New Jersey and Nevada Ready to Cooperate on Online Poker?
Industry observers have long contended that an online gambling compact between Nevada and New Jersey was unlikely, due to the inherent competition between the United State’s twin gambling capitals. But now one prominent member of the gambling industry is publicly suggesting that the reverse may in fact be the case. That individual: Jim Murren, CEO […]
Claims Process for Full Tilt Poker’s US Customers to Begin Shortly
One of the most contentious, complicated and longest-running impacts of online poker’s Black Friday appears to be steadily progressing toward a positive resolution for poker players. The impact in question is the inability of Full Tilt Poker’s American customers to access their bankrolls, which have been in legal limbo for more than two years following […]
New Player Looks to Shake Up New Jersey Online Gambling Market
Just when the pending market for online gambling in New Jersey seemed like it couldn’t get any more complex, a completely new potential entrant is forcing many to rewrite their narratives for the state. That entrant: 2Up Gaming PLC, who made quite a splash last week with the announcement of their intent to buy their […]
Real Money Zynga Poker Off the Table for US Players
For some time it’s been assumed that social poker king Zynga would eventually evolve into a real-money poker company. But those assumptions were completely upended last week when Zynga’s new boss dramatically announced that his company was shedding their plans for real-money gambling – in America, anyhow – in an attempt to return the struggling […]
Ultimate Poker Moves to Next Step Following Final Nevada Approval
Nevada’s first regulated online poker site hit another milestone this week. That site is, of course, Ultimate Poker. And the milestone in question is the final – one might even say “ultimate” – approval of the site’s software product by Nevada gaming authorities. Specifically, the Nevada Gaming Commission has signed off on Ultimate’s poker software […]
Change of Plans for South Point Poker
A big change is in the works at South Point’s online gambling division. Reports from multiple sites this week assert that the company has decided to scrap the South Point Poker brand for their online gambling product. The replacement brand: Real Gaming. No public reason offered for change As mentioned above, this change has yet […]
ESPN Kicks Off Televised Coverage of 2013 World Series of Poker
There’s been a definite dearth of televised poker in the United States since Black Friday. But even as once-popular shows like High Stakes Poker have faded into history, the highest-profile poker program of all – ESPN’s coverage of the World Series of Poker – continues full steam ahead. The network kicks off their coverage of […]
