888Poker to Sponsor 2018’s Women in Poker Hall of Fame Event
Being a firm believer in the inclusion of women in the game of poker, 888Poker recently announced that it will be the primary sponsor of 2018’s Women in Poker Hall of Fame event that is scheduled for June 26 Las Vegas. This is in addition to the poker operators’ Ladies Events that are offered at every 888Live stop. During the event, two more extraordinary women will be inducted into the Hall of Fame. While women are certainly eligible...
Pennsylvania Might Tip the Scales for Online Poker in the US
It has been five years since New Jersey launched its legal online poker industry but this has had little impact on the country’s poker scene as a whole. However, many more states have been working towards legalizing online poker and Pennsylvania happens to be one of them. The state’s poker industry is expected to act as game-changer that will give a meaningful boost to the United States poker market. Hopefully, by the end of the year,...
Anti-Online Poker Group Exploits Facebook’s Data Scandal
An anti-online poker group that is backed by Las Vegas casino mogul, Sheldon Adelson, has been exploiting ongoing concerns pertaining to data privacy following the recent Facebook data scandal. The group’s ultimate goal is to ensure that regulated online casinos are completely done away within the United States. According to a report made by Business Insider earlier this week, the group which identifies as the ‘Coalition to Stop...
Cash Game Festival Bratislava Scheduled for April 4 to 8
2018’s second Cash Games Festival will be heading to the Slovakian capital of Bratislava. This is the first time that the five day event that will be held at the Banco Casino has come to the country. Players wishing to participate will be glad to hear that they will get to enjoy 120 hours of nonstop poker beginning April 4 through to April 8. At the beginning of March, Unibet partnered with Cash Games Festival and both parties will be...
New PA Online Casino Regulations Allow Out-of-State Servers
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board’s most recently outlined regulations have answered quite a number of concerns that pertain to integrity, security, advertising, as well as the location of the gaming servers. Even though there are still some pending questions regarding the Keystone State’s forthcoming online gambling sites with one of the pressing ones being the issue of skins, they all will be addressed during the next...
Penn National Hell-Bent on Acquiring Pinnacle Entertainment
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board’s (PGCB) mini-casino auction that was scheduled for this week did not happen again after inclement weather kept potential bidders and other stakeholders from making it to Harrisburg. Consequently, the auction was rescheduled to April 4 and it will be the very first one of the subsequent auction round. This time, Category 3 properties and properties that had already acquired a mini-casino license...