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It was another great month for U.S. online poker payouts. Merge Gaming continues to show improvement. The poker sites that have historically paid on time continue to do so. Last month’s grades are in parenthesis. The December 2015 report may be found here. Winning Poker A+ (A+) The Winning Poker Network cashier processes payments for […]
Bovada Drops Stud Games Bovada, the largest U.S.-facing online poker room, removed Seven Card Stud and Seven Card Stud High/Low from its software. This includes cash games, sit and gos and multi table tournaments. This move also applies to Bodog, Bovada’s network partner that primarily operates in Canada. This move leaves U.S. players with no […]
Betfair Leaving Canadian Market Betfair announced this week that it would leave the Canada online gaming market. The last day of operation for players in Canada is January 14, 2016. There are still a few iPoker Network skins that accept Canadian players. William Hill is one of the better known ones. Sports bettors in Canada […]
PokerStars Protest Accomplishes Nothing The PokerStars protest earlier this month was created in the hopes that the world’s largest poker site would reverse recent decisions to slash its VIP program returns. PokerStars was not receptive to the player complaints. In fact, the company stated that its ecology was better during the period of the three-day […]
The U.S. offshore online poker industry improved over the past month in terms of payouts. This includes Merge Gaming, which suffered slow payouts for most of 2015. Checks processed by Merge Gaming arrive nearly twice as fast as they did last month. The November 2015 report may be found here. Last month’s grades are in […]
Poker Players Alliance Joins Kentucky Lawsuit The Poker Players Alliance joined a lawsuit brought by the state of Kentucky that is looking to recover funds lost by players between 2006 and 2011. The lawsuit was filed against PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker. PokerStars welcomes the Poker Players Alliance intervention, hoping to see the funds go […]
Pennsylvania Online Gaming Bill Passes Committee A bill that would legalize and regulate online poker and casino games passed the Pennsylvania House Gaming Oversight Committee. The bill would permit the state’s casinos to offer the same games available at live gaming establishments. This includes poker, slots, video poker, blackjack, craps, roulette and a variety of […]
U.S. online poker payment processing improved from the previous month. The expansion of Bitcoin helped with this as this option is typically processed in a day or two. One change of note is that MoneyGram withdrawals are now capped at $400. It seems this policy was rolled out by MoneyGram for international transactions. The grades […]
World Series of Poker Final Table Starts Sunday The final table of the 2015 World Series of Poker Main Event starts Sunday at 5:30pm PT. It will be held in the Penn & Teller Theater at Rio in Las Vegas. The final table participants will be Joseph McKeehen, Zvi Stern, Neil Blumenfield, Pierre Neuville, Max […]
PokerStars Contacting New Jersey Players Players report that PokerStars is contacting them in reference to balances still on deposit at the site since Black Friday. PokerStars is giving players until the end of the year to claim any funds held by PokerStars on the international site. One player that contacted PokerStars received a response that […]