October 1, 2015
The news late Wednesday that Amaya Inc. has at last been given the green light to operate in the New Jersey online gambling market by the Division of Gaming Enforcement has observers speculating on how soon the company’s Pokerstars and Full Tilt brands, partnered by local Atlantic City land operator Resorts Casino Hotel, will be […]
September 24, 2015
It appears that Golden Nugget has been unable to get its New Jersey free-play online poker site properly established as a precursor to a possible real-money operation (see previous reports). The company informed its players this week that it intends to shutter the site at the end of this (September) month. Golden Nugget’s original intention […]
September 23, 2015
David Rebuck, director of the New Jersey Division for Gaming Enforcement (NJDGE), responding in an interview with GGB News’ Roger Gros, said the NJDGE’s continued review into Amaya focuses more on the company’s purchase of Rational Group rather than on the company itself. Rebuck revealed that the division had conducted 80 sworn interviews in connection […]
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 […]
January 11, 2015
New Jersey Senator Ray Lesniak has tweeted that he expects the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement to allow Pokerstars into the intrastate online gambling market by March 2015…but he has been wrong before, predicting back in September last year that a licence would be issued in a matter of weeks (see previous reports). Lesniak […]
January 10, 2015
Caesars Interactive Entertainment has announced that from next week the WSOP.com and 888Poker.com online poker sites will share a common player pool, which should see better rewards for players. A Caesars spokesman told the Associated Press news agency that the player sharing initiative is designed to increase player liquidity, a key area if New Jersey’s […]
January 6, 2015
Getting 2015 off to a positive start are reports from US media that the New Jersey regulator, the Division of Gaming Enforcement, has posted a bullish online gambling view of the year ahead on its website. Director David Rebuck does not mention the ongoing attempts by Pokerstars to break into the New Jersey market, but […]
November 21, 2014
The UltimateBet software cheating scandal several years ago has turned up again like the proverbial bad penny, triggering an investigation by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement into the involvement of former Excapsa CEO Jim Ryan. Excapsa was the parent group for UltimateBet, and paid heavy fines and player compensation following the ‘god mode’ […]
November 13, 2014
The impatiently awaited entry into the New Jersey online gambling market of Pokerstars and Full Tilt has resulted in more recriminations this week. Commenting on the delays in licensing approval for new owners Amaya Gaming, New Jersey state senator and online gambling supporter Ray Lesniak took to Twitter this week, accusing New Jersey’s Republican governor […]
September 12, 2014
Speculation that the new Amaya Group ownership of online poker giant Pokerstars is paving the way for a return to the New Jersey online poker market has become increasingly heated over the past month, and the momentum for such an event appears to be growing. Following positive comments earlier in the week by New Jersey […]