A number of changes were made to this year’s World Series of Poker in order to appeal more to recreational players, and early on in the series those innovations paid dividends with the $1,500 Millionaire Maker (7,275 players) and the $1,500 Monster Stack events (7,192 players) drawing huge fields, while the $565 Colossus attracted a […]
A few months ago the poker community was unnerved by a new piece of third-party software which heads-up players had been using to gain a huge advantage over their unfortunate opponents. Developed by online player “skier_5″, the controversial piece of software seems to combine the permissible technology of a Heads-Up Display programs (HUDs) with that […]
Last week, New Jersey’s regulated online gambling market suffered a series of distributed denial of service attacks (DDoS) that resulted in four of its sites going offline for more than half an hour. However, it would seem the main aim of the cyber-attack was to scare the sites into parting with ransom money or else […]
Progress in California’s drive towards legalized online poker may be unlikely this year as the state’s disparate group of gaming interests continue to lack the necessary will and compromise to make the dream a reality. In the meantime, PokerStars has maintained its proactive approach on the issue and is preparing to create further awareness and […]
On June 29th, Portugal implemented the first phase of its regulated online gambling expansion plan by introducing a new legalized iGaming framework designed to welcome foreign operators to the country, whilst breaking the state lottery´s monopoly over its gambling market. The plan involves allowing foreign operators to apply for Portuguese licenses in September in return […]
When Italy regulated its online poker market in 2010, the country decided to separate its player pool from other European countries, presumably to reap all the potential rewards of the industry for itself. However, that decision has proven to be a costly one as there are no longer the number of players online to make […]
Over the past few years, numerous websites have sprung up offering online gambling opportunities, and even though the first online casino appeared 20 years ago, the trend has caught on quite nicely with the online gambling market becoming increasingly more popular. In fact, more than 85 countries are now OK with online gambling, with these […]