Ever since the DOJ reversed its stand on the Wire Act of 1961, states have been announcing their intentions to take advantage of online gambling in some form or another. It’s all been in the news and I’ve been following it on Google News. The most popular method seems to be online poker, which California [...]
It looks like the Alderney Gambling Control Commission has decided to wipe their hands clean of the whole Full Tilt Poker situation. It’s not like I can blame them. Though on the other hand, I can’t say they’ve done much to resolve the Full Tilt situation other than meet the company’s request for private hearings [...]
I’ve been following the developing news about the US gambling scene for the past couple of days and trying to figure out where this will lead us in the future. The news has been so big that it hit the Wall Street Journal. I still don’t have the answers but neither does anyone else. But [...]
So, if you live in the US, like I do, you made an interesting discovery yesterday. Your Bodog Poker account was gone and you were now a member of Bovada Poker. Now there’s more behind this than just a name change, so let me explain. I’ll also point out what I think was a bit [...]
As we enter December, I’m taking a look back on poker news for November, including some recent developments. Recent development number 1 – Barney Frank is going to retire! Frank is the member of Congress who has put the most effort behind trying to get legislation passed to legalize online poker and regulate online casinos. [...]
The World Series of Poker Main Event is over and Germany’s Pius Heinz is the newest bracelet winner. Congrats to Pius! And let’s take a look at this player to see what it tells us about poker today. Pius is 22 years old. Yes, folks, just 22. And remember, you can’t play in Las Vegas [...]
It’s the end of the fiscal year, which may be spurring on some of the big announcements in poker news. Though in some cases a few companies seem to simply be in a damage control mode. But this week I do promise some good news. At least a little. The big news that could be [...]
The long standing poker room named after Doyle Brunson, DoylesRoom, has been acquired by Americas Cardroom and some changes are taking place. Now, those who follow the poker world will know that Doyle Brunson cut his ties with it back in the summer. His decision was based on the problems he saw Full Tilt, Pokerstars, [...]
This week I actually have some news that doesn’t involve Full Tilt Poker. I suspect the Full Tilt news will be fading over time as people come to realize and accept that it will probably never revive and player will probably never see the money they’re owed. Heck, when a poker room hits the news [...]
I’ve been watching the situation develop around Full Tilt poker because, well, it’s dominating the poker news again, and behaving like a roller coaster. At this point I’ve used www.google.com to set up an email alert for every time Full Tilt is mentioned in the news. The week started off with the bad news that [...]