The Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) will consider the issuance of Internet poker licenses for two industry leaders. The licensure of Bally Technologies, Inc. and International Game Technology will be reviewed during their June 6 and 7 meetings. Any approval would then move their application along to the Gaming Commission, followed by an extensive technical [...]

The second annual online tournament series iPOPS (iPoker’s Online Poker Series) kicks off tomorrow, Sunday April 29th, 2012. Hosted on the iPoker network, the series this year consists of five events of the course of the week, with a guaranteed prize pools totalling $1 million. iPOPS II 2012 Schedule 29/4/2012 19:00 iPOPS #1 $200,000 GP NL Hold’em [...]

While the casino business on the whole in the US seems to be moving toward online gaming, Sheldon Adelson continues to keep his sights dead-set on dominating the live casino business. Ever since Black Friday, the tide has been turning in the US back toward allowing online gaming—making recent news are the state of New [...]

An announcement was made yesterday that Nevada-based global gaming supplier Shuffle Master plans to purchase the Ongame Network from bwin.party for €19.5 million. The deal anticipates the legalization of online poker in the US, as the agreement contains a clause stating bwin.party will receive an additional €10 million if US poker legislation passes within 5 [...]

Jim Ryan, CEO of bwin.party recently shared his insight into the future of online gaming legalization and regulation in the US and how his company is prepared to capitalize on the very promising upcoming US market. We will summarize some key points he made in his interview with PokerNews. Ryan offers a detailed analysis of [...]

Just one month after his $2 million win at the Aussie Millions High Roller event, Phil Ivey has continued his roll with his shrewd play at the WPT LA Classic. Thanks to a late surge, at the conclusion of day 1 he is sitting in 5th place with 116,300 chips. The chip leader, Michael Rocco, [...]

Late last week, the Nevada Gaming Commission officially approved Regulation 5A in a unanimous 4-0 vote. This regulation sets the rules and framework for online poker within the state of Nevada, including licensing requirements. The Las Vegas Review-Journal estimates that “some sites could be up and running by the end of 2012.” Nevada is the [...]

There are currently two similar proposed bills for legalization of online poker. In March, John Campbell (R-Calif.) introduced HR 1174 the “Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act.” In June, Joe Barton (R-Texas) introduced HR 2366, known as the “Internet Gambling Prohibition Poker Consumer Protection, and Strengthening UIGEA Act of 2011.” Despite the negative [...]

With legalized online poker legislation looming on the horizon, more gaming companies are making plans to secure their place in the potentially re-opened U.S. market. A recent announcement states that MGM Resorts International, Boyd Gaming and Bwin.Party digital entertainment have joined together in anticipation of legalized online poker. This partnership is reported to have been [...]

The Poker Hall of Fame this week announced their 2011 nominees. The following ten players have been selected as candidates to be inducted into this year’s Poker Hall of Fame: Annie Duke Barry Greenstein Jennifer Harman-Traniello Linda Johnson John Juanda Marcel Luske Jack McClelland Tom McEvoy Scotty Nguyen Huckleberry Seed The Poker Hall of Fame, [...]