Casinos

Pennsylvania Legislator Introduces Latest Online Poker Bill to State

Pennsylvania online poker is a hot topic these days, and it seems like there is some real momentum in the state that isn’t seen in most of the other jurisdictions where Internet poker bills show up and quickly fade away. And if...

Nevada Poker Revenues Down In February

Nevada poker revenues were down about 8 percent year over year in February, continuing a trend of diminishing take from poker tables in Las Vegas and throughout the state. Last February, the state brought in about $9.27 million...

RAWA Counter Bill Might Soon Be Brought to House Floor

The Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA) hearing last Wednesday by a Judiciary House Subcommittee to debate whether the Wire Act needs to be restored to effectively outlaw online gambling could soon be opposed by a pro...

Bwin.party Pennsylvania Partner Mystery Deepens 

The announcement that bwin.party has struck a deal with a land-based licensee in Pennsylvania in preparation for the state’s possible regulation on online poker has caused some industry observers to turn into sleuths....

Pennsylvania Online Poker Bill Author Optimistic About Chances

Pennsylvania State Representative John Payne (R-Hummelstown) has expressed optimism about the chances that his bill to regulate online poker and gambling in the state, saying that most of his colleagues have remained open-minded...

Full Tilt Black Friday Victims To Receive $2.8 Million

Full Tilt Poker announced this week a new round of restitution payments have been approved for some 3,500 petitioners who claim they lost money as a result of poker’s Black Friday in 2011. The Garden City Group (GCG), the...

MGM Ditches Cash At Poker Tables

MGM Resorts has announced that it will no longer allow players to sit with cash at its poker tables. The casino giant will go chips-only from April 1 across all its major properties, including those that are known for hosting...

New Jersey Revenue Report: Poker Performing “OK” But Could Do Better

New Jersey’s latest round of revenue reports were released on Thursday night and while casino games continued to thrive, the state’s online poker economy appeared to stall. Although the figures were far from...

Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis Relying On Game Theory?

Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis is adamantly denying various media reports that claim he’s using game theory to navigate his country’s devastating economic situation. An author of several books on game theory,...

First American Poker Awards Honor Negreanu, Colman, Selbst

For years, the European Poker Awards have honored the best on poker on that continent, giving players, organizers and industry insiders something to shoot for each and every year. Until now, there hasn’t been a similar award...