Online Poker Report – According to tracking data from the latest Scouting Report – a daily analysis publication from PokerScout.com – the Party / Borgata Network and WSOP.com together account for over 80% of the total online poker market in New Jersey. As of December 22nd, Party / Borgata held a 49% share and WSOP.com accounted for 32% of online poker play in the Garden State. At the other end of the NJ online poker traffic rankings, 888′s All American Poker Network (AAPN) saw a small uptick in the week before the holidays – a 1% bump to 15% that came at the direct…

PartyPoker has always been one of the top destinations for value-laden online poker promotions and that has never been truer than during this Holiday Season, when the cards were in the air and when the Advent Calendar – covering all the Holiday promotions offered by the site – has been in full effect. Although by now one might think it’s a tad late to join the Christmas party at PartyPoker, that is by no means true. There’s always something going on at the site, and by making use of the right channels and using the right Party Poker code everyone…

iGaming Business – Research institution and consultancy Academicon and market research company PokerScout have claimed in a new study that if California opts to legalise online poker, the US state could generate revenue of up to $263 million (€192 million) in the first year. The study said that the US state can expect to generate between $217 million and $263 million in its first year of operations if it goes ahead with a regulated service. The research claimed that the market could generate revenue of up to $384 million in year 10 of operations. Researchers analysed data on 4.6 million…

Playing Bitcoin poker? Well, if poker wasn’t already enough of a gamble, players are increasingly placing bets with the most speculative currency of them all. Poker websites have started accepting bitcoin from U.S. players to skirt federal legislation that makes it illegal to transfer funds associated with illegal Internet gambling, at a time when bitcoin advocates are striving to distance the virtual currency from illegal activities. The move to bitcoin in online poker started after the Department of Justice seized three of the biggest poker websites in the U.S. on April 15, 2011, a day known as Black Friday in…

Poker News – The holidays are upon us! Lists are being made, checked twice, and people all over are asking each other the question, “What do you want for Christmas?” In hopes of spreading good cheer and giving our audience ready answers when they are asked this question, we’ve compiled a list of 10 potential gifts a poker player can ask for this Christmas. Without any further hesitation, let’s get started! 1. RunGood App — $17.99 The easiest way to describe the RunGood poker app is “PokerTracker for live games.” The app lets you keep track of your poker sessions…

Card Player – On Thursday, the World Series of Poker announced the dates for the 2014 summer festival. The 45th running of the WSOP will begin on Tuesday, May 27 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. It’s the 10th consecutive year the event has been held at the Rio. Action will run for 49 consecutive days, concluding with formation of the final table of the main event on July 14. The main event is slated to run over ten consecutive days starting July 5. In addition to the main event and other typical bracelet events, the…