Gus Hansen Online Poker Losses Now Surpass $20m
Danish poker pro Gus Hansen has long been the subject of endless articles related to his wild swings, but ultimately huge losses when playing online poker cash games. Towards the end of 2010, for instance, Hansen went on an $8 million upswing to reduce his losses on Full Tilt Poker to just $2.5 million, but […]
New Jersey And Nevada Discuss Interstate Poker Compact
According to a recent article written by Howard Stutz from the Las Vegas Review-Journal, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (photo) and Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval have recently been discussing the possibility of the two states combining their online poker player pools by forming an interstate compact. Governor Christie was hosting a gaming summit in an […]
Ultimate Poker’s Tom Kobrin Hoping To Take Company To New Level
Ultimate Poker’s new chief marketing officer, Tom Kobrin, has been addressing some of the performance concerns leveled against the USA’s first regulated online poker website, and his message is clear; unlike its competitors, Ultimate Gaming should gain extra respect for being the country’s only all America operation, and that big plans are currently afoot designed […]
Betfair To Maintain NJ iGaming Operation Despite Trump Plaza Closing
Despite the Trump Plaza’s imminent closure on September 16th, its online partner Betfair will be allowed to continue running its online poker and casino operations at least until the brick-and-mortar finally surrenders its casino license. That is expected to give the UK-based online gambling company enough time to make other arrangements, and as David Rebuck, […]
Full Tilt Poker Reimbursement Process Now Completed
Back in April 2011, the Department of Justice shut down Full Tilt Poker stateside, leaving thousands of American players with millions of dollars frozen in their online poker accounts. By June, 2013, PokerStars agreed to purchase Full Tilt and refund the money as part of a deal struck with the DoJ, and while the process […]
Mexico Online Poker Regulation As Early As Sept 20th
Mexico’s enacted its Federal Law of Games and Raffles in 1947, and aside from a slight modification in 2004, the draconian law has remained unaltered ever since. A recent criticism of the legislation has been that it has little relevance to online gambling, but now it seems the USA’s southern neighbour is finally ready to […]
Bahamas Considering Tourists-Only Online Gambling Bill
The Bahamas may become the next nation to offer legalized online gambling, after it was announced a bill first proposed in May 2013 could finally make its way to the Bahamian House of Assembly as early as next week. However, a number of hurdles have to first be overcome, most noticeably the discriminatory part of […]
