December 8, 2011
The news this week that Las Vegas Sands mogul Sheldon Adelson is opposed to the legalisation of internet poker has created major ripples through both industry and mainstream media, and has since been confirmed by a Las Vegas Sands spokesman, Ron Reese. Rees told the Associated Press news agency that the world’s richest casino executive […]
December 8, 2011
Wednesday’s hearing by the Nevada Gaming Control Board on intrastate internet poker regulation was attended by a slew of representatives from interested parties like 888.com, Fertitta Entertainment and IGT, with some useful suggestions offered in order to make the draft regulations more practical without detracting from the intent. At the conclusion of the proceedings the […]
December 7, 2011
The often controversial chairman of US land gambling group Las Vegas Sands, Sheldon Adelson, has apparently broken ranks with the other members of the American Gaming Association in opposing efforts to legalise online poker in the United States. The development was reported in the Las Vegas Sun Tuesday by Jon Ralston, who quoted a reliable […]
December 7, 2011
The Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC) has launched an independent, external review into its own conduct and actions in the Full Tilt Poker debacle, presumably to restore industry confidence following harsh criticism over the way the authority handled the case. The review will cover the regulatory body’s actions and processes leading up to the suspension, […]
December 7, 2011
One of the more serious concerns of states contemplating the legalisation of online poker is whether it will have an adverse impact on the revenues of state lotteries, and this was addressed this week by the legalisation advocacy group Fair Play USA. The group commissioned the independent and widely respected Christiansen Capital Advisors, LLC to […]
December 7, 2011
With the festive season holidays almost upon the industry, Nevada regulators have at least two more meetings scheduled in December as they push forward with finalising regulations for intrastate online poker. The well-connected poker information site CardPlayer reports that this week the state Gaming Control Board will gather in Carson City to consider a new […]
December 7, 2011
The ongoing row on the ability of an online poker data mining outfit to hack Bodog Poker’s new player privacy software (see previous report) has resulted in a somewhat belated response from the company containing a surprising “shoot the messenger” element. Attacking HHSmithy, which exposed the flaw, the poker provider closed the accounts of those […]
December 6, 2011
According to reports on ESPN the live poker circuit could be about to see the mother of all tournaments with 22 firm commitments in a $1 million buy-in spectacular that could generate a first prize of over $12 million – larger than the biggest World Series of Poker main event payday to date. On Monday, […]
December 6, 2011
Strong speculation that Democrat Senator Harry Reid of Nevada would include an online poker legalisation provision in his tax break extension bill Monday (see previous report) proved to be unfounded. The Senator’s proposed payroll tax reduction compromise contained no extraneous measures such as legalised online poker as a means of providing additional state revenues. That’s […]
December 6, 2011
The Euro 3,500 buy-in WPT Prague attracted 571 entrants this week, and proved to be another successful competition for 22-year-old Russian player Andrey Pateychuk, who in the last five months has finished 15th in the World Series of Poker main event to earn $478,174; scored again in the EPT San Remo for $937,530; and has […]