2014 Winners And Losers: Dan Cates +$3.43m, Gus Hansen -$5.86m
Dan “jungleman12” Cates has been grabbing headlines in the poker world since beginning his meteoric rise back in 2008, and last year the US pro managed to win an impressive $3,437,039 playing online cash games to become the game’s biggest winner of 2014. In total, the 25-year-old has now won $11,431,304 throughout his online cash […]
Bwin.party Looks To Cut Losses After Weak 2014 Earnings
Following Bwin.party’s disappointing 2014 financial results forecast, which were accompanied by a year-end profit warning, the company has announced that it is selling its two year old social casino games division, Win.com as it seeks to restructure its business. The loss cutting measure has subsequently fueled speculation that the UK-listed gambling operator’s online poker business […]
Nevada’s iPoker Market Reaches Record Low In November 2014
Nevada’s online poker market has continued its slide since peaking at $1,037,000 during the WSOP in June, and in November a mere $641,000 in revenues was generated by the state’s two iPoker sites, according to the Nevada Gaming Control Board. That figure represents a 3.61% drop in revenues compared to the previous month, and means […]
PokerStars.es Casino Product Attracting Only Limited Number Of Players
On September 30th, PokerStars introduced casino games to its PokerStars.es client, and in the process reversed a ten year policy in which it was committed to providing a poker-only online gaming environment for its customers. At the time, the move was seen as an important strategy in maintaining its position as the country’s number one […]
Daniel Colman’s 2014 One For The Poker Record Books
The poker history books are full of all sorts of remarkable feats, such as Phil Laak playing 115 consecutive hours of poker in 2010 to claim the poker endurance record, or Germany’s George Danzer making five final tables and winning three bracelets at this year’s WSOP to complete the best single year performance ever at […]
The Surging Interest In Fantasy Sports Stateside
Over the past twenty years, fantasy sports have become a cultural phenomenon in the USA with billions of dollars wagered each year by people pretending to be the managers of imaginary teams across such popular sports as football, basketball, and baseball. While sports gambling in the US is illegal everywhere except Delaware, Montana, Oregon, and […]
Which States Will Adopt Online Poker Legislation In 2015?
In 2013, the USA launched its first regulated online poker website in Nevada, and the very same year Delaware then New Jersey did likewise, raising hopes the country would soon have dozens of states lining up to embrace online gambling industries of their own. Unfortunately, that scenario failed to materialize in 2014 as the revenues […]
