Top US Poker News & Articles
New Jersey Online Poker Sites Might be able to Accept Foreign Players
When New Jersey approved and regulated online poker, it was generally thought that if expansion occurred, it would involve intrastate poker with Nevada and other states. But New Jersey State Senator Ray Lesniak isn’t waiting around for this because he’s introduced an amended bill that would allow NJ poker sites to offer services “to persons […]
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Legal NJ Online Poker Brings Jamie Kerstetter back to US
When Black Friday struck three years ago, it prevented Americans from playing at some of the world’s largest online poker sites such as PokerStars and Full Tilt. Some pros still managed to make a living by playing at smaller US-friendly sites and/or in live poker rooms. But many other professionals moved abroad to Canada, Europe […]
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3 Reasons why Pennsylvania should Legalize/Regulate Online Poker
Last December, Pennsylvania passed SR 273, a resolution which calls for the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to study how profitable online gaming would be for the state. Of course, this is only the initial step towards legalized and regulated Pennsylvania internet poker. But it’s a start, and it would definitely be in the Keystone […]
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NJ Poker Sites Sending Free Wifi Adapters to Settle Location Problems
With over 150,000 accounts created in two months, the New Jersey online poker market are already off to a good start. But one problem that’s plagued poker sites in the Garden State is issues with verifying players’ locations through the internet (a.k.a. geolocation). New Jersey poker rooms adhere to strict requirements, whereby they must verify […]
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Sheldon Adelson Pushes Revised Wire Act to Stop Online Poker
Sheldon Adelson and the Coalition to Stop Internet Gambling are at it again! This time, Adelson and his cronies have drafted a revised version of the Wire Act that would put a halt to legalized online gaming in the United States. The original Federal Wire Act of 1961 prohibits individuals and businesses from using a […]
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New Jersey Online Poker Revenue Nowhere Close to Predictions
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie certainly wasn’t shy about making bold predictions for his state’s online poker operation. Christie made the declaration that New Jersey internet poker would generate $1 billion in revenue by July 1st, 2014 – just over seven months after the regulated market opened. Most analysts on Wall Street had more conservative […]
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US-Friendly Winning Poker Network adds Bitcoin
Has the much-hyped Bitcoin finally arrived as an online poker currency? Perhaps you could say so because the Winning Poker Network (WPN) recently added Bitcoin as a deposit method. This is huge news for the virtual currency because WPN are the second largest US-facing online poker operation, and they’re easily the biggest poker entity to […]
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Finally, US Sports Teams Brought into the Online Poker World
Over the past few years, we’ve seen bwin.party sponsor international professional sports teams like AC Milan, Bayern Munich, Manchester United and Real Madrid. And now, bwin.party have truly entered new territory after striking sponsorship deals with the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers and the NHL’s New Jersey Devils. This deal marks the first time that US-based pro […]
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Still Waiting for Online Poker in California? Don’t Count on it in 2014
California is considered to be one of the closest states in the US to regulating online poker. In fact, some gaming analysts believe that the Golden State will legalize internet poker before 2014 ends. But one prominent person who doesn’t see this happening is Whittier Law School Professor I. Nelson Rose. One of America’s leading […]
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