Attempt to drum up traffic The Nevada Gaming Commission (NGC) has approved a series of regulatory amendments in an attempt to boost activity at private gaming salons, the exclusive high-stakes gambling rooms at casinos for whales and celebrities. On Thursday, after an hour debate, the Commission voted to implement the changes, previously recommended by the… Read more »
In the world of poker, there is only one scoreboard that matters – how much money have you won? With this fact in mind (and before the start of the 2025 World Series of Poker), Poker News Daily has headed over to The Hendon Mob poker database with a critical question: Who are the all-time… Read more »
Following the dark days of “Black Friday” nearly fifteen years ago, the States of America’s online poker market has been, at best, a fragmented one. Since the day when the federal government ended online play on the major sites in the industry, the individual states have had to work under a conglomerate of differing regulations,… Read more »
Ahead of the start of the 2024 World Series of Poker, Caesars Digital and WSOP officials have announced a revamp of their online poker site, WSOP.com. Under the new moniker WSOP Online, the new site will allow the three states that allow online poker play – Nevada, New Jersey, and Michigan – to take part… Read more »
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 »
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 »
We may not have a firm schedule – yet – but the 2024 World Series of Poker is already beginning to run satellite tournaments online. In New Jersey, Nevada, Michigan, and Pennsylvania, players on the WSOP.com sites can get in on the action each weekend. These satellite events will give their winners a $10,000 “passport”… Read more »
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 »
He really likes this casino The Nevada Gaming Control Board is a mulling a change to its policies in light of siding with a serial trespasser when a casino would not pay him a jackpot he won. The case was resolved in early October in a split vote by the Board. In it, the NGCB… Read more »
Talking their way into lots of money The Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) has issued a warning to casinos about a lucrative scam that has been seen not just in Nevada, but around the country. In a notice to its licensees on Friday, the NGCB explained that the fraudsters use social engineering to manipulate casino… Read more »
The question of how to manage cheating in the world of online poker has been in existence since the game was founded. There have also been plenty of suggestions (regulatory agencies, organizations, etc.) regarding how to address the question. The state of Nevada recently proposed the creation of an online poker “black book,” but those… Read more »
Beginning on January 1, the state (no pun intended) of the States of America online poker industry will be reshaped. On that date, PokerStars – long looking for a way back into one of the largest poker markets in the world – will compact its online poker operations between Michigan and New Jersey. The question… 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 »
Interstate online poker could be just days or weeks away Online poker players in Michigan are very close to compete against players in other states. On Monday, the Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) announced that executive director Henry Williams has signed the Multi-State Internet Gaming Agreement (MSIGA) to share player pools with Nevada, New Jersey,… Read more »
It has been a long time coming. After spending much of the last decade as a trio, the multi-state online poker compact will be adding a member to the fold. That lucky state will be Michigan, which will join Delaware, Nevada, and New Jersey in providing their online poker products and open the doors for… Read more »
For those in the gaming industry, it is never a good idea to cross the regulatory agencies in the state they are located. In Nevada, that would be the powerful Nevada Gaming Control Board, who regulates the gaming industry with an iron hand. The New Jersey Department of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) has a similar reputation… Read more »
Record-breaking weekend The Super Bowl is now in the rear view mirror, with anyone who isn’t specifically a Los Angeles Rams or Cincinnati Bengals fan probably only remembering the halftime show for either being pretty cool or, in a bizarro universe, scandalous. Not that it wasn’t a good game – L.A.’s last-minute go-ahead touchdown and… Read more »
Omicron variant running rampant The Nevada Gaming Control Board issued a notice to its licensees emphasizing that they must comply with Governor Steve Sisolak’s Emergency Directive 045 regarding mask wearing. The Directive, originally issued in March 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic began to take hold in the United States, essentially says that the state will… Read more »
Does everyone really love an underdog? The betting gods giveth and the betting gods taketh away. After an ultra successful October, NFL sports bettors got destroyed in November, leading to what Superbook executive director John Murray told ESPN was “one of our best hold months in Nevada on record.” Jeff Stoneback, who heads BetMGM’s Nevada… Read more »
In a stunning move this morning, Caesars Entertainment and World Series of Poker officials took a monumental step for their upcoming tournament series. All people who enter WSOP tournaments will be required to show that they have been vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus. This new requirement will extend to the personnel working the event, including… Read more »
After the debacle that was the 2020 “World Series of Poker” (first held online then having a “Main Event” in a half-assed live manner), EVERYONE has to be happy that the 2021 event is making its comeback. Earlier this year Caesars Entertainment, WSOP officials and the poker world breathed a sigh of relief that the… Read more »
For a long time, many online casinos, poker rooms and sports books have operated in the realm of “gray” legality. They are not necessarily against the law, but many states (and countries, for that matter) are not rushing to lock people out of the sites or prosecute the principals. That will be changing in the… Read more »
Iconic casino gets its due The Plaza Hotel & Casino has been a focal point of downtown Las Vegas for 50 years. If you have ever been downtown, you can’t miss it, as it looms large at the end of Fremont Street, as if looking over all of its children. On Tuesday, the Nevada Preservation… Read more »
Get ready to party on The Strip I have always enjoyed the times I have spent in Las Vegas (no drunken-blackout-lost-all-my-money disasters for me, fortunately), but I never really liked the crowds. An empty casino is depressing, but a jam-packed one, well, that’s not really my cup of tea. Give me somewhere in the middle.… Read more »
Easy money, right? We are a divided family here at Poker News Daily. For me as a Green Bay Packers fan, these last couple sports weeks have been awful. For my friend and colleague Earl Burton, however, life has been a joy, as his Tampa Bay Buccaneers just won the Super Bowl for the first… Read more »
