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United States

3 Reasons why WSOP and 888 are Finally Sharing Players in New Jersey

WSOP.com and 888 Poker NJ have finally made the decision to start sharing players. This move has been anticipated for quite some time, seeing as how the two poker operations will share liquidity on the All-American Poker Network when it launches in Nevada. But for some reason, it has taken the two sides some time […]

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United States

What US Online Poker needs to improve in 2015

2014 was definitely a big year for US online poker, as the national market got a full year to show what it could produce. Actually, the word “national” is used rather lightly here because the only states in the market remain Delaware, New Jersey and Nevada. So from the perspective of adding more states to […]

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Sheldon Adelson Dominated in Spending Efforts to Stop Online Gaming

Despite lacking any concrete studies or facts to back up his efforts, Sheldon Adelson poses a serious threat to the spread of online gaming in the United States. The Las Vegas Sands Chairman is worth over $37 billion and has said that he’ll spend “whatever it takes” to stop internet gaming. But if this is […]

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US Online Poker Halting 7-Year Casino Poker Revenue Decline

Over the past few years, a number of US casinos have closed their poker rooms, including M Resorts, Palms Casino, Circus Circus and Atlantic City’s Revel. It’s certainly not hard to see why either because many land-based poker rooms aren’t making any profits. Since 2007, when poker was at its peak in America, annual poker […]

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California

PokerStars California Partners Bash Online Poker Proposal

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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United States

Legal US Online Poker Learns Nasty Side of Seasonal Trends

Many proponents of US online poker are witnessing a sharp decline across the industry already. April’s numbers showed the following drops in America’s three regulated poker markets: Delaware – $84,392 in March to $74,078 in April, a 12.2% decrease New Jersey – $3,210,663 to $2,591,839, a 19.3% decrease Nevada – $926,000 to $792,000, a 14.5% […]

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United States

888poker Mysteriously Closes Accounts of Relocated US Citizens

American online poker players who relocated to Canada and Mexico following Black Friday recently got a nasty surprise from 888poker. The world’s second largest poker room sent out emails to relocated US citizens explaining that their accounts have been closed. The emails also instructed players on how to recover their money and asked that they […]

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New Jersey

Imposters Credit Dewey Tomko as Co-Author of Article Slating Online Poker Security

On March 19th, 2014, an editorial piece called “Poker pros: Test gambling sites for cheating” ran in the Press of Atlantic City. The article was supposedly co-written by Bill Byers and Dewey Tomko, and it raises concerns over how vulnerable US online poker could be to cheating. The closing paragraphs reveal that Byers and Tomko […]

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New Jersey

NJ Online Gaming Revenue in March Reaches $11.9m

There’s good news out of New Jersey since their online gaming revenue increased 15.2% in March. A report released by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement shows that the state’s 16 licensed internet gaming sites generated $11.9 million, as compared to February’s $10.3 million haul. Although still lagging behind casino games, New Jersey online […]

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