New Jersey Regulated iGaming Drops in September New Jersey’s regulated online poker and casino market dropped in September from the previous month.  Internet revenue came in at $10.24 million, down 2.8 percent from August.  Atlantic City casinos posted a 12.8 percent loss compared to September 2013. These drops may both be attributed to the closure […]

PokerStars Spin & Go Tournaments Drawing Criticism PokerStars rolled out a lottery sit and go format that has drawn the ire of serious players.  These Spin & Go tournaments have just three players.  There is a random drawing for the first prize, which can run anywhere from double to 1,000 times the buyin.  The chances […]

Betfair New Jersey Moves to Caesars Entertainment License Betfair New Jersey has joined forces with Caesars Entertainment in New Jersey.  Betfair was in need of a new partner after Trump Plaza closed in September.  Betfair will operate under a six month waiver issued by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement while it tries to […]

More Full Tilt Poker Payments Made this Week The Garden City Group processed another $1.8 million in payments this week.  This was divided among about 600 petitioners.  Full information may be found at Fulltiltpokerclaims.com. Ladbrokes Leaves Canada Ladbrokes is a brick and mortar gaming operator in the UK that operates a top tier iPoker skin.  […]

Ultimate Gaming Leaving New Jersey The biggest news of the week hit late Friday when Ultimate Gaming announced that it was leaving the New Jersey regulated online gaming market.  The company blamed Trump Entertainment, its Atlantic City partner, for the decision.  Ultimate Gaming is owed $1.5 million by Trump Entertainment, according to a bankruptcy court […]

More Full Tilt Poker Remission Payments Coming The Garden City Group announced that 600 more players will receive payments from the Full Tilt Poker fraud fund.  The amount totals about $2 million.  These players can expect to be paid by the end of September.  The window for filing a Full Tilt Poker claim closed last […]

Two Atlantic City Casinos Close Atlantic City lost two more casinos this week.  Showboat closed on August 30, while Revel shuttered its doors on September 2.  Atlantic City dropped a poker room with the closure of Showboat.  Revel closed its poker room in 2013.  Neither casino had online gaming operations. Trump Plaza will close on […]

Nevada and Delaware Poker Interactive Gaming Revenue Nevada online poker rake was $985,000 in July.  This is the second best month since its launch in April 2013.  The best month was June 2014 when the World Series of Poker was in full swing.  Nevada still lags New Jersey in terms of poker revenue, but is […]

California Online Poker Bills Die Two online poker bills are dead in the California Legislature.  The deadline for passing bills is the end of August and the interested parties are still too far apart to agree on a compromise.  California State Senator Lou Correa, sponsor of one of the bills, felt that this is not […]

PokerStars Sale Finalized Amaya Gaming announced Friday that its acquisition of PokerStars was final.  Two stories leading up to this announcement came earlier in the week when PokerStars received regulatory approval in all of its licensing jurisdictions and Amaya Gaming shareholders approving the purchase. The next step for PokerStars appears to be gaining approval from […]

PrivateTable Still Not Live The Santa Ysabel tribe announced that it would go live with real money online poker through its PrivateTable brand in California two weeks ago.  This still has yet to happen.  The site is live for play money.  Its payment processor FinPay was taken offline. FinPay relaunched with a new website this […]

California Tribe Announces Online Poker Site The Santa Ysabel tribe in California announced this week that it would launch real money online poker.  It is currently open only for play money action.  The platform may be downloaded at PrivateTable.com.  It is the same software used by the Winning Poker Network. The Santa Ysabel tribe is […]

Betcoin Joins Winning Poker Network Betcoin is a Bitcoin-only poker site.  It has joined the Winning Poker Network.  Betcoin uses Winning Poker’s software for its cash games and tournaments.  Only tournaments, including sit and gos, are shared with the network.  The cash games are ring-fenced from the network’s tables.  This means players at cash game […]

New Jersey Considering PokerStars iGaming Application Even though the deal is still months from closing, Amaya Gaming has wasted no time in getting the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement to reconsider the PokerStars iGaming application.  It has been on hold since December when New Jersey regulators suspended the application for two years. Exceptions that […]

PokerStars Licensing Discussions Restart in New Jersey The news of Amaya Gaming acquiring PokerStars is a week old and wheels are already turning.  New Jersey regulators are already reviewing documentation that may help PokerStars launch in the state by the end of 2014.  Amaya Gaming already holds an interactive gaming license in New Jersey.  It […]