Is Chris Christie holding up PokerStars' New Jersey gaming license application as a favor to billionaire Shel Adelson? That's the accusation being made by NJ State Senator, and online gambling advocate, Ray Lesniak. PokerStars, and its new owner Amaya Gaming, applied for a license to work with the Atlantic City's Resorts Casino Hotel back in…
PokerStars is, once again, expanding its online portfolio with the addition of a new sports betting service that should be operational by April, 2015. PokerStars Chief Executive Officer David Baazov said in a press release the company was looking at a rolling launch for the sports betting site: The sports betting product will launch within…
November 2014 was a mixed bag for the worldwide igaming industry. In the UK, operators celebrated news of increased earnings, but dread the year ahead. On the other side of the ocean, Americans igaming interests were barraged with bad news. Here are a few of the November igaming headlines you might have missed. UK Operators…
Dan Bilzerian Dan Bilzerian is the epitome of living large with his bevvy of beautiful babes; piles of cash; fast cars; and closet full of machine guns. Living like the spec ops vet/poker player/all-around stud isn't something most of us would be able to pull off, but putting together a sweet Bilzerian costume isn't all…
New Jersey sports fans could be legally wagering on NFL games as soon as this weekend as Garden State politicians do an end run around the Federal sports betting ban. The key twist in this story is that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has finally relented to public pressure and signed a bill that removes…
The months leading up to the launch of regulated American online gambling were a time of breathless anticipation. Legal igaming was supposed to do everything from saving the Atlantic City casinos to pumping up business at land-based casinos in Nevada. So how's that been working out for everybody? In the 15 months since Nevada became…
Have you been thinking about diving into the regulated U.S. market as a New Jersey casino affiliate? If you have, you know that setting yourself up for a slice of Garden State gambling greenery is not exactly a simple process. So is Jersey fertile ground affiliates or a bureaucratic nightmare? Here are a few of…
The Nevada, Delaware gaming compact is set to go into effect sometime in the next month and has the potential to breathe new life into the online poker industry in both states. Besides offering a more competitive environment for players, the deal also offers new opportunities for operators and affiliates to make a toehold in…
The dream of legal New Jersey sports betting came to a crashing halt last week when the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear the Garden State's case. In doing so, the high court let stand lower court rulings that upheld the NFL's longtime, and somewhat spurious, claim that regulated sports wagering would harm their business…
Bovada will no longer be accepting new players from New Jersey, according to an announcement from Betting Partners, their affiliate network. The move comes just days after New Jersey gaming officials sent letters to six major poker affiliates warning them to remove links to unauthorized offshore gaming sites or face legal action. In a press…
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