At least we know the dates While the schedule is not yet complete, PokerStars has announced that the Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) will run May 5-29, 2024. The 16th edition of one of the biggest online tournament events of the year will “cover all the bases of tournament poker, with multiple poker variants,… Read more »
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Buyer’s Remorse? Ontario Reportedly Wanting to Rejoin International Poker Community for Online Games
The purpose of government is to do the best things for as many people as possible. This can run from making decisions on taxation to something as simple as whether they can play online casino games and poker. In Ontario, there could be a bit of buyer’s remorse as they are potentially looking at rejoining… Read more »
Barny Boatman Becomes Latest Team PokerStars Pro Member
In an age where poker sponsorships are extremely hard to come by, getting one from one of the major online sites is a pretty rare achievement. When you perform well in the tournament arena – and have a history of excellence in the game – that makes the sponsorship somewhat easier to get. It seems… Read more »
Report: Entain Considering the Sale of PartyPoker
Internet gaming company Entain is reportedly looking to sell online poker room PartyPoker, this according Sky News. Entain has retained the services of Oakvale Capital to work on a possible sale. Other than that, any details are few and far between, as it sounds like Entain is just in the preliminary stages of a prospective… Read more »
Changes Coming to Interstate Gaming Agreement?
The Multi-State Internet Gaming Agreement (MSIGA) has been a boon to internet gaming, otherwise known as iGaming, in the States of America. It has allowed smaller states, such as Delaware, Nevada, and West Virginia, to join forces with some larger states to support larger prize pools and player fields. Now, one of the larger states… Read more »
888 to Pay Sports Illustrated $50 Million to Get Out of Sportsbook Partnership
Joint venture never worked Online gaming giant 888 Holdings has announced that it will undertake a “strategic review” of its business-to-consumer (B2C) operations in the United States. The end result could result in the company selling its US B2C business, exiting the US market, or any of a number of other moves, whatever it feels… Read more »
Guess Who the Number One State in the U. S. for iGaming Is?
It has been a long road from the U. S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn PASPA, the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, in 2018. In that time, many states have enacted laws regarding iGamng, while others have gone the full route and passed online casino regulations, online poker, and sports betting. So, with the… Read more »
GGPoker’s GGMasters Overlay Edition Ends Up With Over $700,000 in Overlay
Poker tournament specialists love them some overlay. Who doesn’t, really? It’s can be tough to find online tourneys with overlay nowadays, as online poker rooms know what they are doing. But GGPoker’s GGMasters Overlay Edition, which wrapped up this week, was made for overlay. It is in the name, after all. And overlay it had,… Read more »
Whoopsies! PokerStars Accidentally Makes Tourney Guarantee 11x Its Normal Level
PokerStars tournament players got an unexpected, pleasant surprise last week when someone at the poker room inadvertently (at least we assume it was) set the guarantee on a tournament to 11 times its normal size. On February 21, the $82 buy-in “Hot $82” tourney had a $56,000 guaranteed prize pool, which seems high for an… Read more »
Fedor Holz Aims to Limit Data Mining in His Role on Poker Integrity Council
Holz a proponent of “pure” poker A week after announcing that he is joining GGPoker’s Poker Integrity Council (PIC), high stakes poker pro Fedor Holz revealed what his top initial priority will be. In a tweet on Tuesday, Holz said he wants to advance “the strict limitation of usage of mined data & MDA with… Read more »
Jason Koon Departs GGPoker, Ends Leadership of Poker Integrity Council
On the heels of a breach of the site, top professional poker player Jason Koon has decided to not only leave the site that was sponsoring him but also to give up his position on what was supposed to be a game-changing organization. Koon, who is in the Top Ten on the all-time money list… Read more »
Dutch Gambling Regulator Clarifies, Tightens Rules on Loss-Based Bonuses
Player protection The Dutch Gaming Authority (KSA) has conducted a study on cashback bonuses in the online gambling industry, finding that more needs to be done to reel in operators who offer loss-based bonuses. The concept of these bonuses is straightforward: players receive a percentage of their losses back in the form of cash back… Read more »
GGMasters Overlay Edition Returns to GGPoker February 18
The GGMasters Overlay Edition returns to GGPoker this month, with two weekends of what has been a very lucrative tournament for players. As the name implies, GGPoker knows full well that there is a high probability that it will be stuck paying an overlay. It certainly was in both 2022 and 2023. Why would a… Read more »
