Drama Monday In PokerStars’ Quest To Buy Atlantic City Casino, Eventually...
Monday featured some dramatic developments in PokerStars’ quest to buy a casino in New Jersey and gain entry to the lucrative American Internet poker market. The Star-Ledger reported that a judge...
View ArticleU.S. Full Tilt Players Should Expect To Wait At Least Another Year For Funds
American players who are collectively owed millions of dollars from the Full Tilt Poker fiasco should expect to wait at least another year for their dollars. The Garden City Group, a claims adjuster...
View ArticlePoker In Court: U.S. v. DiCristina Reversed
On Tuesday, a federal court overturned the ruling from U.S. v. Lawrence DiCristina in August 2012, which included testimony that poker is a game of skill, rather than chance. The lower court had...
View ArticleU.S. Live Poker Still In State Of Flux
With the recent announcements of poker room closings at M Resort in Las Vegas and Revel Casino-Hotel in Atlantic City, one is reminded that the game of poker itself is an interesting spot as many top...
View ArticleFirst Virtual Currency Hearing Held In U.S. Congress
Congressmen from the United States met publicly for the country’s first ever hearing on virtual currencies, most notably the skyrocketing bitcoin. The hearing was entitled “Beyond Silk Road: Potential...
View ArticlePokerStars To Continue Pursuit Of U.S. In 2014
PokerStars, the world’s top online poker site, has so far failed to secure entry into both Nevada and New Jersey online gambling markets, but it will not give up on figuring out a way to re-enter the...
View ArticleU.S. Online Poker Market Could Be $2.2 Billion A Year Under Nationwide Industry
Legalized online poker is slowly, but surely, coming to the United States. Right now, three states — Nevada, New Jersey and Delaware — have online poker up and running in their respective borders....
View ArticleChad Elie Lawsuit Dismissed By U.S. District Court Judge
Chad Elie, one of Black Friday’s convicted online poker payment processors, has had his lawsuit against former attorney Jeff Ifrah dismissed by U.S. District Court Judge James C. Mahan. Elie, who...
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court Says ‘No’ To Poker Case
The U.S. Supreme Court decided to reject the appeal of Lawrence DiCristina, who was convicted of running an illegal gambling business thanks to spreading a poker game in a New York warehouse. The...
View ArticleU.S. Lawmaker Wants To Ban Online Poker
Another lawmaker on Capitol Hill wants to put a restriction on Internet gaming. According to GamblingCompliance, U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham — a Republican from South Carolina — said he is currently...
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