Author: John Mehaffey

New Jersey Regulated Online Poker Goes Live The biggest story this week is that New Jersey online poker is not live to the public.  The five-day soft launch had several glitches but there were not enough issues to prevent the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement from approving internet gambling for six Atlantic City Casinos. […]

New Jersey Soft Launches Online Poker New Jersey launched online poker and casino games on Thursday.  Bally’s, Borgata, Caesars, Golden Nugget, Tropicana, Trump Taj Mahal, Trump Plaza and all related partners launched to invited players.  The first two days saw action only between 6pm and 2am.  Saturday will see 18 hours of action and by […]

First Week of Delaware Online Poker Delaware online poker launched on November 8th.  One week later it is still struggling to draw players.  The latest numbers from Pokerscout.com show 888 Delaware peaking at 47 players in the past 24 hours.  That is about double its numbers from the launch but is still not enough to […]

Delaware Launches Online Poker Delaware launched online poker this week.  The state is using 888 software that is nearly identical to the one used by WSOP.com in Nevada.  The state’s three racinos offer online poker and casino games directly through their websites.  At 8pm ET today there were three games running.  The games were $.25/$.50, […]

Delaware Introduces Real Money Online Gaming The Delaware Lottery soft launched real money online gaming on Thursday.  There is an initial test period that will run through November 7th.  Games will be available to the public on November 8th.  Players that signed up for play money accounts through the state’s racinos were selected for the […]

Tropicana Receives Fifth New Jersey Internet Gaming License The Tropicana in Atlantic City announced that it received the fifth New Jersey internet gaming license this week.  Tropicana has partnered with Gamesys, which is still waiting to receive its own license.  In fact, no software providers have received licenses yet.  Tropicana joins Borgata, Golden Nugget, Trump […]

Three More New Jersey Licenses Issued this Week Golden Nugget, Trump Plaza and Trump Taj Mahal all received their internet gaming licenses this week in New Jersey.  This brings the total number of licensees in New Jersey to four after Borgata was approved last week. The issuing of a license does not guarantee a site […]

This past week saw news at two US-facing online poker sites, as well as news out of Nevada and New Jersey. Merge Gaming Tournament Structure Changes Merge Gaming rolled out an unusual tournament structure this month.  The changes started with uniform level structures.  This was welcomed by players.  The issues began when players started noticing […]

New Jersey Interactive Regulations Released The biggest news this week was the release of the New Jersey interactive gaming regulations on Friday.  The final draft was posted on the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement’s (DGE) website.  Public comments were made by a combined 28 companies and individuals.  The DGE responded to all comments.  Many […]

WSOP.com Completes First Week WSOP finished its first week with low traffic counts and players complaining about multiple issues.  The top complaint seems to be a lack of deposit options.  Players may only deposit by using Mastercard or electronic check.  Visa is offered but cards are not accepted.  Players may not deposit at one of […]