Category: Online Gambling Stories
Caesars to Announce Launch of WSOP Online Poker Site
Yesterday we told you that the WSOP Online Poker would soon launch, and that Ultimate Poker will soon be ending its reign as Nevada’s only regulated online poker site currently in operation. On Monday, Caesars Interactive Entertainment is set to hold a conference call in which they will reveal the date on which they will launch their World Series of Poker branded real-money online poker web site in Nevada. In the six months since Ultimate Poker first opened its doors to Nevadans, there has been much speculation about which site would be the next to go live – and when….
Maryland Gaming Chief Will ‘Keep An Eye On’ New Jersey Online Gambling
Card Player – Just like in a game of poker, the state of Maryland has been reacting to the aggressive betting moves of others at its table. Maryland is in a region full of various gaming expansion initiatives. Earlier this year, its first casino debuted live dealer table games. The move is expected to significantly strengthen the industry there. It also doesn’t hurt that Caesars Entertainment will open a casino in Baltimore and that MGM Resorts International and Penn National Gaming are battling it out for approval to build in Prince George’s County. In terms of gaming, Maryland will be…
New Jersey Casinos Missing Paperwork Ahead of Online Gambling Launch
Poker News Daily – According to reports out of the state, many New Jersey casinos have yet to file critical paperwork with the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement as the state readies to launch their full online casino gaming network in just over two months. Meadowlands Matters writer John Brennan reports that Atlantic City casinos received a letter last week to inform them of the oversight and that the required information was needed by September 20. The letter stated that, “The Division’s review of those submissions filed to date has revealed omissions where the applicant has failed to provide…
UK Gambling Commission Prepares For Secondary Licensing
In 2014 the UK Gambling Commission will allow offshore online gambling operators to operate in the British market, and is thus busy upgrading its License Conditions and Codes of Practice for remote gambling operators. As a part of the consultative phase of this initiative the Commission has asked for inputs from the public. The UK Gambling Commission has sought comments and suggestions from online gambling operators, players and organizations or individuals with an interest in the regulation of Internet gambling. Among the areas earmarked for improvement are included amendments to the present regulations relating to the handling of complaints and…
EGBA welcomes EU Court of Justice preliminary ruling
iGaming Business – The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) trade group has welcomed the Court of Justice of the European Union’s (CJEU) reiteration that member states cannot restrict national gambling market to protect the commercial interests of incumbents or for other economic reasons. In a preliminary ruling in the Italian cases ‘Biasci et al’, the court said that national law that precludes cross-border gambling activities in order to favour the economic interests of incumbents over operators licensed in other member states is against EU law. “National legislation, which in fact precludes all cross-border activity in the betting in gaming…
Online Gambling Becomes Safer As More States Legalize It
Business Insider – Jason Somerville, a professional poker player, could see that all the cards had been dealt and the final board was 3, 4, 5, 6, 3. Mr Somerville had an ace and a king. His opponent paused. He was down to the final five seconds of his time bank before he finally bet. That could have meant one of two things. Either it was a hard decision, or he was distracted. Had the game been in a casino, Mr Somerville would have been able to see which. But it was online, so he couldn’t. Instead, he took into…

















