General Poker News
Committee vote marks historic milestone in California history. In the seven years since California has been considering online poker legislation, a vote has never been taken on an online poker bill. On Monday, that streak was broken as the California Assembly Governmental Organization Committee cast 19 affirmative votes to pass Chairman Adam Gray’s AB 431.…
Will 2015 really be the year online poker is legalized in California? The state of California currently has four online poker bills that have been introduced during this legislative session, but this is nothing new. Lawmakers in the state of California have been introducing bills to legalize and regulate online poker since at least 2008,…
Chin’s victory points to an under-emphasized source of growth for online poker. Michelle Chin’s victory in the WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Council Bluffs Main Event provided her with a first prize of $88,126 and the first ever female win in a WSOP Circuit Main Event. “It means a lot to me ,” said Chin after her…
Americas Cardroom CEO Phil Nagy takes exception to the blind trust of daily fantasy sports players. Daily fantasy sports operators are essentially the new kids on the block when it comes to internet gaming. Unlike online poker, daily fantasy games—where people wager real money in contests based on individual player’s performance in sporting events—are being…