The Global Poker Index (GPI) is continuing to execute their plan of sportifying poker. GPI founder Alex Dreyfus has been clear from the beginning that his ultimate mission is to make poker similar to a sport, with marquee pros and a fan base. Interestingly enough, this sportifying effort will mainly be focused in the United […]
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The regulated U.S. online poker market is taking a lot longer to mature than many would like. So far, only Delaware, New Jersey and Nevada have legalized the game, while other states like California, New York and Pennsylvania still have some work to do on the legislative side. Nevertheless, there are definitely some things to […]
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Both politicians and gaming interests are on board with legal online poker in the state. The only problem is that card rooms, PokerStars, race tracks and tribes haven’t come to a mutual agreement yet. And the latter two groups figure to be even further apart based on what a rep for the race tracks recently […]
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The 2015 WSOP Main Event is comprised of little-known pros and recreational players who battled their way through the 6,420-player starting field. And the only hope for a marquee pro to land among the 2015 November Nine died when Daniel Negreanu busted out in 11th place. However, this certainly isn’t to say that this year’s […]
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For those interested in the future of U.S. online poker, Event #64 of the 2015 WSOP held special significance. After all, this $1,000 buy-in NLHE tournament was the first online bracelet event in the history of the WSOP. But beyond what this meant for the WSOP, Event #64 also had huge ramifications for U.S. iPoker […]
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Pennsylvania has suddenly jumped to the forefront of states that are looking to legalize online gaming. And it seems that the Keystone State’s politicians are certainly interested in using iGaming to help shore up their $1.2 billion budget deficit. But what about Pennsylvania residents? Are they just as gung-ho about having legal online poker and […]
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California recently held another hearing on online poker, where policy makers and various gaming interests discussed the matter. Overall, there were no tremendous breakthroughs that indicate the state is ready to legalize the game in the near future. In fact, there were three ugly issues that were a theme throughout the hearing; luckily, there was […]
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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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There are plenty of tribal gaming interests that would love to keep PokerStars out of California. However, the world’s largest poker site is definitely not going to let this happen without a fight. Not long after launching the website Californians4ipoker.com, which seeks to educate Golden State residents on poker, Stars is now running a radio […]
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