Judge Rules That BetMGM Has No Legal Obligation to Stop Compulsive Gambling
Moral obligation differs from legal obligation A judge has thrown out a New York man’s lawsuit against the Borgata and its parent company, MGM Resorts International, saying that Atlantic City casinos – and their online gambling sites – do not have to stop people from gambling, even if they are displaying compulsive behavior. In her… Read more »
PokerStars Changes Satellite Policy to Give Players Flexibility
Player-friendly change PokerStars has announced a change to its policy governing online satellites to live regional events, designed to provide players with more flexibility. Previously, if a person won a seat in a tournament on a regional tour, like the UKIPT or Eureka Poker Tour, that was it. They couldn’t play in any more satellites.… Read more »
Why Sports Betting? States Crushing Tax Revenues from Industry
One of the big questions asked by many in the online poker community is “Why isn’t online poker being embraced by states as they have sports betting?” You may think that answer is a complex one, but it comes down to a simple explanation. According to reports from the states themselves, their tax revenues are… Read more »
PokerStars Announces Changes to Rewards Program
Something for everyone PokerStars has announced a revamp of its rewards program, calling it “fairer” and “more transparent.” Slated to switch over on January 22, the new system aims to reward high volume players more while not punishing casual players for not putting in the grind. The first big change that PokerStars discusses in its… Read more »
GGPoker Apologizes for Security Breach, Promises to Make Players Whole
Tough to miss Just before the turn of the new year, a new cheating scandal was unearthed by players at GGPoker. Fortunately, it did not appear to be widespread and did not last anywhere close to as long as the “superuser” sprees of over a decade and a half ago on UltimateBet and Absolute Poker,… Read more »
BetMGM Interstate Online Poker Network “Imminent”
US online poker cupboard still pretty bare It appears that the United States will soon have its third interstate online poker network. Now, that’s not nearly as exciting as adding states to the mere handful that have legalized online poker, but it’s still something. Competition is good. During an investor presentation on Monday, BetMGM, without… Read more »
West Virginia Joins Multi-State Internet Gaming Agreement, Even Though It Doesn’t Have Any Online Poker Rooms
Need some poker first In a sign that online poker might finally be coming to West Virginia, the state has joined the Multi-State Internet Gaming Agreement (MSIGA), allowing the state to share player pools with the other member states. The Nevada Gaming Control Board announced West Virginia’s inclusion on Tuesday. The Mountain State joined New… Read more »
GGPoker to Combat Max Late Registration Abuse in October Software Update
Coordinated stalling In a software update coming “sometime this month,” GGPoker implementing a change to its multi-table tournaments to try to stop max late registration abuse. Using this tactic, groups of players will buy-in to a tournament at the same time at the end of the late registration period. The way GGPoker’s software is currently… Read more »
Bert “girafganger7” Stevens Wins Record-Breaking 2023 WSOP Online Main Event
Bert “girafganger7” Stevens is no stranger to online tournament success. After all, he once commanded the top spot in the PocketFives online poker rankings. He has won loads of big tournaments, including the GGPoker Super MILLION$ Main Event and two EPT Online events (he was the first player to accomplish the latter). But this week’s… Read more »
Benny “RunGodlike” Glaser Lives Up to His Name, Wins Sixth 2023 WCOOP Title
Benny Glaser is on a run the likes that has rarely been seen in the online poker world, if, in fact, it has ever been seen before. On Monday, the man who goes by “RunGodlike” on PokerStars, won his sixth title of the 2023 PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP), breaking the series record.… Read more »
Crypto Casino Stake Hacked, Has $41 Million in Cryptocurrency Stolen
A different kind of casino robbery Crypto casino Stake has confirmed that its hot wallets were hacked, resulting in the infiltrators pilfering millions of dollars worth of cryptocurrency. According to the company, the hacks occurred around 10:00am ET Monday morning. Before the confirmation, posted on X, cybersecurity firm Cyvers posted that it had detected “multiple… Read more »
PokerStars’ North America Championship of Online Poker (NACOOP) Coming Mid-September
The full schedule is yet to come, but PokerStars has announced that the inaugural North American Championship of Online Poker (NACOOP) is set for September 15 – October 2. NACOOP will span more than 70 events and offer over $7 million in guaranteed prize pools. While it is the very first NACOOP, it is not… Read more »