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Fahrenkopf Stepping Down from AGA

[caption id="attachment_31474" align="alignright" width="190" caption="AGA CEO Frank Fahrenkopf"][/caption] After 17 years as the President and CEO of the American Gaming Association (AGA) Frank Fahrenkopf will step down as of June 30. The former Chairman of the Republican Party has held the position since the AGA first formed back in 1995. According to a statement released…

Caesars Prepares For Nevada Gaming License

[caption id="attachment_30395" align="aligncenter" width="425" caption="Caesars Wants To Play Online"][/caption] Caesars Interactive Entertainment will be in a hearing this week, prepared to get an intrastate online poker license from the Nevada Gaming Commission.  This will be a “must have” license, as they are not just a huge gaming brand in the US but also the proud…

Mohegan Sun Selects OnPoker for Online Poker

The Ongame Network has been tapped to provide play-money online poker to the influential Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut. Published reports suggest that the new site (www.mohegansun.com) could launch in the first part of 2013. Mohegan's deal with the Amaya-owned Ongame Poker Network is just the first salvo in what could be a major online…

Nevada Gaming License Update: Hard Rock Casino Applies

[caption id="attachment_30048" align="aligncenter" width="425" caption="Hard Rock Hotel And Casino Is Ready To Play Poker Online"][/caption] Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, one of the popular destinations and big brand names on the Vegas strip, has submitted its request for a formal application to become an online poker operator on Nevada. This is an obvious progression for…

Biggest Myths about Blackjack

Millions in search of casino no deposit codes or the best games online to kill some time with have stumbled upon to the classic card game blackjack. When it comes to games at a casino, blackjack is as quintessential as it gets. Let's debunk some of the biggest myths about blackjack and players of the…

How Native American Gaming Could Impact Online Poker

Native American gaming interests are an x-factor that could seriously impact how legal, online gaming is regulated in the United States. That's because, unless the Federal Government intervenes, tribes will be able to operate online with almost no regulatory oversight. Throw in a few hundred small tribes that need little more than a couple servers…

No Player Penalties in Latest Online Poker Bill

Nevada lawmakers Harry Reid and John Kyl have removed language penalizing poker players who deposit in unlicensed sites from the latest draft of their online poker bill. The unpopular provision, which stated: To deter U.S. players from patronizing illegal sites, the bill makes explicit that any property involved in or traceable to a gambling transaction…

PokerStars Invests in Land Based Casino

PokerStars is moving into the land-based casino market with a major investment in London's Hippodrome Casino. According to a recent report in the Sunday Times, the online poker giant's stake raises Hippodrome's value to somewhere around £100 million. Specific details of the deal haven't been made public yet, but the move was not entirely unexpected. Rumors…

Phil Ivey Fighting Casino for Millions

Phil Ivey is embroiled in another sticky situation this week as he battles a UK casino for £7.3 million he won playing Punto Blanco. The private casino has returned Ivey's £1 million initial stake, but is withholding his winnings pending the outcome of an internal investigation. So far, the eight-time WSOP winner has not been accused…