From NJ.com – Revel will be closing its poker room in August in a move to help bolster the fledgling resort’s bottom line, according to a report by the Press of Atlantic City. “After careful consideration and in an effort to further improve the overall operating performance of Revel Casino-Hotel, management has made the decision to close our poker room operations effective August 2013,” announced a statement on Tuesday . The move is the latest in a series of ups and downs for the resort since its opening in April 2012. On the heels of battling bankruptcy, the casino even…

From Poker Fuse – An illegal live poker game was raided by police in Thailand Sunday morning, resulting in the arrest of 9 foreign nationals and two Cambodian Casino workers who were acting as host and dealer for the game. The game, allegedly run by 35 year-old US citizen Matthew Greynom, was in violation of Thailand’s anti-gambling legislation, reports Pattaya News. Police confiscated multiple currencies worth roughly $5700 USD, casino chips, a laptop and a ledger containing transactions between March and July 2013. Along with Greynom, other foreigners arrested in the sting were US citizens Brian Thomas and Mark Neddleman,…

An increase of Tribal Gaming revenue in the U.S. showed an increase in 2012, which may not be good news for online poker legislative efforts in several states. A recent report released by the National Indian Gaming Commission reveals that revenue generated last year by land-based tribal gaming operations reached an all-time high of $27.9 billion. That statistic marks three straight years of growth for tribal concerns following a decline brought on by a slumping economy in 2008. While an increase in gross gaming revenues would normally be a reason for rejoicing, those hoping to see online poker and gambling…

From OSGA.com – Las Vegas casinos are still pushing for a federal online gambling law with or without an advocacy group to speak for them and last week Joe Barton reintroduced a new variation of his bill. This time, however, the impetus for the new federal bills isn’t because an election is around the corner but rather because states are preparing to legalize both online poker and online casinos and this is a last ditch attempt to create a federal bill before the floodgates open. New Jersey already passed an online gambling bill for poker and casino games and Iowa,…

Ultimate Gaming gained final approval Thursday from the Nevada Gaming Commission to operate what is currently the state’s only legal Internet poker website. The company, which is majority owned by Station Casinos, launched Ultimate Poker on April 30 and then began a field trial to prove the website meets state regulations covering interactive wagering. The field trial is now complete. Ultimate Gaming Chief Technology Officer Chris Derossi provided commissioners with a detailed report on the system. Figures, including financial details, were not made public. Derossi said Ultimate Poker has dealt more than 9.1 million hands of poker and operated some…

888 Poker might not be a name familiar to the casual fan of online poker in America, but it’s a name that is about to get a whole lot more recognition. In fact, it could turn out to be the most prominent name in American online poker. To understand why 888 Poker is likely to play such a critical role in the United States market for regulated online poker, let’s walk through the company’s current position in the U.S. and then break down what the 888 software has to offer to American online poker players. Where is 888 licensed to…

From Vegas, Inc – At the stroke of midnight Monday, a boycott of the poker room at Sheldon Adelson’s Venetian began. But virtually no change was visible Monday afternoon. Dozens of visitors crowded the tables. The only sign of a boycott was online, where local poker pros took to blogs to rage over Adelson’s aggressive campaign against online gambling. The disgruntled players appeared to be the only ones taking part in the five-day boycott. “This isn’t a fight about profits,” poker insider Nolan Dalla, who sparked the protest in a widely read blog post, wrote June 27. “It’s about making…

From Online-Casinos – The Bodog Poker Network has been attempting to create a new recreational model for poker players on the internet and has battled a public campaign against poker tracking and poker volume tracking sites. Recently Dan Stewart’s online poker traffic-reporting site PokerScout.com which Bodog has been trying in vain to delete has indeed disappeared for 24 hours. Tracking sites such as PokerScout benefits the grinders and sharks while only diminishing the very idea of the recreational poker players that are the essence of any online poker system. The move to completely anonymous tables by Bodog includes large investments…