersey

Atlantic Club Sold for $23.4m – Should They Have Stuck With PokerStars Deal?

Well the saga of the ailing Atlantic Club Casino has finally come to an end. Caesars Entertainment and Tropicana Entertainment bought the casino and its assets for the combined price of $23.4 million. Caesars get the property and its 800 hotel rooms for $15 million, while Tropicana take 1,641 slot machines and 48 table games […]

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Poker News

Yet Another Poll shows Americans are in Favor of Online Poker

Not long ago, we discussed a poll by OnlinePokerReport that showed that over 60% of Americans strongly approve of or are indifferent to online poker. And now, yet another respectable survey has been released that shows how Americans are in favor of legal and regulated internet poker. Reason.com ran the poll and they asked: “Do […]

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PokerStars

PokerStars’ 2014 New Year’s Resolution: Keep investing in US Online Poker

You certainly can’t accuse PokerStars of not having perseverance. After a year in which their online gaming applications were rejected in both New Jersey and Nevada, PokerStars are still committed to the US online poker market. In fact, they are very “confident” that they’ll make some major progress in the United States in 2014. Eric […]

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