Archive for April, 2014

Full Tilt Poker Expands Further Into Casino Gambling

Full Tilt Poker Expands Further Into Casino Gambling

In January of this year, The Rational Group launched online casino games on its Full Tilt Poker site, although at the time its offering was restricted to just roulette and blackjack. A few month later and the company is preparing for the next phase of its operations after announcing...
April 30th, 2014 By Adam Brown
Poland Loses €142m In Potential Internet Gambling Taxes Each Year

Poland Loses €142m In Potential Internet Gambling Taxes Each Year

According to a report released by the consulting firm Roland Berger in February of this year, Poland’s online gambling market is estimated to be worth around PLN 4.9 billion (approx. €1 billion). Unfortunately for the government, however, the country’s four Polish operators with state-issued licenses only account for 9%...
April 29th, 2014 By Stephen Smith
PPA Demands Answers From Lock Poker

PPA Demands Answers From Lock Poker

Back in 2012 Lock Poker had already attracted the attention of online poker players around the world with interest in the poker room at an all-time high. By 2013, however, poker players started suspecting something was not quite right with the site and this year many in the poker...
April 28th, 2014 By Shane Larson
The Current State Of Online Gambling In New Jersey

The Current State Of Online Gambling In New Jersey

New Jersey launched its first online gambling site five months ago in November 2011, with NJ governor Chris Christie predicting $1 billion in annual revenues and $160 million in yearly tax collections for the state. That forecast has proved to be wildly inflated and State Treasurer Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff has...
April 25th, 2014 By Charles Washington
PokerStars Gains Partners In Its Drive Towards Californian Market

PokerStars Gains Partners In Its Drive Towards Californian Market

PokerStars has moved a step closer to its goal of reentering the US market, after announcing its has formed a partnership with a group of powerful gambling interests, including California’s Morongo Band of Mission Indians, the Commerce Club, the Hawaiian Gardens Casino and the Bicycle Casino. The coalition has...
April 24th, 2014 By Adam Brown
What Is Sheldon Adelson’s Real Concern About Online Poker?

What Is Sheldon Adelson’s Real Concern About Online Poker?

With an estimated fortune of $40 billion built on the back of his Las Vegas Sands casino business, many an analyst has observed the irony of gambling kingpin Sheldon Adelson preaching the sins of online poker to the rest of the American people. In fact, so pious has Adelson...
April 22nd, 2014 By Stephen Smith
Russia Wages War Against Online Poker Sites

Russia Wages War Against Online Poker Sites

Back in November 2012, the Russian supreme court made ISP’s responsible for blocking gambling sites inside the world’s biggest country. However, no serious efforts were made to enforce the ruling until last month when Maxim Ksenzov, deputy head of Russia’s federal telecommunications watchdog Roskomnadzor, reported that a “request came...
April 21st, 2014 By Shane Larson
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