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Calling All Nevada & New Jersey Poker Players! This Is A Prize Pool You Need To See

February 18, 2016 — The BIG Deal is in full swing! Poker players in Nevada and New Jersey have the chance to win $20,000/$30,000 in prize money by participating at WSOP.com. Replacing Nevada’s $20K Sunday and New Jer...

PokerStars, Largest Poker Site in the World, Registers 100 Millionth User

February 10, 2016 — On January 25, the largest poker site in the world, PokerStars.com, registered its 100 millionth user. It was a user in PokerStars France called “ArtiB73”--who became PokerStars’ record-brea...

GVC Holdings/bwin.party: Future of New Jersey's Largest Online Gambling Site at Stake

February 7, 2016 — Corporate Takeover Brings New Licensing Hurdles, Future of New Jersey's Largest Online Gambling Site at Stake On February 1, UK-listed GVC Holdings finalized its acquisition of fellow gaming n...

Three "Mouse Pad" Chain Internet Cafes Raided in Utah for Illegal Internet Gambling

February 5, 2016 — On Thursday, January 14, three Utah internet cafes were raided by police on the charges of hosting online gambling on the premises. The chain of “Mouse Pad” cafes were each raided by 15 of...

PokerStars Investigation Decides Tournament Runner Up Did Not Use A Bot

February 3, 2016 — PokerStars Investigation Decides Tournament Runner Up Did Not Use A Bot, But Suspicions Persist PokerStars has concluded an investigation into the strange behavior of a player in its Turbo Cha...

PokerStars Winter Boycotts Fail to Elicit Change in Poker Giant's 2016 Rewards Program

February 2, 2016 — PokerStars, the world’s largest online poker website, drew massive amounts of community ire this winter. But this does not seem to have significantly threatened the company’s bottom line. T...

The Last Three Team Managers of the Global Poker League 2016

January 25, 2016 — The Last Three: Profiling The Russian, Hong Kong, and Brazilian Team Managers of the Global Poker League 2016 Early in January, Mediarex Sports & Entertainment CEO Alex Dreyfus announced twelv...

The Four European Managers of the Global Poker League 2016

January 25, 2016 — Early in January, Mediarex Sports & Entertainment CEO Alex Dreyfus announced twelve managers for the Global Poker Index’s international teams to participate in the upcoming Global Poker League. ...

The Five North American Managers of the Global Poker League 2016

January 25, 2016 — Early in January, Mediarex Sports & Entertainment CEO Alex Dreyfus announced twelve managers for the Global Poker Index’s international teams to participate in the upcoming Global Poker League. ...

Pennsylvania Online Poker Bill Opens Doors to Regional Partnerships

January 25, 2016 — Pennsylvania Online Poker Bill Opens Doors to Regional Partnerships, and Potentially $100 Million in Revenue A Pennsylvanian online gambling bill looks to make the New England the next legal pl...

Alex Dreyfus Brings Competitive Poker into the Digital Age

January 25, 2016 — Alex Dreyfus is a huge name in poker at the moment. Dreyfus is the CEO of Mediarex Sports & Entertainment--he is a sport poker business mogul and European social media star who seems to make waves...

Washington State May Revise Heavy Online Poker Restrictions in 2016

January 17, 2016 — Washington State has some of the harshest laws against online poker in the entire United States. On the national stage, the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) was passed in 20...

California Assembly Bill 167 removed from hearing

January 15, 2016 — Californian online gambling supporters experienced a setback in their quest to legalize online poker early this month as a critical bill, Assembly Bill 167, was removed from a scheduled hearing...

Amaya will appeal Kentucky penalty

December 27, 2015 — The number 1 online poker provider, Amaya, is being forced to deal with Kentucky’s law. The company is now facing the penalty that Kentucky has brought up once again, a consequence from the B...

BorgataPoker.com: Pick the Pros online challenge

November 19, 2015 — It is time for you to “Pick the Pros” in the Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa online challenge. Check in atBorgataPoker.com and make your picks online from anywhere, every day. This is your oppo...

Over $800K Up For Grabs In Garden State Super Series III

October 10, 2015 — New Jersey poker fans, get ready! Qualifiers for Garden State Super Series III at Nj.partypoker.com have already started, and contestants are buying in for their chance at one of over 40 big pay-out...

Judge from Florida continues his battle to introduce online poker

October 9, 2015 — The US online gambling industry continues to growth in just a few of the states that went for online gambling legislation, such as Delaware, Nevada and New Jersey. Some others, like Pennsylvani...

Pennsylvania still waiting for online poker legislation

October 1, 2015 — Pennsylvania continues with being the second largest gambling market in the United States, right behind the Silver State of Nevada. The online market could put Pennsylvania in the online poker ...

PokerStars and Full Tilt to return in New Jersey

October 1, 2015 — Amaya today announced that the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) has authorized it to operate the PokerStars and Full Tilt brands in New Jersey. The approval follows an unpreceden...

California gives up on Online Poker Legislation

September 18, 2015 — California has finally decided not to go for 2015’s online poker legislation. The last attempt from the Golden State for online gambling brought the discord among several Native American Trib...

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