Despite posting moderate gains in both August and September, Macau’s gambling industry is still reeling following its 26 month losing streak of shrinking revenues. The problem first started in 2014 after the Chinese government launched its anti-corruption campaign, after which Macau’s casinos were compelled to monitor more closely the...
October 20th, 2016 By Shane Larson
After previous attempts to reinstate the Wire Act failed to make any headway in the United States Congress, online poker fans had hoped that they would no longer have to worry about a nationwide ban on the game. But it now seems that The Restoration of America’s Wire Act...
October 19th, 2016 By Stephen Smith
Online poker is illegal in all but three states in the U.S., but that doesn’t mean that people outside of New Jersey, Nevada and Delaware are unable to find a seat at the virtual gaming tables. Ever since 2011 when online poker was banned in the United States, operators...
October 18th, 2016 By Charles Washington
Australia’s land-based casinos are thriving, but it’s not because Aussies have developed a sudden passion for gambling. Instead, the country has now become a major gambling tourist destination for wealthy Asian business people who once frequented many of Macau’s numerous casinos. At the end of last week, however, the...
October 17th, 2016 By Lucy Brown
Times are tough in the world of online poker, as interest continues to dwindle and highly fragmented markets make it harder and harder to maintain liquidity. As a result, small internet poker rooms are finding it increasingly difficult to stay profitable and remain competitive, and are consequently being forced...
October 16th, 2016 By Shane Larson
Well, we are in the last quarter of 2016 and so far no state has joined the ranks of Nevada, Delaware and New Jersey as one of the places where online poker is legal. At the end of 2015, industry experts had hopes that at least one other state...
October 13th, 2016 By Stephen Smith
Before nearly every Olympics, the host country ends up investing huge sums of money to build grand stadiums to hold the events, and construct facilities to house athletes while the games take place. Everything is used during the games themselves but after the 16 day extravaganza draws to a...
October 12th, 2016 By Charles Washington
Monthly Archives best Poker News
