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Poker News

Did American Gambling Association Stab US Online Poker in the Back?

Several months ago, the American Gaming Association (AGA) seemed to be one of the biggest proponents of online poker in the United States. However, back in May the powerful lobbying group chose to pull their support from US online poker, claiming that they had “no position” on the issue. The given reason was that they couldn’t get everybody on the same page regarding iGaming.

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iGaming

PPA Explains Fighting iGaming Ban Even if it Includes US Poker Carve-out

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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iGaming

PPA Fighting iGaming Ban Even if it Means US Poker Carve-out

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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Delaware

Delaware Online Poker Experiences 24% Surge in August

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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Social Gaming: A Bigger Enemy to US iGaming than Adelson

In 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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Poker News

Morgan Stanley shows US Online Poker will Explode by 2016/17

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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