Archive for the ‘Online Poker’ Category
Online Poker Bill to Be Discussed in Iowa
Later this month, Iowa State Senator Jeff Danielson will be proposing a bill which will regulate poker in the state. His proposal comes in the wake of the U.S. Department of Justice’s memorandum clarifying the nature and intention of the 1961 Wire Act, which is intended to apply only to sports betting, and not to online gaming.
Since the clarification of the ruling, many states have moved to consider relaxing their online poker rules. Those states include New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, and California. It’s likely that many other states will follow suit.
Danielson said of the proposal “We believe by the end of this year you will see a handful of states continue to authorize it. Because of the DoJ’s opinion, we believe you’ll see very quickly multi-state compacts”.
The clarification of the bill hasn’t changed everyone’s minds, though. There are still many senators that are against gambling, and will fight any expansion of it. It’s going to be an interesting time for our poker playing friends in the states.
Caesars and 888 Getting Ready for US Market
Two big brands, Caesars Interactive Entertainment and 888 Holdings, have teamed up to get ready for the United States poker market. The partnership comes in anticipation of a change in American gambling laws, which would open the door for certain, limited, forms of online gambling.
888 Chairman Brian Mattingley, said “888 has taken a prudent approach to regulation, which culminated in the successful review conducted by the NGC, putting 888 and Dragonfish in pole position for the US market. This gives us a strong platform to roll out our cutting edge, turnkey solution to other potential partners as the market opens.”
In recent years, 888 has been a driving force for the World Series of Poker brand in other countries, such as the United Kingdom. It will be interesting to see how the US market evolves when online gambling opportunities open up over there. Those who were in a position to move swiftly when the law changed (such as Caesars), should have definite advantage in the early days.
Online Poker Tournament Planner from On-Mobi
If you’ve ever missed a freeroll, or gotten confused about the dates of a forthcoming tournament, then you’ll love this mobile application. On-Mobi has released a new Poker Planner application on the Apple App Store. The application acts as an online tournament reminder. Poker players can purchase notification bundles for a small fee (20 notifications for $0.99, US dollars or 200 for $4.99). They will then be informed about tournaments ahead of time, ensuring that they don’t miss out.
You can set up the app to inform you about tournaments based on a range of criteria – including real money or play money play, your preferred sites, buy-in, tournament name, and the time that the tournament will start. This will allow you to stay on top of the poker calendar, making sure that you don’t lose track of all the tournaments that are going on during peak season.
The app is free to download, but the notifications will cost money. For the small fee, however, it’s worth at least buying one pack of notifications to see whether it’s useful to you or not.
Full Tilt Poker plays its last hand
The word is out: Full Tilt Poker is no longer allowed to offer poker gambling services to players all over the world. This shocking announcement has been met with dismay by poker fans and the Poker Players Alliance (PPA). Read the rest of this entry »
The 888poker Summer Slam
888poker juices it up with a Coupon Crazy fest this May! The Big Deal is officially ON!
How are poker chips made
Have you ever wondered how poker chips are made? Probably not, right? If you play in online poker tournaments or other poker events, you likely have very little appreciation for the hardware used in traditional poker. Read the rest of this entry »
Sports Betting and Poker’s Similarities
There are a number of similarities between online poker and sports betting, and for this reason, those who enjoy one often also engage in the other. If you’re wondering how the two activities overlap, read on to learn more. Read the rest of this entry »
Be Bold and Play Face-to-Face Poker at 888poker
A revolutionary new poker product awaits players at 888poker. It’s real-live poker with a live video feed and you’re instantly connected to a massive global players base. Read the rest of this entry »
Play with Style at 888poker with PokerCam
The all-exciting PokerCam brings face-to-face gaming closer to home.
Poker.com.au – for all your poker needs
The domain market proves once again to be a hot topic these days with 888.com purchase of Australian poker domain poker.com.au for $100,000. According to experts in the industry this domain is consider to be a “bargain” in compare to equivalent sales made in other countries. David Lye, from NetFleet explains that the regulations made years ago, prohibits the advertising of online gambling services in Australia.
Theoretically, no website in Australia can advertise online gambling services and also for those braking the law, penalties are large; however, the law does not restrict Australians from using these services.
All facts point to the speculation that without the prohibiting laws, the domain price could have been ten times greater holding the legislation responsible for this. A year ago a similar sale was made in Canada, where regulations are not that tight, poker.ca was sold for $400,000. Now, Canada has one and a half times the Australian population, and yet the price is four times greater.
Legalizing online gambling advertising wouldn’t only increase the value of related domains, but it will also increase tax revenue. Lye explains, that online gambling it’s a very luxurious field on the website, legalizing it will allow access to poker rooms which simultaneously will increase tax revenue by hundreds of millions per year. But so far it seems that restrictions will continue.
888 Holdings holds many gambling sites worldwide. poker.com.au currently post a message saying: “The Poker Guide that will change the way you think about poker, play poker and even dream your hand in poker is coming soon with all the features that you’ll want and all the bonuses and special offers that you’re looking for.”