June 26th, 2014 | by
Greg ShaunUruguayan striker Luis Suárez is a study in contrasts. He’s certainly one of the most talented soccer (or football, if you prefer) players in the world, and has had many great moments for both his country and his club...
June 25th, 2014 | by
Brian CorlisseThe ink hasn’t even dried on the announcement that PokerStars and the Rational Group will be bought by Amaya Gaming Group, and it will still be months before the deal is finalized. But PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker are...
June 25th, 2014 | by
Kaycee JamesThe “English only at the table” rule in poker has always been a sacrosanct law; a ruling tenet of poker etiquette, etched in stone perhaps by the poker gods themselves.”Thou shalt not collude against me in a...
June 22nd, 2014 | by
Kaycee JamesIn the fight over online poker in the United States, one of the major battlegrounds has been deciding just who gets to participate in this very lucrative market. In most cases, some sort of “bad actor” clause has been...
June 20th, 2014 | by
Jason ReynoldsRegulated online gambling is something that most poker players in the United States welcome, but that doesn’t mean that there aren’t a few downsides to it, at least in the short-term. While having the state license...
June 19th, 2014 | by
Kaycee JamesWhen the Rational Group was purchased by Amaya Gaming for $4.9 billion, there was no doubt that it would rock the online gambling landscape in any number of ways. But with only a quick reference to uninterrupted service for...
June 12th, 2014 | by
Greg ShaunJust two years ago, PokerStars struck a deal with the United States government in order to take control of Full Tilt Poker, in what was the most significant online poker acquisition in the industry’s history. This week,...
May 30th, 2014 | by
Brian CorlisseFull Tilt Poker will be engaging in a third round of repayments, according to the Full Tilt Poker Claims website that will include about 3,500 transactions which will total approximately $15 million. The Garden City Group (GCG),...
May 27th, 2014 | by
Brian CorlisseWhen PokerStars took control of Full Tilt Poker as part of their Black Friday settlement, one of the major questions was how the Rational Group would differentiate between the two brands. That problem appears to be resolving...
May 25th, 2014 | by
Jason ReynoldsWhile there are plenty of political issues in which battles take place largely along partisan lines, gambling has rarely been one of them. Some regions are heavily pro-gaming, while others are likely never to consider it....