William ‘Twooopair’ Reymond Wins 2018’s #1 Online Bracelet
William ‘Twooopair’ Reymond has triumphed in the WSOP.com online event and the first online bracelet of 2018 after taking down Event #10: $365 WSOP.com ONLINE No-Limit Hold’em for a whopping $154,996. Twooopair who doubles up as French journalist and is currently working on a book about the Kennedy assassination was among the 2,972 entries in the WSOP.com event which is the first of the four online events that have been scheduled for...
What to Know About the 2018 World Series of Poker
The World Series of Poker has always been a strong indicator of the state of the poker industry. This will also apply for this year’s event which will kick off on May 29 and will feature 78 events. Unfortunately, this year’s “Main Event” which usually crowns the world champion of for the year, has been buried deep in the schedule this time around. The 2018 World Series of Poker will end with a $1 million buy-in event, continuing the...
Millennials Set to Be the Driving Force of US Online Poker
Following the United States Supreme Court ruling that paved that paved the way for the legalization sports betting, the states have the power to whether a sports betting industry would be good for them or not. A number of states are expected to lean towards a regulated sports betting industry, but even then there is a crucial decision to be made, that is whether the consumers will be allowed to place bets in brick-and-mortar casinos...
US Supreme Court Lifts the Federal Ban on Sports Betting
Sports betting is in the United States is about to go through a major changeover thanks to a Monday U.S Supreme Court decision that has effectively made it possible for widespread regulation of the activity in various states. The long-awaited Supreme Court ruling was made in favor of the New Jersey, which had filed a petition against the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) of 1992 that made sports betting illegal in...
Behold, the Return of Online Poker to the United States
Online poker is finally making its long-awaited comeback to the United States. Even though there is still plenty more to be done before the industry regains its former glory, the May 1 development made the situation way better than it was a couple of years ago. Last Tuesday, WSOP.com became the first online poker operator stateside to offer a combined platform for poker players in the states of New Jersey, Delaware, and Nevada –...
Lowering Online Poker Stakes Using Blockchain Technology
Everyone knows that online poker has always had a trust problem owing to multiple cases of misconduct by the operators. Fortunately, thanks to the wonder that is blockchain technology, a solution to this problem may finally be on the horizon. Virtue Poker, a blockchain-powered poker operator that is currently holding a token sale to fund the development, deployment, and marketing if its platform is at the helm of this advancement. The...
