Every American internet video poker player is painfully aware of the seizures of four poker websites back in April 2011. Many players were left in limbo without a way to recover funds in their online poker accounts. Preet Bharara, a district attorney in New York is the prosecutor behind the seizures. The events that led [...]
The next presidential election will take place in 2012 and so far no candidates from either party have clearly spelled our specific policies regarding internet gambling. Online gambling is a co0ntroversial topic that some candidates wish to avoid. For GOP candidates social conservatives and the religious right are adamantly opposed to internet gambling and most [...]
Poker giant Bodog has rolled out new software designed to thwart data mining programs and removed player’s screen names allowing anonymous play. The move was designed to cater to casual and recreational players. The new software allows casual players to keep more experienced players from using poker tracking software to gain an unfair advantage over [...]
Back in 2006 the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) was imposed on an unsuspecting public by anti gambling extremists in congress. The act was passed using the most dishonest of tactics and in, in fact, most legislators were unaware if its existence until it was too late. Predictably the entire online gaming industry spoke [...]
Most gaming experts say that poker is not really gambling and is a skill based game. To become a good poker player potential players must study poker strategy and odds. In New York lawyers for a Utah banker and businessman made that very same argument in a federal court. The case is part of the [...]
On October 3rd to the 6th the Global Gaming Expo will take place in Las Vegas. The Global Gaming Expo is an annual event and is run by the American Gaming Association. This year’s event will feature exhibits and conferences covering a wide variety of topics of importance to the gaming industry. This year’s exhibitors [...]
Ever since the seizure of Full Tilt Poker back in April things keep getting worse and worse for the beleaguered company. A few days ago the US Department of Justice filed a motion in federal court to amend its “Black Friday” civil complaint to add charges that the popular poker site defrauded players out of [...]
Hundreds, if not thousands, of online poker players at Full Tilt Poker have had their accounts frozen since ‘Black Friday’ in April. On April 15th the US government seized the domains and assets of four major online poker sites including Full Tilt. Since then players have been in limbo concerning their accounts at Full Tilt [...]
The World Series of Poker, also known as the WSOP is a world famous series of poker tournaments. The WSOP dates back to 1970 when gambling legend Benny Binion invited seven top poker players to a tournament at his world famous Horseshoe Casino in Las Vegas. The winners of the WSOP events receive a bracelet [...]
Poker is a great game that millions play at both land based and online casinos. Unlike most gambling games poker is skill based no matter what version of the game is played. There are many versions of poker such as Texas Hold Em, Five card stud and many others. Today poker is easily the most [...]
