888Poker has announced that will be the official sponsor of the 2016 World Series of Poker. The deal includes plenty of high profile sponsorship perks but the most interesting to casino affiliates has to be the 888Poker Satellite Tournaments. As part of their deal with the World Series of Poker, 888 will be hosting a…
PokerStars is getting ready to launch its New Jersey online poker site on March 21. It's the culmination of Amaya Gaming's billion dollar gamble on the American market and the tail-end of the epic Black Friday saga. The new site is being launched in partnership with Resorts Casino, per a New Jersey law that requires…
Amaya Gaming is prepping a player liquidity merger between Full Tilt Poker and PokerStar, which could happen within the next six weeks. It's another blockbuster move by Amaya and it's one that could mean the end of the line for the venerable Full Tilt Poker brand. News of the big merge was first reported by…
The latest attempt at bringing regulated online poker to California involves a $60 million incentive for the Golden State horse racing industry. That $60 million offer is part of a group of amendments California Assemblyman Adam Gray added to his version of an online poker bill that's been kicking around the state house for quite…
Online poker's newest operator is a site that has incredible name recognition, but it's not one you'll likely be discussing with (ahem) polite company. That's because Pornhub.com is not your everyday website, nor is it likely to be an everyday online casino operator. Porhub's foray into the world of online poker and online casinos is…
Amaya Gaming CEO David Baazov is very serious about his bid to take the gaming giant private. This week he hired the services of Barclays Capital Canada to advise him in the effort, according to a report by Reuters. As with so much of Baazov's ambitious bid to take over the biggest online gaming company…
Amaya Gaming CEO David Baazov is looking to take his company private in a blockbuster C$2.8 billion ($2 billion USD) deal. News of a Baazov's big deal sent investors scrambling to snap up shares of the massive gaming empire before the deal closed. That, in turn, drove the value of Amaya Gaming stock up almost…
The State of Nebraska has weighed in on whether it thinks online poker is a game of skill or a game of chance and their decision is not good news for rounders. Last week, the Nebraska State Legislature voted down a bill that would have legalized online poker by redefining poker as a game of…
It's beginning to look as if boycotting PokerStars isn't a particularly effective tool for convincing the online poker giant to change their VIP policies. This revelation comes as he second organized boycott of the company in a month failed miserably. The most recent PokerStars boycott by high-stakes players was set to take effect on January…
An Oklahoma Indian tribe is breaking new ground in the North American tribal gaming market by launching an international online poker site. According to newsOK.com the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma, which is located located in the central part of the state and has about 800 members, is shooting for a 2016 launch date for www.pokertribe.com.…
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