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Written By: Maya Michaels | August 26, 2020 | Posted In Poker News

Bovada Poker, a popular spin off of Bodog Poker, has been going strong ever since 2004. With online poker’s popularity reaching its peak, the site is welcoming new players with a 100 percent deposit bonus of up to $500. To unlock your bonus, go to its official site to sign up, and then use the […]

Written By: Maya Michaels | August 18, 2020 | Posted In Poker News

GGPoker has responded to the last week’s big online poker controversy that involved pro player Tobias Duthweiler alleging that online poker site GGPoker had seized the funds in his account and closed it without justifiable merit. Tobias Duthweiler has said that he had spun up a $50,000 deposit into $180,000, but, the profits were confiscated […]

Written By: Maya Michaels | August 13, 2020 | Posted In Poker News

As a consequence of its casino shutdown of more than three months, the Pennsylvania government lost about $424 million in tax revenue. The shutdown cost Pennsylvania brick-and-mortar casino operators $968.8 million in revenue, according to research done by the Allegheny Institute. With the current structure of Pennsylvania gaming taxes, that would amount to $424.4 million […]

Written By: Maya Michaels | August 4, 2020 | Posted In Poker News

GGPoker has announced that the worldwide poker community raised $257,853 through the “Event #34: Every 1 for COVID Relief”, one of the poker tournaments in its WSOP Online 2020 series. GGPoker pledged an additional $96,903, resulting in a total donation of $354,756 to Caesars Cares. The tournament brought in 2,323 participants, who each donated $111 […]

Written By: Maya Michaels | July 28, 2020 | Posted In Poker News

As we know, there is still no live poker events, however, this no problem for six-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Daniel Negreanu. He has been spending his time away from physical tables at digital ones and practicing his live game.  One method he’s used to perfect the in-person play is the streaming service […]

Written By: Maya Michaels | July 20, 2020 | Posted In Poker News

Recently, there has been a serious online poker boom amidst the COVID-19 crisis.  Online poker market has seen the record numbers past few months, however, as things are returning to normal, we can see that the numbers are also going back to how they used to be before the global lockdowns. The New Jersey online […]

Written By: Maya Michaels | July 15, 2020 | Posted In Poker News

According to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB), the partypoker US Network is expected to soft launch Partypoker PA in the state of Pennsylvania within the next couple of months. Doug Harbach, Communications Director for the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB), revealed in an exclusive report on pokerfuse, that testing of the partypoker platform has […]

Written By: Maya Michaels | July 6, 2020 | Posted In Poker News

Michigan is one step closer to implementing legislation that will make online gaming legal in the state. Now, a proposal has been lodged to include interstate player pooling in online poker operations. This would allow the state to join multi-jurisdictional internet gaming arrangements within the United States. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed The Lawful Internet Gaming […]

Written By: Maya Michaels | July 3, 2020 | Posted In Poker News

This summer, we’ll be seeing operators launch some of the largest series ever hosted. There are three online tournaments set to run this July with $300 million+ worth of tournament guarantees over at PokerStars, partypoker, and GGPoker. Let’s see what they’re all about. After launching its $25 million guaranteed Summer Series that ended on June […]

Written By: Maya Michaels | June 25, 2020 | Posted In Poker News

It seems that online casino gaming and online poker in Germany are making some steps towards regulation. This week, the Regional Department of Darmstadt, responsible for licensing and prohibition under the third State Treaty on Gambling in Germany, has shifted its focus following a test case. The Regional Department of Darmstadt will now spend its […]