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United States

888poker Mysteriously Closes Accounts of Relocated US Citizens

American online poker players who relocated to Canada and Mexico following Black Friday recently got a nasty surprise from 888poker. The world’s second largest poker room sent out emails to relocated US citizens explaining that their accounts have been closed. The emails also instructed players on how to recover their money and asked that they […]

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New Jersey

NJ Online Gaming’s Big Fraud Prevention Victory – $10k Plot Thwarted

Last March, a biased article appeared in the Press of Atlantic City that attempted to debase New Jersey online gaming. The disputed article, which software-developer James Thackston is behind, claims that NJ’s internet gaming operation is rife for cheating, collusion, and other methods of fraud. But any concerns that this now-removed article created may be […]

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PokerStars

Get Ready for Legal War over PokerStars’ U.S. Fast-fold Patent

PokerStars’ parent company, the Rational Group, have succeeded where the old Full Tilt failed: they’ve managed to patent fast-fold poker. Much like Full Tilt, which they now own, Rational had also been rejected in their quest to make fast-fold variants their own. However, they met with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to […]

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California

Over Two-Thirds of Californians Favor Legalizing Online Poker

While the legal battle for online poker in California still rages on, a group of Californians had an opportunity to voice their opinions. According to a survey by the Coalition for Consumer & Online Protection (C4COP), 68% of California residents want their state to legalize online poker. On the other hand, just 27% of those […]

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Kentucky

Churchill Downs Badly Wants Into US Online Gaming Market

When it comes to US online gaming, Kentucky have never exactly been the biggest proponent of the activity. In fact, Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear famously attempted to seize 141 internet-gaming domain names back in 2008. But not everybody in the Bluegrass State is staunchly opposed to online gambling. Churchill Downs CEO Bob Evans is one […]

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New Jersey

NJ Online Gaming Revenue in March Reaches $11.9m

There’s good news out of New Jersey since their online gaming revenue increased 15.2% in March. A report released by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement shows that the state’s 16 licensed internet gaming sites generated $11.9 million, as compared to February’s $10.3 million haul. Although still lagging behind casino games, New Jersey online […]

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United States

Australian Study Finds Online Gaming Does Not Increase Problem Gambling

Will Adelson have to eat his words about Gaming and Problem Gamblers? A common theme in legal US online poker news this year has been Sheldon Adelson’s attempts to thwart internet gaming and protect his Las Vegas Sands empire. Lacking any legitimate data, one of his biggest points is that online gaming will cause an […]

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Nevada

Overcrowded Nevada Online Poker Market Could Soon Feature More Sites

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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Party Borgata

Borgata using High-Tech Poker Chips – But Don’t Count on this Being an Industry Norm

2014 started out terribly for the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa. Their Borgata Winter Open event was famously rocked by scandal, when Christian Lusardi used counterfeit chips in a $2 million guaranteed poker tournament. Thankfully, Lusardi was busted after he flushed 180 chips down a hotel toilet. But the scandal has still plagued the Borgata […]

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