With the recent ruling in New Hampshire against the Department of Justice, online poker shared liquidity could create a monster. During its latest trading update, 888 Holdings boasted that it had already moved into the lead among US online poker sites. 888 only serves three states, but the claim of being the market leader includes the combined network of 888 and its US partner, WSOP. Things may not be good with the rest of the 888 Poker operations around the world, though. Global online poker revenue fell disastrously during 2018, with year-over-year numbers down 28%. The good news from the US, however,…

The World Poker Tour wrapped up its 17th season last week. But as they close out another successful season, there are WPT expansion plans in their 18th season! For the WPT, social gaming is a key driver of revenue and of course, increasing the customer base. The healthy numbers in their ClubWPT, PlayWPT and now Zynga are vital to the company’s success, and the iconic TV show they put out is a great way to increase membership and retaining of subscribers. The WPT’s customer base could be growing even more as they head south of the border to Mexico! As…

Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa has announced the upcoming Borgata Summer Poker Open, an Atlatnic City-based live poker option scheduled for July 9. With the official schedule yet to be fully announced, the Buy-in for the open will cost potential entrants $600. The event is coming just after the World Series of Poker Main Event Day 1, offering an opportunity to players who have changed their mind about the WSOP bracelets to have a poker outlet. The Bortaga Summer Poker Open will offer $500,000 guarantee and the event will take place between July 9 – 13. A Championship event will…

Online poker was the biggest winner in this week’s Wire Act decision. The judge in the U.S. District Court case of New Hampshire vs. the Department of Justice ruled that the Interstate Wire Act applies only to “activities associated with sports gambling” and not to the interstate sale of online lottery tickets. This decision seems to kill the DOJ’s recent re-interpretation that the act somehow applies to all online gambling. Here is a closer look at how Monday’s federal court decision affects online poker, sports gambling and fantasy sports. For online poker, the court decision represents just about the greatest…

On May 31, 2019 Twitch streamer and content creator Jaime Staples broke the news that several of his gambling content YouTube videos were removed from his channels overnight. At first, two videos were missing related to his My Ultimate Sweat Challenge where he was giving away a seat into the PokerStars Players’ Championship in the Bahamas in January of 2019. This number ballooned to a staggering 150 videos out of around 1,000 total in just a couple of days. Staples currently has one ‘strike’ from YouTube against his channel. “The strike means you can’t upload (videos) for a week, and…

The 2019 WSOP is underway, and while Hold ‘Em is the classic game people think of, it’s not the only one that’s played. There are several different poker events, and each one has its own quirks. Texas Hold ‘Em, of course, has two pocket cards and a board comprised of five community cards, but there are several offshoots. Among those offshoots at Omaha and Hi-Lo 8 or better, games that play with the classic conventions. Then, there are sub-games of Hold ‘Em, such as limit vs. no-limit. Before we get to the games If you’ve watched movies in which poker…