888 To Power Shared Nevada/Delaware Poker Network
Following the states of Nevada and Delaware signing a landmark agreement this year to share their online poker player pools, 888 has now been named as the operator which will provide the platform for the new poker network. At the same time the news was announced, 888 also revealed that Brian Mattingley would soon be […]
Bwin.Party Outlines Strategy To Offset Losses
Following its disappointing H1 interim results, bwin.party shares are now lower by a third this year with the company’s market capitalization value having fallen to around £741.18 million. As a result, bwin.party Chief Executive Norbert Teufelberger and company Chairman Philip Yea have now outlined a wide ranging restructuring of the business designed to aid the […]
Nevada iPoker Down 7.62% In July Post-WSOP
The 45th World Series of Poker gave Nevada’s iPoker industry a much needed boost in both May (+17%) and June (+20%), but with the tournament series drawing to a close on July 14th the state’s online poker revenues fell back 7.62% to $985,000 last month compared to the $1,037,000 generated in June. When Nevada’s land-based […]
What The Future Holds For PokerStars New Jersey Entry
Isai Scheinberg may have stepped down from any involvement with PokerStars parent company Rational Group in 2012, but by the end of 2013 a federal indictment still outstanding against the poker room’s founder was cited as a reason by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) for locking the business out of the state’s […]
Delaware iPoker Revenues Jump 22% In July
The Delaware Lottery has just released its latest tranche of iGaming results for July, revealing a 7.6% fall in revenues to $173,096 compared to the $187,944 the Diamond State generated in the previous month. In contrast to June, however, online poker reported an uptick in revenues, while online gambling went in the opposite direction. Casino […]
Should Political Views Be Promoted At Televised Poker Events?
Last week, two of poker’s biggest names, Olivier Busquet and Daniel Coleman, evoked an outpouring of views from the poker community after choosing to wear T-shirts supporting the plight of the Palestinian people at the final table of the televised European Poker Tour Super High Roller in Barcelona. Immediately afterwards many poker pros and fans […]
Ultimate Poker Loses Half Its Sponsored Pros
On April 30th, 2013, Ultimate Gaming, a majority-owned subsidiary of Station Casinos, launched UltimatePoker.com, the first regulated iPoker website in the United States. At the time Chairman Tom Breitling expressed his hope the pioneering brand would eventually carve out a place for itself as “the players’ choice for online poker,” and soon after top poker […]
