Online poker news
Poker has long desired to enter the mainstream, especially in the States of America. One of the ways to do that is through sponsorship deals with companies and organizations that are in that mainstream area. PokerStars has pulled off such a deal, becoming only the second online poker operation to join forces with a team… Read more »
Three continents, three Platinum Passes The long-awaited return of the PokerStars Players NL Hold’em Championship (PSPC) is just two months away. And as the January 30 start date rapidly approaches, opportunities to win a Platinum Pass to pay for the pricey $25,000 buy-in are dwindling. On Monday, PokerStars announced several new opportunities for poker players… Read more »
In preparation for the return of the PokerStars Players’ Championship (PSPC) in 2023, PokerStars has come up with a new way for players to earn their way into the tournament. Through what is called the “Chests & Ladders” Promotion, players on the PokerStars international platform will be able to earn one of the $30,000 Platinum… Read more »
One great thing about video games as a “live service” is that they are constantly updated, tweaked, and patched to offer players better balance, new content, and a better gaming experience for years to come. Online poker is very much the same – poker rooms frequently change their software client to look better, feel better,… Read more »
One of the worst parts about the UIGEA was the removal of the States of America from the global poker pool. Instead of having chances to earn passage into major international poker tournaments, those in the States have been left to languish (unless they wanted to travel to a friendly country!). PokerStars is trying to… Read more »
Since the U. S. Supreme Court overturned the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA), there has been a rush by many states to enact new gaming avenues and venues for their citizens. Sometimes those venues also call for expansion on their own. In two states, Illinois and West Virginia, new gaming avenues are potentially… Read more »
Poker is safe A month after it was announced, the ban on unregulated gambling streams on Twitch has gone into effect. The leading streaming platform has said it will be gentle in its enforcement at the outset, giving streamers a chance to get used to the policy. “….we know this may be an adjustment for… Read more »
Enjoyable alternative to regular online poker Last week, Meta announced that its new virtual reality device, the Meta Quest Pro, will be available for purchase on October 25. It is for the extreme VR enthusiast only, as it comes with a $1,500 price tag, nearly four times that of the established Meta Quest 2. My… Read more »
In early 2022, the province of Ontario was coming to the realization that change was afoot in the online gaming world, at least for them. The provincial government had passed regulations on all online gaming. This included virtually every gaming activity that Ontarians had previously gone to “rest of the world” companies to participate. Sports… Read more »
Earlier this year, the online gaming community in the province of Ontario, Canada, changed. Instead of having unfettered access to an array of online gaming options from around the world – sports betting, daily fantasy sports (DFS), casino gaming, online poker, and other gaming choices – Ontarians became the only residents of Canada that were… Read more »
Not looking out for customers enough GGPoker has run afoul of the United Kingdom’s gambling regulator. On Wednesday, the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) announced that NSUS Limited, which trades as GGPoker, has been fined a hefty £672,829 ($746,340) for both social responsibility and anti-money laundering failures. When the UKGC hands out large fines, it is… Read more »
Trick or treat? Ontario’s legal, regulated online gambling and sports betting market has been up and running for six months and in that time, a number of gaming operators have received their licenses and launched their offerings. At the end of October, anyone who has not been granted a license to operate in the province… Read more »
What would you do if the online game – gambling or otherwise – disconnected you so frequently that it was essentially unplayable? For Sam Antar of New York City, the answer is to just keep on playing. According to Antar, though, MGM Resorts International, its Borgata casino resort, international partner Entain, and online gambling brand… Read more »
The online crusher crushed yet again. On Tuesday, Simon Mattsson went into the final table of the 2022 WSOP Online Main Event on GGPoker as the chip leader and finished as the only one with chips, winning nearly $2.8 million and an official World Series of Poker gold bracelet. Mattsson, who is best known by… Read more »
Millions still there for the taking The 2022 WSOP Online on GGPoker is down to the end, with just the $5,000 Main Event as the last bracelet event still to be completed. The tournament will play out its final table on Tuesday, as just nine players remain, all vying for the $2.8 million first prize.… Read more »
Frustrating day for everyone involved PokerStars was the victim of a Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack on Sunday, forcing it to cancel a slew of tournaments, including all six Main Events of the 2022 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP). Sunday is normally the hottest day of week for online poker tournaments and with the WCOOP… Read more »
Life comes at you fast. Just days after some of the most popular Twitch streamers threatened to boycott the site if it didn’t ban gambling streams, Twitch announced that it will do just that, at least somewhat. In a Twitter post on Tuesday, Twitch said it will soon “prohibit streaming of gambling sites that include… Read more »
Over $2 million in guarantees September is busy enough right now with online poker tournament series, so let’s get busier. On Thursday, the BetMGM Poker State Championships get underway, running through September 25th. For that week and a half, there will be 26 events running simultaneously in each state where BetMGM has a site: New… Read more »
The PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) is well underway, but that does little for players in the United States, as they are shut out of the global poker network. Fortunately for PokerStars customers in Pennsylvania, Michigan, and New Jersey, the US Championship of Online Poker (US COOP) has returned and kicks off this… Read more »
Every day will be hectic The 2022 PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) got underway over the weekend, the beginning of about a month of tournaments and $85 million in guaranteed prize pools. The series has a three-tiered buy-in structure as always, with low, medium, and high buy-ins for each event, bringing the total… Read more »
Note: This article was originally published 8/24/22, but technical issues required it to be re-posted. Fortunately, the timing worked out as such that we could just alter a couple things to make it work. Off to a quick start It seems that the online poker tournament series season is upon us. The 2022 World Series… Read more »
In North America, online poker is in a tumultuous state. In the States of America, it is a hodgepodge of laws, bans, compacts, and individualist industries. When you go to Canada, it is completely different – except for one province. Just what is the state of online poker in North America? It is one that… Read more »
PokerStars has unveiled the schedule for the 2022 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP), arguably the most prestigious online poker series on the calendar. Running September 4-28, WCOOP consists of 322 tournaments and $85 million in guaranteed prize pools. This is the 21st edition of the series, but this year, there is a little bit… Read more »
Short window for second chances GGPoker’s introduction of the Poker Integrity Council (PIC) a month ago has been generally well-received by the poker community. Cheating is a significant problem in poker and is about time for a concerted effort to not just root out cheaters, but punish them across the poker world, not just site… Read more »
Trust could be an issue Bryn Kenney, the second-winningest live tournament player of all time, is a co-founder of an upcoming new online poker room called 4Poker. A new poker room led by one of poker’s most successful players would be news in and of itself, but the real twist here is that Kenney has… Read more »
