SealWithClubs Reopens Under New Brand The Bitcoin-only online poker SealsWithClubs ceased operations last week after being offline for 10 days. Chairman Bryan Micon created a You Tube video explaining the situation. In the video, Micon states that the Nevada Gaming Control Board raided his Las Vegas home early in the morning of February 11, 2015. […]

Intertops Now Accepts New U.S. Players Intertops stopped accepting new U.S. players shortly after Black Friday. Its existing base of American players was allowed to stay in the site. Now, most U.S. players may also join the site. Players in 43 states are welcome. Louisiana, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Missouri, and Washington players […]

Bovada Poker Moves to Fourth Place in World Bovada is now the fourth largest online poker network in the world, according to PokerScout.  It is now three times larger than the second largest U.S.-facing network, Merge Gaming.  Bovada is averaging 1,900 players at any given time.  It peaks around 4,000 players. Bovada’s traffic is up […]

Restore the Wire Act Reintroduced Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) has reintroduced the Restoration of America’s Wire Act.  The bill would destroy the existing regulated online poker and casino industry in the U.S.  This same bill failed to pass in the previous Congress, even with a late push to attach it to must-pass legislation in December […]

WSOP Changes Main Event Payouts The World Series of Poker announced last month that it would guarantee a $10 million first prize.  Many players voiced displeasure towards this, stating that a flatter payout would be better for the poker economy.  The World Series of Poker management took the feedback well and returned with a new […]

New California Online Poker Bill Introduced Assemblyman Reggie Jones-Sawyer introduced AB 167 this week in California.  The bill would legalize and regulated online poker.  It has some differences from AB 9, previously introduced by Assemblyman Mike Gatto. AB 167 would allow racetracks to participate in California online poker, in addition to the card clubs and […]

Mississippi Online Gaming Bill Introduced Mississippi Representative Bobby Moak has introduced an online poker bill in the state for a fourth year in a row.  The bill would allow the state’s gaming commission to regulate online poker and casino games.  It includes penalties for unlicensed sites and even players that give them action. Players would […]

PokerStars Reverses Rake Increase on Most Games PokerStars raised the rake on numerous cash games and tournaments in November.  It was met with a large backlash from players.  It only took PokerStars two months to realize its error.  It rolled back all of the new rake increases except for Spin & Go tournaments.  The changes […]

The week of Christmas is always slow for online poker news.  However, it is a great week for online poker promotions.  Many sites that accept U.S. players are offering reload bonuses during the holiday season.  This is typically the slowest time of the year and site operators use incentives to draw action. Intertops Reload Bonus […]

Denial of Service Attacks Affect Offshore Sites The Winning Poker Network, Equity Poker Network and Merge Gaming have been the victim of multiple “Denial of Service” attacks over the past few weeks. This is where unnecessary data is sent to a server in an attempt to overload it.  This prevents legitimate requests from being processed. […]

Betfair Closes New Jersey Poker Site Betfair closed its poker site in New Jersey on December 1.  It was the second New Jersey online poker room to close.  Ultimate Poker walked away from the New Jersey market on October 5.  Betfair had literally zero players.  Its rake in October – the last month of available […]

Ultimate Poker Ceases Operations Ultimate Poker closed its Nevada operations on Monday, November 17 at noon.  It announced the planned closure on Friday, November 14.  The closure was not without controversy.  Ultimate Poker converted all freeroll tournament tickets into $.11 cash for each issued, far below the actual value of the entries.  The site also […]

Ultimate Poker Ceases Operations Ultimate Poker announced Friday that it would cease operations on November 17, 2014 at noon.  The site was the second largest Nevada regulated poker room out of three, averaging about 60 players, according to PokerScout. Ultimate Poker struggled due to its poor software that was developed in house.  Most regulated U.S. […]

Pala Interactive Partners with Borgata Pala Interactive has partnered with Borgata to offer gaming software in the regulated New Jersey poker and casino market.  It is unknown what the product or brand name is that will be used, however, there are some concerns in the online gaming community about the company that is entering the […]

PokerStars Changes Draws Anger from Players PokerStars has made several changes that have drawn the ire of its player base.  It rolled out Spin & Go three-handed sit and gos that took traffic away from cash games and traditional sit and gos.  It also took skill away as an element of the game as the […]