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Does Lindsey Graham stand a Chance of getting US Online Gaming banned?
Sheldon Adelson and the Coalition to Stop Internet Gambling (CSIG) aren’t the only ones working against online gaming. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) is currently drafting legislation that would ban all forms of regulated internet gaming in the United States. Graham has yet to release any language on his bill, however, his comments indicate that it […]
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DiCristina Case Shows Supreme Court Still Unwilling to Admit Poker is a Skill Game
Many poker players have been waiting for years for the United States Supreme Court to admit the obvious: poker is a skill game. Sure, there is plenty of chance involved too. But to lump poker into the same category as slots and roulette, well, this is pretty ludicrous. So along comes the Lawrence DiCristina case, […]
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Players vs. Borgata in Lawsuit over Tournament Chip Scandal – Who will win?
Back in January, Christian Lusardi attempted one of the biggest cons in poker history when he introduced $800,000 worth of counterfeit chips into a Borgata Winter Open tournament. And even today, we’re still dealing with the reverberations of Lusardi’s misguided actions since a lawsuit has been leveled at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa. Jacob […]
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Will Real Gaming do Anything for the Sagging Nevada Online Poker Market?
Last spring, Nevada made huge waves for being the first US state to offer legalized and regulated online poker. But for all of the buzz generated last year, Nevada’s poker market has been a fairly big disappointment so far. While the Silver State has been waiting for a third poker site to come before releasing […]
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Do Lusardi and Pelton Chip Incidents Spell Trouble for Poker?
Several weeks ago, Christian Lusardi attempted to pull off one of the biggest cheating scandals in poker tournament history. He used 160 counterfeit chips worth $5k each in a $2m guaranteed Borgata Winter Open event. Lusardi was eventually caught when he tried to get rid of the evidence by flushing another 540 chips down a […]
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Florida – Another Massive Market that’s Considering Online Poker
At the moment, much of the poker world is salivating over the realistic prospect of California legalizing and regulating online poker. The reason why is simple: California boasts a population of 38 million people and would offer a huge player pool. But there’s another big state that’s quietly considering internet poker too. Florida, which is […]
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If “Poker is dying” then Regulated US Online Market is the Cure
A few weeks ago, 2005 WSOP Main Event champ Joe Hachem sparked a lot of discussion about what direction poker is headed. According to Hachem, “poker is dying” because Main Event champs and famous young pros aren’t doing enough to keep recreational players interested. Furthermore, tables are filling up with bumhunters who kill other players’ […]
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Regulated NJ Poker Sites both helping and hurting “Grey” Market Sites
When the regulated New Jersey online poker market opened up, many people were eager to see what effect this would have on the ‘grey’ market sites – a.k.a. those still serving US players without a license. And so far, regulated NJ sites have been both beneficial and harmful to non-regulated poker rooms. This being said, […]
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Famed NJ Poker Pro “Sizzlinbetta” reveals all about using VPN’s to play at Stars
With online poker now legal and regulated in New Jersey, you’d think that famed online pro Stephen ‘sizzlinbetta’ Reynolds would be as happy as ever. This is especially the case when you consider that he recently won the WSOP.com Online Championships Main Event and $63,750, the largest payout in NJ internet poker’s short history. However, […]
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