Tag Archives: online poker

New Jersey

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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Bitcoin

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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Philadelphia

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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Oklahoma

Oklahoma Indian Tribe Levels Poker Lawsuit Against US Government

The Oklahoma-based Cheyenne Arapaho Tribes thought that they were all set to begin running their online poker operation. After all, the tribe previously worked out a deal with the Oklahoma government, whereby the two sides will share revenue from the internet poker site. However, the deal has hit a snag because the US federal government […]

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Poker News

Yet Another Poll shows Americans are in Favor of Online Poker

Not long ago, we discussed a poll by OnlinePokerReport that showed that over 60% of Americans strongly approve of or are indifferent to online poker. And now, yet another respectable survey has been released that shows how Americans are in favor of legal and regulated internet poker. Reason.com ran the poll and they asked: “Do […]

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Wisconsin

Wisconsin Native American Tribe Eyeing Online Poker

So far, regulated online poker in the United States has been all about the big-name casinos. But the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa First Nation peoples are looking to interrupt this monopoly by running their own online poker operation. The Lac du Flambeau Chippewa tribe operate the Lake of the Torches Resort […]

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Poker News

Does Joe Barton really believe that God wants us to play Online Poker?

Not long ago, we covered the US Congressional hearing that was held to discuss the further expansion of regulated online poker. The highlight of the hearing included Poker Players Alliance director John Pappas debating with Las Vegas Sands VP of government relations Andrew Abboud. Pappas did a great job and was not only able to […]

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Why New Jersey is freezing out PokerStars for 2 Years

By now, many people have heard that New Jersey have suspended review of PokerStars’ gaming license application for two years. This means that the earliest PokerStars would be eligible for the regulated New Jersey online poker market would be the first quarter of 2015. In suspending Stars’ application, the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement […]

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