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PokerStars Poised for US Expansion Following Eldorado Resorts Deal

PokerStars and its parent company The Stars Group have signed a deal with Eldorado Resorts, Inc. that could open up doors in 11 states across the US. Announcing the partnership on November 26, the poker, casino and sports betting...

PokerStars NJ Champions Value for All with Stars Rewards Launch

PokerStars NJ has fallen in line with the operator’s global network following the recent roll out of the Stars Rewards program. Going live in the second week of November, the loyalty scheme is the same one used by PokerStars...

Washington D.C.’s Sports Betting Push Could Lead to Online Poker Regulation

Online poker could find its way into the Washington D.C. if ongoing discussions around sports betting prove productive. Following a public hearing between city council members and lawmakers, local news outlet WTOP has reported on...

PASPA Repeal Brings Out Anti-Online Poker Provocateurs

The repeal of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) might have opened the door to some unexpected problems for the online poker industry. When the US Supreme Court repealed the 1992 act outlawing sports...

Former Senator Lashes Out at Predatory Online Gaming Industry

Online gaming operators engage in “predatory practices” and are a greater threat than terrorism according to a former US Senator from Arkansas, Blanche Lincoln. Airing her opinion in on op-ed for the Financial Times, Lincoln...

New Jersey Sportsbooks Booming After PASPA Legislation Win

New Jersey sportsbooks were busy during July – the first full month of legal sports betting in the state following a United States Supreme Court decision in May that opened the door for states to regulate their own markets. It...

Pennsylvania Seeks Online Gaming With Help From Stars Group and Pokerstars

Pennsylvania poker players soon won’t have to leave the couch to play a hand thanks to a partnership between Mount Airy Casino Resort and The Stars Group. The Stars Group, which owns PokerStars, will team up with the...

DraftKings Wins Race to Become New Jersey’s First Online Sports Betting Site

Online sports betting is now available in New Jersey thanks to DraftKings and Atlantic City’s Resorts Casino Hotel. According to DraftKings’ co-founder Matt Kalish, plans to offer sports betting have been in the pipeline for...

Representative Robert Rita Ready to Debate Online Poker in Illinois

Online poker in Illinois could become a reality thanks to the recent repeal of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) and state representative Robert Rita. Continuing what’s become a five-year push for...

Hope for US Online Poker as Rep. Barton Eyes Up Racing Integrity Bill

US online poker players have been given a beacon of hope courtesy of Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) and the Supreme Court’s ruling to overturn the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA). According a June 22 report by...