Author: John Mehaffey

Online Poker and Casino Legalization Passes Pennsylvania Legislature The Pennsylvania Legislature passed a bill this week that would legalize and regulate online poker and casino games. Language in the bill also licenses daily fantasy sports sites and includes the possibility of sports betting should the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act get nullified by the […]

Football season has not hurt withdrawal speeds at US-facing poker sites. All remained in the same range as last month. This is a great sign as this is the busiest time of the year for US sportsbooks. This can overwhelm payment processing. Most US online poker sites are related to sports betting sites. Last month’s […]

There are hundreds of places to play online poker. Some are real money poker sites where players can win cash. Others are social media sites where players can play for free or spend money for rewards. Others are just outright free with no ability to spend money. There are play money tables at nearly all […]

It is the busiest time of the year for offshore poker sites. Football season generates significant demand on the payment processing systems. It does not seem that there have been any slowdowns in payments due to this. Most sites hung around last month’s levels or slightly improved. August grades are in parenthesis. The full August […]

After a two-day soft launch, WSOP.com held its official grand opening in Nevada on September 19, 2013. Unlike Delaware and New Jersey, poker sites did not hit the market on the same day in Nevada. At the time of WSOP.com’s launch, Ultimate Poker was approaching its fifth month in operation. The Nevada online poker market […]

New Jersey Online Gaming Posts Another Successful Month New Jersey online poker and casino sites combined to generate $21.3 million in revenues last month. Golden Nugget led the field with $5.2 million. This is impressive since the licensee does not offer online poker. Golden Nugget’s partner is Betfair. Online poker continues to struggle. These games […]

Bovada sent out an email to players in five states today. It stated that accounts with addresses in Delaware, Maryland, Nevada, New Jersey and New York will be closed on October 2, 2017. These five states were already barred from creating new accounts. This decision was made years ago. Players with existing accounts were permitted […]

Major Affiliate Publishes Jao Poker Warning Affiliate Professional Rakeback discovered several issues with a new poker site that is called Jao Poker. The article, published last week, goes over several reasons why players may want to avoid Jao Poker. These include an affiliate program that mirrors a pyramid, spam, use of PayPal for banking and […]

888 Hit With £7.8million Penalty The gambling group 888 was fined £7.8 million for failing to provide adequate problem gambling safeguards. It was discovered that a bug permitted 7,000 players that had self-excluded from the poker, casino and sports side of the business were able to deposit on the 888 bingo site. These players deposited […]

Online poker typically hits a bottom in terms of traffic around mid-summer. This helped poker sites that accept US players process payments at respectable speeds in the past month. This may change as football season starts and online gaming payment processing demand increases. July’s offshore online poker payment processing grades may be found here. Last […]