The long running online gambling dispute between the USA and the Caribbean island of Antigua looks soon to be resolved. The contention between the two arose in 2003 when US authorities effectively banned the twin island nation of Antigua and Barbuda from offering their online betting services to US residents. At the time, Antigua’s gambling industry earned around $3
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State of Kentucky fines Amaya $870 million
Amaya, the online gaming company that operates PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker, has recently been fined $870 million by the state of Kentucky after a five-year dispute regarding the alleged breach of the state’s anti-gambling laws. Judge Thomas Wingate ruled on the 23rd December 2015 in favour of Kentucky in the state’s lawsuit against Amaya
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California To Consider Online Poker Legislation This Week
The US state of California is potentially looking to legalize and regulate online poker as it considers a new Assembly bill this week. The issue of online poker in California had previously been discussed in 2015 but no firm action had ever been taken on the subject. Assembly Bill 167 will be put forward to the California Assembly
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Portugal Plans To Ring-Fence Online Poker
Portugal has announced plans to restrict its online poker market, preventing its online players from playing with those in other countries. The unexpected move will put it on a par with other European countries such as Italy, France and Spain who have similar restrictions in place. Head of Online Gambling and Director of the SRIJ, Manuela
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WSOP Heads To Eastern Europe For First Time
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) has recently announced that it is coming to Eastern Europe for the first time, with a tournament due to take place in Georgia from the 3rd to the 9th of March next year. The event is being organised in connection with the country’s top online poker site, Adjarabet.com, which
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World Poker Tour 2016 Kicks Off In The Philippines
The 2016 edition of the World Poker Tour will kick off in the Philippines next year from the 2nd to the 11th of January, based at the popular Solaire Resort and Casino. It is the second year in a row that the venue has hosted the competition, which comprises of a huge WPT main event and a range of
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PokerStars to return to US in January 2016
The world’s most popular online poker site, PokerStars, will be soon making its long-awaited return to the US in early 2016. It will be establishing its online poker room in New Jersey and officially offering real money online poker to American customers again, most likely by next January of next year. Regulators in the state of New Jersey approved the
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Amaya Now Owns 71% Of Online Poker Market
The company which owns online poker giants PokerStars and Full Tilt, Amaya, has recently released its figures for the third quarter of 2015 revealing both a notable drop in share prices and an increase in its control of the world online poker market. An estimated 71% of the global online poker market is now held by PokerStars
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WSOP Announces New Poker Hall of Fame Members for 2015
The new members of the World Series of Poker’s prestigious Hall of Fame have now been announced, with Jennifer Harman and John Juanda becoming the 49th and 50th individuals to be inducted. They will be presented with the honour in a special ceremony to be held ahead of the World Series of Poker Main Event in November. Harman and Juanda
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Alleged World Series Poker Cheat Collects Prize Money
The player accused of cheating in the $10,000 buy-in heads-up event at this year’s World Series Of Poker (WSOP) tournament series has been cleared of the allegations made against him and will now receive his prize money of $54,545. Valeriu Coca, from Moldova, placed fifth in June’s $10,000 heads-up no-limit event but was accused of marking cards by his competitors,
