Online Poker

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Predictions for Year Two of Nevada’s Regulated Poker Industry

It’s been a tumultuous year for Nevada’s infant regulated poker industry, marked by precipitous highs, volatile trends and uncertainty. Since peaking just weeks before online poker went live in New Jersey last November, Nevada’s iGaming scene has suffered the ill-effects of a five month long slump; one which saw cash-game volume plummet to its lowest […]
Posted on: April 30, 2014 | Robert DellaFave
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Nevada Online Poker Review: Ongoing WSOP.com Mini Controversy, Cal. Hearing, and More

The iGaming community is currently focused on California, where the State Assembly hosted an online poker hearing that featured several key individuals from the online poker industry in Nevada, including former NGCB Chairman Mark Lipparelli. But while California discusses the potential for online poker expansion Nevada continues to live it, dealing with all the ups […]
Posted on: April 25, 2014 | Steve Ruddock
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WSOP.com Customer Comes Under Fire; Is it Deserved?

WSOP.com’s customer has been anything but ive according to poker players on the 2+2 poker forum, but are they casting blame at the right people? At issue is the company’s handling of a collusion complaint, more specifically the follow-up questions regarding the investigation, which has now morphed into a critical analysis of their customer […]
Posted on: April 21, 2014 | Steve Ruddock
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Nevada Traffic Report: WSOP.com and Ultimate Poker Suffer the Effects of Seasonal Depression

Historically, the advent of spring ushers in a marked decline in the amount of global online poker traffic. 2014 has proven no different. Nevada’s newly-minted online poker industry, now approaching its one-year anniversary in the regulated iGaming space, failed to escape the seasonal downtrend, exhibiting nominal losses in both cash-game and tournament traffic. However, with […]
Posted on: April 18, 2014 | Robert DellaFave
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Nevada Online Poker Review: Las Vegas Sands Controversy, NGCB Licenses, Traffic, and more

Nevada is fast approaching it’s one-year anniversary of legalized online poker, but that doesn’t mean everything has fallen into place without issue, or that the industry is now on secure footing. Setting aside the operational and technical issues the online poker industry has faced, there is also the ever-present storm cloud of Sheldon Adelson hanging […]
Posted on: April 9, 2014 | Steve Ruddock
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NGCB Extends Online Poker Licenses of 6 Nevada Casinos

Last week the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) granted six casinos an extension for their online poker licenses according to the Las Vegas Sun. None of the six casinos have launched an online poker product at this point. Under Nevada law, companies that are approved for online poker licenses were required to launch their software […]
Posted on: April 8, 2014 | Steve Ruddock
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Ultimate Poker Deals 30 Millionth Hand; A Look Back at Year 1

Right now in New Jersey, partypoker is counting down to their 30 millionth hand dealt and running a $40,000 promotion to celebrate the milestone, but another licensed US online poker provider has already reached this milestone, Ultimate Poker, which reached the milestone earlier this week. Of course, Ultimate Poker’s accomplishment isn’t quite as impressive as […]
Posted on: April 7, 2014 | Steve Ruddock
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How Anti-Online Gambling Legislation Could Be A Win-Win For Everybody

It’s hard to predict what will come of the proposed online gambling ban that has been introduced in Congress by Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Representative Jason Chaffetz (R-UT). The Restore America’s Wire Act bills were introduced into the House of Representatives and the Senate on Wednesday, and the architect of these pieces of legislation, […]
Posted on: March 27, 2014 | Steve Ruddock
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