The 2014 World Series of Poker didn’t do much for Ultimate Gaming and their online poker room, Ultimate Poker. After watching their main Nevada competitor, WSOP.com, receive over a 50% traffic boost from the 2014 WSOP, Ultimate Poker saw their traffic increase by a meager 10%. A large part of this was because Caesars Entertainment […]
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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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In what is becoming an annual event, another bill that seeks to legalize online poker on a federal level is floating around Congress. As reported by Nevada journalist John Ralston, this proposed legislation would legalize internet poker across the United States while banning online casino games and sports betting. Initial rumors credited the Las Vegas […]
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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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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 a curious move, WSOP.com have announced that they’ll be running the exact same championship series for their Nevada and New Jersey online poker sites. The separate WSOP Online Championship Series will both begin on June 1st, with each one offering 15 tournaments and a $500,000 Gtd. prize pool. The surprise factor comes in here […]
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On the outside looking in, one would think that Real Gaming’s soft launch in the Nevada internet poker market has been an utter failure. Over a month after opening, Real Gaming are averaging zero cash game players an hour. What’s more is that there have been complaints that the software hasn’t been on par with […]
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With a $40 billion fortune that continues to grow every time Macau has a big month, Sheldon Adelson makes a pretty good opponent for online gaming. Sure, it doesn’t make sense – a guy who built his Las Vegas Sands empire on people’s casino losses is waging a war against internet gaming. But it’s happening, […]
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It’s safe to say that online poker hasn’t been the boom that Nevada’s government envisioned when they legalized the game in early 2013. Over 10 months into the launch, their poker market is estimated to be earning between $200k and $500k in monthly revenue. With these relatively low figures, Nevada have taken to expansion and […]
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