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United California Indian Gaming Front Could See PokerStars In, But Racetracks Shunned, in Online Poker Scramble

What unites a California Indian gaming coalition the most? It appears it could be the simple threat of more competition, looming with the possibility of the Golden State’s own racetracks jumping into the online gambling and...

Morgan Stanley Slashes US iGaming Market Value

Despite a relatively buoyant market in New Jersey and lots of potential for growth across the country as a whole in the next five years, Morgan Stanley has cut its financial projection for the US iGaming market by just under 50...

PPA Confident In Pessimism Towards RAWA

We went in with fear, but came out with hope: that was the sentiment of the Executive Director of the Poker Players Alliance, John Pappas. Reflecting on last week’s hearing of the Restoration of America’s Wire Act...

666Bet Director Arrested in Fraud Investigation

666Bet Director Paul Bell was arrested at Heathrow airport last week, one of seven individuals arrested as part of a fraud investigation. The probe was carried out by the UK National Crime Agency and HM Revenue & Customs, and...

888poker Will Be Leading Sponsor of 2015 World Series of Poker

888 Holdings and the World Series of Poker have increasingly gone hand-in-hand over the past two years. That relationship has become apparent in the United States since the introduction of regulated online poker, as 888 powers...

PokerStars Granted Dismissal Of Illinois Loss Recovery Case

PokerStars may not have much of a presence in the United States anymore, but they’re still finding ways to win in the USA. Judge David R. Herndon of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois granted...

Online Poker Pools Now Sharing Between Nevada and Delaware

Internet poker pools in Nevada and Delaware began sharing liquidity on Tuesday, a result of an interstate agreement signed by the states’ governors in February of 2014. The soft launch of the pact will bring Nevada’s...

Optimal Payments Purchases Skrill And Introduces Bitcoin Deposits

Optimal Payments Plc, the parent company of Neteller, has announced that it will be purchasing one of its financial peers, Skrill. The takeover, which is said to be worth £800 million, will bring together two of the poker...

Horse Racing Industry Says Experience Counts In California Online Poker

Online poker in California could come from any number of potential operators. There are the card rooms, which operate countless live poker games throughout the state. There are Indian tribal groups, which have a monopoly on...

Amaya Receives UK Licenses For PokerStars and Full Tilt 

Amaya is now officially approved to operate online poker and gaming networks in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland after both PokerStars and Full Tilt received licenses from the United Kingdom’s Gambling...