Poker Business Scandals in 2015: Crime, Controversy, and Crooks
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Poker Business Scandals in 2015: Crime, Controversy, and Crooks

December 28th, 2015 | by Brian Corlisse
Poker business scandals go hand-in-hand with America’s favorite casino card game, the allure of striking it rich often too tempting for the immoral to resist. Similar to any other industry where great stacks of money are...
Newest Trends in Online Poker 2015: Lotteries, Tournaments, and Appealing to the Little Man
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Newest Trends in Online Poker 2015: Lotteries, Tournaments, and Appealing to the Little Man

December 27th, 2015 | by Brian Corlisse
Online poker has undergone a number of epistemic shifts over the last few years and 2015 saw yet more winds of change blow through the industry. As with all industries, evolution is a must for those that want to survive....
Delaware Online Poker Posts Strong November Earnings, Revenues Soar 20.6 Percent
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Delaware Online Poker Posts Strong November Earnings, Revenues Soar 20.6 Percent

December 22nd, 2015 | by Brian Corlisse
Delaware online poker rebounded in November, poker rake and fee totaling $28,985 for the month, a 20.6 percent increase compared to October. Internet poker in The First State went on life support last month after the market...
Italy Amends Online Poker Tax Structure and Gambling Advertisement Laws
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Italy Amends Online Poker Tax Structure and Gambling Advertisement Laws

December 19th, 2015 | by Brian Corlisse
Italy is amending its 2015 Stability Law that was introduced in October in order to more properly profit from online gambling, Internet poker, and sports betting. Last June, the Italian government voted to eradicate Article 14 of...
Pennsylvania Online Gambling Heads Offline for 2015, Shelved Until Spring
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Pennsylvania Online Gambling Heads Offline for 2015, Shelved Until Spring

December 16th, 2015 | by Brian Corlisse
The Keystone State had a July 1 deadline to approve a fiscal year operating budget, but the two sides have been locked in a stalemate now for six months and critical consequences have ensued including school districts being...
New Jersey Online Poker on a High Heading into 2016
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New Jersey Online Poker on a High Heading into 2016

December 15th, 2015 | by Brian Corlisse
New Jersey online poker sites received an early Christmas present this week after the Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) released its latest iGaming revenue report. Outlining the vital stats of each online casino and poker site...
Further Protests as Players Fight Back Against PokerStars’ VIP Changes
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Further Protests as Players Fight Back Against PokerStars’ VIP Changes

December 14th, 2015 | by Brian Corlisse
Disgruntled PokerStars players recently made a public protest during EPT Prague’s €50,000 ($55,000) Super High Roller in response to the news that VIP rewards will be cut dramatically at the start of 2015. Just over week...
Boycott Proved Our Point, Says PokerStars
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Boycott Proved Our Point, Says PokerStars

December 12th, 2015 | by Brian Corlisse
PokerStars boycotters, it appears, may have shot themselves in the foot. Two and a half thousand high-volume and high-stakes players staged a three-day sit-out last week in protest at the forthcoming changes to the Poker Stars...
PPA Joins Lawsuit Against PokerStars to Help Kentucky Grinders
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PPA Joins Lawsuit Against PokerStars to Help Kentucky Grinders

December 8th, 2015 | by Brian Corlisse
The Poker Players Alliance (PPA) is joining a lawsuit filed against PokerStars in a bid to support the online poker community and, surprisingly, the operator itself. Announced late last week, the PPA’s decision to join the...
Felix Stephensen Wins Landmark Norwegian Poker Championship
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Felix Stephensen Wins Landmark Norwegian Poker Championship

December 2nd, 2015 | by Brian Corlisse
The headline “Felix Stephensen wins Norwegian Poker Championship in Norway” might not appear newsworthy on the surface, but it’s actually a significant event for both the player and the country. Earlier this...