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…
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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,…
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: bwin.party, online gambling, online poker, Parx Casino, Pennsylvania, WSOP.com
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…
WSOP NJ hosting Satellites to the 2015 WSOP Main Event this weekend
The 2015 WSOP is just two months away, and to celebrate the upcoming start of the world’s most prestigious live poker series, WSOP NJ will be hosting a throng of satellites this weekend. Players of the online poker room in…
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…
6 California Tribes sign letter opposing Jones-Sawyer internet poker bill AB 167
Online poker fans in California have been asking themselves for years now if an internet poker bill will ever make it to the desk of Governor Jerry Brown. In this legislative period alone, four such measures have been introduced since…
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Social gaming giant pulling the plug on UK’s real-money Zynga Plus Poker/Casino
It’s official. Zynga Plus Poker and Zynga Plus Casino will no longer be offering real-money online gambling in the UK. Often credited as the founder of the interactive social gaming boom, Zynga is finally throwing in the towel on its…
District of Columbia (Washington DC) Online Poker Laws
The District of Columbia, often referred to as Washington DC, is the capital of the United States of America. Situated on the eastern coastline and nestled snuggly between the states of Maryland and Virginia, it is ranked the 23rd most…