Archive for 2017

Venezuelan Economic Crisis Leads to Boom in Gambling

Venezuelan Economic Crisis Leads to Boom in Gambling

The Venezuelan economic crisis which started in 2012 has left the country’s residents desperately short of cash and struggling to find food and other basic items of necessity. As is often the case, the largest numbers of gamblers can be found in areas of poverty and Venezuela is no...
December 25th, 2017 By Shane Larson
2017 WSOP Champ Blumstein Maintaining a Low Profile After Huge Win

2017 WSOP Champ Blumstein Maintaining a Low Profile After Huge Win

Prior to his 2017 World Series of Poker Main Event victory, Scott Blumstein was relatively unknown on the tournament circuit, with most of his cashes for small amounts. The one exception, however, was a first place finish at the 2016 Million Deepstack in Atlantic City for $199,854. The win...
December 24th, 2017 By Charles Washington
Guernsey Returns Full Tilt Laundered Money to FBI

Guernsey Returns Full Tilt Laundered Money to FBI

The self-governed British dependency of Guernsey recently announced that it had returned over US$13.15 million to the United States from the bank account of Ray Bitar, the disgraced former CEO of Full Tilt Poker. US officials identified the funds as forming part of money connected to the the “Black...
December 23rd, 2017 By Stephen Smith
Michigan iGaming Bills Awaiting Consideration

Michigan iGaming Bills Awaiting Consideration

Michigan is looking more hopeful of becoming the fifth state in the US to legalize online gambling, with a number of bills awaiting consideration during the 2018 legislative session. Two of the bills, namely House Bill 4926 and House Bill 4927, were introduced by Michigan State Rep. Brandt Iden...
December 20th, 2017 By Lucy Brown
Best Contenders for Legalized Online Poker in 2018

Best Contenders for Legalized Online Poker in 2018

In 2013, New Jersey joined Delaware and Nevada in launching its own state regulated online gambling industry, with experts at the time believing that other states would soon follow suit. While many states subsequently considered legalizing online poker and gaming, it wasn’t until late 2017 that Pennsylvania finally succeeded...
December 18th, 2017 By Shane Larson
Could NJ Become an International iGaming Hub?

Could NJ Become an International iGaming Hub?

At the end of November, New Jersey Senator Ray Lesniak introduced a new poker bill to allow his state to share its players with online gaming operators from all around the world. Given that Lesniak will be retiring at the end of this year’s legislative session, there’s not a...
December 16th, 2017 By Stephen Smith
Online Poker Lagging Behind Casino Games in UK

Online Poker Lagging Behind Casino Games in UK

The UK online gambling industry has flourished following its liberalization and the many promotions and marketing innovations that have been introduced by iGaming operators in order to better penetrate the lucrative market. While the online gambling industry is booming as a whole, online poker revenues, on the other hand,...
December 14th, 2017 By Charles Washington
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