Regulated Online Poker Nevada. Nevada and Delaware have joined forces and signed an interstate agreement in February 2014 to allow shared player pools. Obviously, the two small states have trouble with player liquidity. Future will tell if more states will join the same network.
| Online Poker Status |
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|---|---|
| Population 21 or older | 1.9 Million |
| Proportion of total US population | 0.88% |
| Live Poker | Yes |
| Estimated year for online regulation | Regulated online poker since 2013 |
| Probability - Interstate agreement | 100% |
Being from Nevada—a state with legal online poker—you’d think that Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt would support online gaming. However, during an appearance on “Ralston Live,” Laxalt discussed how he actually supports the Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA), which would ban iGaming on a federal level. Furthermore, he wants other state attorney generals to […]
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With all the scrutiny that’s surrounding daily fantasy sports (DFS) sites, it was only a matter of time before another state banned the activity. And this state turned out to be Nevada, the first of the 50 states to legalize and regulate online gaming. Nevada essentially banned DFS by declaring it gambling while demanding that […]
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Just a few months ago, Bryan Micon, operator of the former Bitcoin poker site SealsWithClubs.eu (SWC), was hiding out in Antigua and mounting a legal defense against Nevada gaming regulators. And he returned to Las Vegas to settle his case, recently pleading guilty to one felony count of operating an unlicensed interactive gaming system in […]
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The unrealistic expectations for regulated US online poker are long gone, and analysts realize that this is going to be a long process. However, one state that’s showing some promise in recent months is Delaware since their iPoker revenue has increased for three straight months. And this is quite impressive, given that warmer months are […]
Read MoreIt’s a no-brainer that tens of thousands of poker players visiting Nevada during the WSOP is going to increase their online poker traffic. But as we enter the mid stages of the 2015 WSOP, the question remains, just how much will iPoker traffic increase? Last year’s WSOP, with its 82,360 players, helped produce a 24% […]
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