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Delaware Online Poker Posts Strong November Earnings, Revenues Soar 20.6 Percent

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...

BetStars to Augment PokerStars Betting Brand

PokerStars’ foray into the world of sports betting took another step forward this week after the operator confirmed the launch of a new subsidiary brand known as BetStars. Earlier in 2015 PokerStars added to its poker and...

Amaya Slams Kentucky’s $290 Million Lawsuit Against PokerStars

Amaya Inc. has branded a $290 million lawsuit brought against its subsidiary PokerStars by the Commonwealth of Kentucky as “frivolous” and “without merit,” and vowed that it will “vigorously dispute” any liability...

New Jersey Online Poker on a High Heading into 2016

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...

Boycott Proved Our Point, Says PokerStars

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...

Tenth Amendment Overshadows Gambling Concerns During RAWA Testimony

The Tenth Amendment delegates powers not identified by the US Constitution to the States. On Wednesday, numerous members of the House Oversight and Government Reform (OGR) Committee conveyed concerns they had in regards to how...

Pennsylvania Online Poker Included in House Budget, Senate Unlikely to Approve

Pennsylvania online poker and the expansion of Internet gambling has been included in the most recent version of a $30.3 billion budget bill presented by the state’s House of Representatives. On Monday, the House...

PPA Joins Lawsuit Against PokerStars to Help Kentucky Grinders

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...

New Jersey Online Poker Sites Offered Celebrity Lifeline

New Jersey’s online poker community could soon see a lot more celebrities confessing their love for the game if the Division of Gaming Enforcement’s (DGE) recent proposals are given the green light. As part of a new...

Portugal to Ring-fence Online Poker Market

Portugal has announced that its newly regulated online market poker will not pool liquidity with any other nation. This news surprised the industry this week, not least in its short-sightedness. Portugal’s close neighbors,...