For years now, passage of an online poker bill in California has been stalled by disagreements among tribes, card rooms, racetracks and legislators on how the market should be regulated. In particular, the tribes, of which there are more than…
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Family confirms high spirits of cancer afflicted poker pro Dave Ulliot
Dave Ulliot is one of the most renowned professional poker players alive today – with ‘alive’ being the operative word. Over the weekend, a throng of mostly-false social media posts were flung about, claiming that Dave Ulliot had been hospitalized…
Senatorial RAWA sponsor Graham welcomes Carve-out for Online Lottery
The great debate over RAWA, the Restoration of America’s Wire Act, continues, with the online poker and casino gaming community and relative organizations opposing the bill, and a range of anti-gambling organizations, and one very adamant billionaire, pushing for its…
Online payment processor Neteller prepared to buy Skrill for €1.1b
Ten years ago, online payment processors came a dime a dozen. The online poker community has changed drastically since then, greatly reducing the availability of eWallet services. Neteller and Skrill (formerly Moneybookers) quickly rose to the top of the totem…
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Online Poker Players advised to change passwords after Twitch Hack
Originally designed as an online video gaming streaming service, Twitch became all the rage in the online poker community when popular players started live streaming their virtual poker tables. Now, a recent report of a Twitch hack has got the…
Parx Casino denies partnership with bwin.party to conduct Pennsylvania iGaming
A flurry of speculation arose last week after bwin.party revealed the online gambling company had secured a partner for Pennsylvania iGaming, should the state legalize interactive poker/casino games this year. Due to specific comments made by heads of the company,…
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RealGaming paying online poker players to play during Happy Hour
If there’s one thing RealGaming Nevada has been consistent with, it’s their constant unveiling of unique promotions. The online poker room has come up with all sorts of ways to attract new players, and each new promo gets a little…
Bid on Poker Training with Daniel Coleman to benefit One Drop
Daniel Coleman was the biggest hit of the poker world in 2014. He raked in $22,389,481 in live poker tournament cashes, including winning the most lucrative event of the World Series of Poker, the Big One for One Drop, accounting…
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Payne optimistic about his Pennsylvania online gambling bill, HB 649
Last month, Pennsylvania House Representative and Chairman of the Gaming Oversight Committee, John Payne, introduced two new bills. HB 649 aims to legalize and regulate online gambling, while HR 140 is a resolution urging Congress to deny the Sheldon Adelson-backed…
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Online Poker News: Phil Ivey drops $200k, RAWA Hearing set for March 26
Two big stories struck the online poker community this weekend. Phil Ivey may be considered by many the best live poker players of our time, but his online poker prowess continues to sink after dropping nearly $200k on the virtual…