Winamax Overtakes PokerStars As France’s Top Poker Site
PokerStars is used to monopolizing the individual regulated markets it joins, which is why the poker headlines have been dominated recently by the surprise news the site’s French offering, PokerStars.fr, has been overtaken by Winamax as the country’s most popular online poker site. According to online cash game tracking site PokerScout, Winamax.fr is currently showing […]
Daniel Negreanu And Jack McClelland Chosen For 2014 Poker Hall of Fame
The Poker Hall of Fame was created by Benny Binion in 1979, and every year since the game’s greatest poker players, as well as those individuals making an outstanding contribution to the industry, are honoured by being inducted into the prestigious pantheon of poker legends. This year, two finalists from an initial list of 10 […]
Europoker Fiasco Highlights Challenges Facing French iPoker Market
In 2010, France legalized online gambling but a restrictive ring-fenced market combined with high rates of taxation meant revenues began contracting just one year later, and by 2013 online poker revenues had fallen by 13% to €258 million compared to 2012. Needless to say, times are tough for professional poker players living in France, and […]
End Of An Era As Gus Hansen and Viktor Blom Leave Full Tilt
The Full Tilt debacle which occurred post-Black Friday threatened to see the once popular internet poker site permanently shut down, but after PokerStars’ parent company, the Rational Group, rescued the operation in 2012 the site was relaunched together with a streamlined sponsored player roster which included three of the biggest draws in the game, namely […]
Lock Poker Owes Its Players More Than $3 Million
Back in 2011, Lock Poker appeared to be the toast of the industry, with the site employing a full roster of sponsored pros including an exciting new Portuguese poker prodigy by the name of José “Triple P” Macedo. Unfortunately, the site subsequently attracted a whole host of criticism after the 18 year-old was found to […]
New Jersey Hopes To Cash In On Real Money Social Gaming
Social casino games is one of the most lucrative and fast-growing segments of gaming, and unlike online gambling where real money is wagered, social casinos only allow players to spend real money purchasing virtual casino chips which cannot be cashed out but may later, depending on the company, be exchanged for preset prizes. Nevertheless, the […]
Bwin.party Director Accuses AGA Of Betraying US Online Gambling Industry
The American Gaming Association (AGA) prides itself on being the USA’s premier lobbying group for promoting and educating target audiences about the positive role commercial gambling plays in communities across the whole country. That support even extended to the issue of online gambling, but after coming under pressure from Las Vegas Sands Corporation owner Sheldon […]
