PokerStars Set to Kick Off 12th World Championship of Online Poker
PokerStars is now just one day away from the launch of the 12th edition of the largest online poker tournament series by nearly any yardstick you can imagine – the World Championship of Online Poker. The 2013 World Championship of Online Poker – better known by its far more manageable acronym WCOOP – runs from […]
Illinois Gambling Squabbles May Resume with Gaming Board Re-Appointments
As the political season ramps up again in Illinois after summer break, it seems likely that the hotly contested issue of casino gambling – and its regulation – will again engage the legislature and the governor. An op-ed piece published by the Chicago Tribune last week predicts a rocky road ahead for Michael Holewinski and Aaron […]
888 Poker Axes Most Heads Up Games
Players at 888 Poker were greeted with an interesting surprise as they logged on to the popular online poker site this weekend, as the room has apparently decided to completely do away with heads-up tables for no limit cash games. The games have simply been removed from the lobby and 888 Poker support is confirming […]
Harry Reid Said to be Eyeing Federal Online Gambling Clampdown
Online poker players in the U.S. have long regarded Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid as an ally in their push for legal U.S. online poker. But according to rumors currently circulating around Washington D.C., those same players may soon have good reason to change their opinion of Reid. That’s because the senior senator from Nevada […]
Florida and California Take Small Swings at Online Gambling
Two of the biggests potential markets for online poker in the United States – California and Florida – took tentative steps toward regulating the activity this week. But the consensus remains that both states are still quite some distance away from offering regulated online poker. Florida to look into online lottery sales Florida is pushing […]
Full Tilt Repayment Process to Start Mid-September
The Garden City Group – the company tasked by the United States DoJ with reuniting former Full Tilt Poker customers in America with their balances, revealed a major update regarding the process last week. Just as Friday was drawing to a close, the GCG announced that the remissions process (the official name for the process […]
William Hill Says So Long to China
One of the largest brands in online gambling has made the sudden – and severe – decision to withdraw from one of the largest potential markets for online gambling in the world. That was the news out of William Hill this week, as the operator revealed via email that they have plans to shutter their […]
