US Online Poker Continues Its Sharp Decline In 2015
Pre-regulation few states were talking about the potential benefits online casino gambling could bring to their coffers, with all the initial attention concentrated on the country’s online poker market. Perhaps it was more attractive a proposition debating the merits of poker as a ‘game of skill’ rather than giving political opponents fuel by focusing upon […]
Rep. Payne Optimistic About Pennsylvania Online Gambling Bill
In 2013, Pennsylvania first expressed an interest in online gaming with the state subsequently making great strides towards expansion over a relatively short period. Last month, State Representative John Payne (R-Hummelstown) then introduced two online gambling bills to the state legislature, including HR 140, which calls upon Congress to reject the Restoration of America’s Wire […]
Amaya Gaming Pivots Towards Asia In Pursuit Of iPoker Growth
When Amaya Gaming acquired the Rational Group last year, it was clear the Canadian company had big plans for it PokerStars brand and would be pursuing a strategy of aggressive growth across the world. After all, the purchase came with a hefty $4.9 billion price tag, and so in order to make the deal worthwhile […]
GamblingCompliance iGaming Predictions For 2015
GamblingCompliance (GC) is a company specializing in providing analytical information about the online gambling industry, and in its latest report entitled “US Internet Gambling In Focus: 2014 and 2015” the company has provided an insight into which direction the US iGaming industry was likely headed in 2015. While the report paints an optimistic picture of […]
Anti-PokerStars Tribal Collation Attack California Poker Bill
Last week, an anti-PokerStars tribal coalition headed by the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians attacked California Assemblyman Reggie Jones-Sawyer’s (D-Los Angeles) online poker bill, branding it as “fatally flawed”. The tribal collation subsequently sent a letter to the Assemblyman criticizing bill AB 167 for including the horse racing industry in any future regulated online poker […]
RAWA Hearing Now Rescheduled For March 26th
The congressional subcommittee to debate the Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA) was originally scheduled to take place on March 5th in Washington DC, until a snowstorm postponed the hearing. However, the hearing has now been rescheduled for Thursday, March 26th, when the US House of Representatives Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security will […]
New Jersey iGaming Revenues Up 1% In February 2015
The last two months have seen New Jersey’s online gambling revenues return double digit growth of 63.6% in December, and 22.3% in January. February’s results, however, were significantly less spectacular with iGaming revenues rising by just 1% to $10.4 million, compared to the $10.3 million generated in the same month last year. Nevertheless, the figure […]
