Many online poker industry experts believe that the Sheldon Adelson-backed Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA), which seeks to ban iGaming on a federal level in the US, probably won’t ever pass. However, Pala Interactive CEO Jim Ryan has a very different take on the matter. That said, let’s discuss what Ryan said along with […]
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Both Washington state and Mississippi surprised many by introducing legislation to legalize online poker. But unfortunately, efforts to regulate iPoker in both states have already died out in early 2015. However, this doesn’t mean that nothing positive arose from these movements. That said, let’s discuss why the online poker push ended in both states as […]
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Despite seeing its first full year of online poker, Nevada poker revenue fell 3.23 percent to $119,904,000 in 2014. The drop ruins some optimism that was created in 2013, when Nevada land-based and online poker rooms pulled in $123,891,000. This was the first year-over-year revenue increase since 2006 to 2007 ($168 million), which was at […]
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If online poker proponents were hoping that Sheldon Adelson would quietly go away after losing his bid to end US iGaming last year, they are unfortunately mistaken. Like the mask-wearing murderer in a horror movie, Adelson just keeps getting up no matter what’s thrown at him. Case in point, the 81-year-old billionaire has already had […]
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2015 is destined to be the year that California finally passes an online poker…or is it? So far, the major roadblocks continue to be the ‘bad actor’ clause and excluding racetracks. So California Assemblyman Reggie Jones-Sawyer is looking to shore up both of these problems with his recently proposed bill, AB 167. That said, let’s […]
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For decades, poker pros have relied on staking deals to compete in big tournaments and cash games. However, a new bill that’s been introduced in Nevada threatens to destroy a very large part of the poker world. Prefiled on behalf of the Nevada Gaming Control Board, SB 40 seeks to reduce money laundering in sports […]
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A few years ago, when Nevada politicians were discussing legal iGaming, they couldn’t decide whether to go with online sports betting or poker. They chose the latter, and it’s possible that they might be regretting the decision now.
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The good news for supporters of online poker in the US is that the Sheldon Adelson-backed Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA) failed to go through during Congress’ lame duck session. This means that any attempts to put a federal ban on iGaming have failed this year. However, it should be cautioned that Adelson and […]
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Rumors circulating around the internet claim that Stars is in the “advanced stage” of implementing Bitcoin as one of their payment solutions. This means that US players would finally be able to get back on the world’s largest online poker site for the first time since Black Friday.
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