Just yesterday, Delaware Governor, Jack Markell, made his state the second in the nation to legalize intrastate online gambling by signing the Delaware Gaming Competitiveness Act of 2012, legislation also known as House Bill 333.  With amendments drafted by members of Markell’s own staff, the Gaming Competitiveness Act was passed by Delaware’s Senate on Wednesday [...]

William Hill Poker (WHP) has made it an exciting time to be an online poker fan. A favorite among players in Europe and the United Kingdom, WHP is running a number of promotions for the remainder of the year to keep its loyal fans and curious newcomers engaged. Poker sites are notorious for trying to [...]

The Bodog Poker Network has agreed to the acquisition its brand and software by Bodog88. Bodog founder Calvin Ayre launched Bodog88 in March 2012, hoping to take advantage of the quickly emerging Asian gambling market. This is the latest move by the Bodog Entertainment Group to stay relevant following pressure from the United States Department [...]

Just yesterday afternoon, Bally Technologies, Inc. received the first interactive gaming supplier license issued by the state of Nevada.  Bally Technologies submitted its application for the license in October of last year, two months before Nevada became the country’s first state to adopt online gaming regulations. International Game Technology, or IGT, was among the 30-plus [...]

Rafael Nadal is one of the most recognizable faces in sports. The tennis superstar has won 11 Grand Slam titles and an Olympic gold medal. He looks to conquer another sport: poker. He has recently joined team PokerStars and is looking to improve his poker game. Nadal turns to the PokerStars community to help him [...]

Last week, Delaware’s House of Representatives approved the Delaware Gaming Competitiveness Act of 2012, also known as House Bill 333, by a vote of 29 to 8, with four legislators choosing to abstain from voting.  With amendments drafted by democratic Governor Jack Markell’s staff, fellow democrat, John Viola, sponsored House Bill 333 in the House [...]

As we head into Day 3 of Event #24, the $5k Omaha Hi-Lo Split 8-or-Better, the poker world watches some of the best Omaha8 players chase an elusive tournament win and bracelet. Among the notables making a deep run are Joe Cassidy with ~16bbs, Scotty Nguyen with ~21bbs, Brian Hastings with ~25bbs, Mike Matusow with [...]

In an unexpected turn of events, California Senate Bill 1463 was pulled from today’s meeting agenda. This bill would legalize and regular online poker within the state of California. It was expected to be voted on in the Senate Governmental Organization Committee today. Senator Rod Wright, chairman of the committee and one of the introducers [...]

It was a very exciting and record breaking Sunday in Las Vegas for the poker world at the World Series of Poker. It began with Phil Hellmuth winning a record setting 12th bracelet in the $2,500 Razz Event #18 and ended with Phil Ivey taking 2nd in the 10k Pot Limit Hold’em Event #17. Phil [...]

On June 12th there will be some additional changes to California’s online poker bill SB1463. The main change will require that license applicants must currently operate a brick and mortar card room or casino that offers poker. Other changes include reducing the duration of the online poker license from ten years to five, as well [...]