InterState Poker has been working between two states recently; for the past few months, Delaware and Nevada have had an agreement in place that allows both states to share online poker player pools. Of course, these things take time so no major steps have been completed in the process of linking their players pools up […]
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The South Dakota Gaming Commission recently passed a rule that bans poker players from speaking anything other than English at Deadwood casino tables. This might sound discriminatory to foreign tourists or Native Americans, but according to the Gaming Commission’s lawyer, Gary Shaw, the state is justified in enacting the new legislation. “The reason we can […]
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At the beginning of June, 13 California tribes came to an agreement on a proposed online poker bill. This is a big step towards legal internet poker in the Golden State because, for the first time in five years, there’s a large consensus among tribal gaming interests. Who’s not a part of this consensus, though? […]
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Not long ago, we posted an article about how the 2014 WSOP was likely to provide a big boost to the struggling Nevada online poker market. And while we freely admit that this isn’t exactly the prediction of the century, the ‘WSOP Effect’ has driven WSOP.com to become the United States’ largest regulated poker site. […]
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Pennsylvania State Senator Edwin Erickson recently announced plans to introduce a bill that would bring online poker to the Quaker State. Erickson hopes to unveil his legislation some time in late June as he wrote, “In the next few weeks I intend to introduce Senate Bill 1386, legislation that would authorize Interactive Gaming in the […]
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To say that Nevada online poker numbers have fallen short of projections is a huge understatement. Some analysts had the Nevada internet poker market earning as much as $80 million in first-year revenue. Recent numbers, however, tell a much different story. From March to April, industry revenue fell from $926,000 to $792,000 – a 14.5% […]
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In promoting his newly released book, Straight Flush, Ben Mezrich has been doing radio interviews and writing columns in major newspapers. And one common theme that he’s been pushing during his promotional tour is legalizing online poker. Mezrich, who’s penned other best-sellers like The Accidental Millionaires and Bringing Down the House, gained some perspective on […]
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If anybody has reason to be worried about the way that their company is going in the US online poker market, it’s Ultimate Poker Chairman Tom Breitling. In New Jersey, Ultimate’s revenue fell from $100k in March to $50k in April. Ultimate Poker’s first full year in Nevada hasn’t exactly gone great either since the […]
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The April numbers from New Jersey’s online gaming market were recently released, and they’re somewhat disappointing. April’s gaming revenue was $11,428,737, compared to $11,878,374 in March – a 3.8% decrease. The one positive to take from this dip is that revenue from casino games increased from $8,667,711 up to $8,836,898. On the downside, New Jersey […]
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