February 13, 2015
This week’s finale in the World Poker Tour Lucky Hearts Poker Open attracted 1,027 entries and generated a prize pool of over $3.2 million, the lion’s share of which was taken home by winner Brian Altman (26) of Massachusetts. After several days of hard-nosed poker the field was diluted to a final table that comprised […]
February 13, 2015
The German Association of Telecommunications and Media (DVTM), a trade body campaigning to bring order to what it says is the “chaotic and complex” legal situation on online gambling in Germany, has a powerful new member. The international online poker giant, Pokerstars has just joined the association and intends to support its efforts. Speaking at […]
February 13, 2015
The continual stalling of New Jersey licensing approval for the world’s biggest online poker operator, Pokerstars, has triggered speculation that the state governor, Chris Christie, has interfered with the process at the behest of land casino mogul Sheldon Adelson, a heavy Republican Party donor vehemently opposed to legalised online gambling. A growing number of media […]
February 12, 2015
The focus on legalised online poker in California was very obvious in the first days of the 20th Western Indian Gaming Conference currently taking place in Sacramento, with the chairman of the California Nations Indian Gaming Association, Daniel Tucker, calling for tribal unity on the issue – something that has been notably lacking as individual […]
February 11, 2015
California tribal interests gathering this week at the 20th annual Western Indian Gaming Conference have the contentious subject of legalised online poker high on the agenda, according to local media reports. Differences of opinion and self-interest among tribal groups has been one of the causes bedevilling the legalisation of online poker in California, an issue […]
February 8, 2015
25-year-old Bulgarian Ognyan Dimov emerged victorious at the EPT11 Deauville, €5,000 NL Hold ’em Main Event, a seemingly impossible task as his heads-up opponent Dany Parlafes led the way going into the final table with 44 percent of the chips in play, six-handed. “I hoped and hoped it would happen,” Dimov said. “I can’t explain. […]
February 6, 2015
The introduction of HB1114, an online poker legalisation bill sponsored by Representative Sherry Appleton, a Democrat from the 23rd District has seemingly fallen flat. Curtis Woodard posted on Online Poker Report Thursday that Appleton responding to a constituent who commented on the bill, said: “The bill did not get the support that I had originally […]
February 6, 2015
Following the withdrawal of Ultimate Poker from the Nevada market last year, the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) said it will no longer report online poker revenues. The NGCB operates a three-operator threshold in order to release revenue data. Ultimate Poker’s demise leaves just Real Gaming and WSOP.com operating in the online market.
February 5, 2015
Crowdfunding platform Funding Tree is leading a round of fund raising for the relaunch of DevilFish Poker scheduled for March 2015. DevilFish Poker, fronted by colourful UK professional poker player Dave ‘DevilFish’ Ulliott, was a powerhouse in its heyday reporting revenues of GBP 783 355 and gross profit of GBP 525 115 in 2010. The […]
February 5, 2015
Mississippi State Representative Bobby Moak’s proposal for the legalisation of intrastate online poker is dead – again! The persistent Southern State politician’s fourth consecutive attempt to legalise online poker failed to gain approval by the committee, his efforts falling short as the Tuesday deadline passed.