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PokerStars New Jersey Delay Due to Amaya Probe, DGE Director Says

The PokerStars New Jersey dramatic entrance has been heralded and then delayed numerous time throughout the past year. Blame for the delay has been placed on a variety of people, including Governor Chris Christie. But this week,...

Maria Ho to Host Twitch Show for Poker Central

Poker Central is set to hit the airwaves in October, making it the first television network devoted 24/7 to the game of poker. But the network doesn’t plan to limit itself to TV, and their latest announcement shows how they...

Malware Product Exploiting Full Tilt and PokerStars Players

The online poker community was put on high alert this week after security experts discovered malware actively exploiting players on two of the largest sites in the world. Following investigations by malicious software analysts...

Amaya Confident on Future of California Online Poker

California online poker proponents could be forgiven for being a little disappointed after the state came nowhere near regulating Internet poker games during the 2015 legislative season. But one of the major forces behind efforts...

MPN to Help Novices Hide from Sharks with New Initiative

The industry-wide trend currently helping to make online poker more appealing to the casual player and the masses, took another step forward recently thanks to Microgaming. Over the last few months the online poker...

Alexandre Dreyfus Continues Push to “Sportify” Poker

Alexandre Dreyfus is the Elon Musk of the poker industry, an Internet entrepreneur whose company Mediarex is responsible for the Global Poker Index (GPI) and Hendon Mob databases, American and European Poker Awards, and several...

Online Poker in Italy Enjoys a Rare Upswing

Italian online poker sites have taken something of a beating in recent months as far as cash game traffic is concerned, but there appears to a glimmer of hope on the horizon in the form of tournaments. The latest figures show...

California Online Poker Battle Lost for 2015

September 11 will stick in the memories of Californian grinders for more reasons than one this year as it represented the final day in which online poker legislation could be passed in 2015. Although the chances of the industry...

New York Online Poker Hearing Mostly Positive for Legalization

New York online poker is one step closer to legalization after the state’s committee on Racing, Gaming and Wagering held a public hearing this week that featured little opposition to decriminalizing iPoker in...

Amaya Could Reengage with GVC Following 888 Bailout on Bwin.party Deal

Amaya is somewhat akin to the fat lady singing in the famous aphorism. The online poker giant could be hitting a high C in the last act of a protracted bidding war that finally came to a denouement last week. That bidding war,...