Pennsylvania House Representatives Seek Co-Sponsors for New Online Gambling Bill

by February 3, 2017

Last year, online gambling legislative efforts made historic progress in the Pennsylvania Legislature. An omnibus gambling expansion bill that, among other things, included the legalization of iGaming options and daily fantasy sports, passed a House of Representatives vote. Howev ...

The Inaugural PokerStars Festival London in Numbers

by February 2, 2017

Last year, PokerStars announced that it would bid farewell to the live poker tours it has sponsored around the globe for years to replace them with new festival and championship formats. There were mixed reactions to the news from the poker community, yet the old tours held their ...

Glenn Straub Reopens Former Revel Resort without Casino

by February 2, 2017

Florida real estate developer Glenn Straub will have to obtain a license from the New Jersey Casino Control Commission in order to be able to reopen the gambling operations of former Revel Casino Hotel, it has become known earlier this week. TEN, as the property was renamed last ...

AI Program Beats Top Poker Pros in Ground-Breaking Research

by February 1, 2017

Artificial intelligence has been a scientific area broadly explored over the past decades. And its application in the game of poker has become the focus of research of two scholars from Carnegie Mellon University. Computer science professor Tuomas Sandholdm and PhD student Noam B ...

New York State Senator Launches New Online Poker Push

by February 1, 2017

As expected, New York Sen. John Bonacic has renewed efforts to legalize online poker within the state’s borders. A new bill, sponsored by the official, was presented to the state Legislature in late January and was referred for review to the Senate’s Racing, Gaming, and Wagering ...

Biggest 2017 Aussie Millions Poker Championship Winners

by January 31, 2017

Now, as the PokerStars Championship Bahamas, the PokerStars Festival London, and the Aussie Millions Poker Championship are history, it could be said that the poker year is off to a good start.This year’s edition of the Aussie Millions Poker Championship was concluded yesterd ...

Cashcade Affiliate Program’s Closure or When Lifetime Deals Do Not Mean for Life

by January 31, 2017

‘Risk’ and ‘trust’ are two very important words in the iGaming affiliate business. And while the amount of risk taken is mainly up to the one who takes it, trust is that fragile structure that is built by and between all involved parties.The success and profitability of an a ...

New Hampshire Lawmakers Introduce Online Gambling Decriminalization Bill

by January 31, 2017

A bill that aims to remove iGaming from the list of illegal gambling activities in New Hampshire has emerged in the state Legislature earlier this month. If enacted, HB 562 will allow interested international operators, including PokerStars, to provide their services to local pla ...

Monthly Gambling Regulatory Developments from around Europe: January 2017

by January 30, 2017

We are one month into 2017 and the year has so far proved to be an eventful one in terms of regulatory updates. More EU member states opened their markets for regulated operations, others took determined steps toward regulation; Portugal submitted technical standards for sharing ...

Rehman Kassam Wins 2017 PokerStars Festival London £990 Main Event

by January 30, 2017

There were 24 players to return for Day 3 of the inaugural PokerStars Festival London Main Event on Sunday but only one left the Hippodrome Casino as the big winner some hours later. Rehman Kassam, a 23-year-old law student and occasional poker player, was that lucky one. The pla ...

Alexis Fleur Leads 2017 PokerStars Festival London £990 Main Event Final Day

by January 29, 2017

It could be said today, on the very last day of the inaugural PokerStars Festival London, that the successor of the UKIPT turned out to be a pure success. Hosted by the emblematic Hippodrome Casino in London, the festival attracted players from all around the world to celebrate t ...

Nick Petrangelo Wins 2017 Aussie Millions A$100,000 Challenge

by January 28, 2017

Another event on the 2017 Aussie Millions Poker Championship has just been ticked off as completed. Nick Petrangelo, a well-recognized name in the poker community, won the A$100,000 Challenge mere hours ago after a quick seven-handed final table play. Petrangelo added A$882,000 t ...

Joe Johnson Wins 2017 PokerStars Festival £2,200 High Roller

by January 27, 2017

Joe Johnson won the action-packed PokerStars Festival London £2,200 High Roller event that extended into an unscheduled third day of play to scoop a first-place prize of £59,912 and a PokerStars-stamped trophy for his efforts.Aged 23, Johnson is a frequent visitor at London’s ...

Florida Gambling Expansion Bill Survives First Legislative Hurdle

by January 27, 2017

A bill that calls for statewide gambling expansion has passed a vote in the Florida Senate’s Regulated Industries Committee. Sponsored by Sen. Bill Galvano, the proposed 112-page law will next be heard in the Committee on Appropriations. If it gains the necessary support there, t ...

PokerStars Tests New Functionality to Curb Seating Scripts Use

by January 27, 2017

Online poker room PokerStars has recently announced that it will be taking measures to curb bumhunting and the use of seating scripts. A special new functionality will be tested in a single market and if it proves effective enough, it will be launched in other markets later on. ...