WSOP Has Been a Great Series, Says Jack Effel
In an interview with Card Player, Caesars Interactive Entertainment International Poker Operations Vice President and World Series of Poker (WSOP) Tournament Director Jack Effel said that WSOP 2013 has “been a calm series so far.” Effel has been the WSOP tournament director from 2007, and in 2013, he became one of the directors on the Tournament Directors Association Board.
US Online Poker Room Ultimate Poker Deals Millionth Hand
Ultimate Poker, the first licensed online poker room in the US, dealt its millionth hand at 1:58 p.m. Las Vegas time, indicating that the demand for legalized online poker and the interest in online poker gambling is very high in the US.
Oregon Gambling Bill Could Outlaw Private Poker Clubs
The private poker club debate in Portland gained intensity when a lawmaker declared that they are all illegal and players retorted that they make a great place for them to play poker and socialize.
Deal Between PokerStars and Atlantic Club Casino Goes Sour
The deal between Altantic Club Casino, a struggling land casino in Atlantic City, and PokerStars, the world’s biggest online poker room, has gone sour. For some time, it looked as if PokerStars would acquire the struggling land casino and easily step into a regulated online poker market in New Jersey.
Caesars’ WSOP.com Likely to be Launched This Summer
Caesars hosted a press conference recently, during which it declared that it will be launching WSOP.com, a real money online poker room, in Nevada this summer.
US Poker Players Express Support for Washington Online Poker Legalization
The Wall Street Journal organized an online poll to find out if online gambling legalization has enough public support in Washington. An overwhelming majority said that they are in favor of online gambling legalization.
Poker after Black Friday
The US online poker community was large and lively before Black Friday, the day on which the US federal government seized the domain names of Full Tilt Poker, PokerStars, and Absolute Poker and charged 11 of their chief executive officers with illegal gambling, money laundering, and bank fraud. The Department of Justice (DoJ) also seized five domain names and 76 accounts at banks across 14 countries.
Social Gaming Company Zynga Seeks Opportunities in Regulated US Market
Mark Pincus, the chief executive officer of social gaming company Zynga, is most likely to have found a way to save his company.
PokerStars’ Atlantic Club Casino Acquisition Deal Expires
The acquisition deal between The Rational Group, parent company of Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars, and the Atlantic Club Casino Hotel, located in Atlantic City in New Jersey, has failed, owing to which PokerStars will have to look for another way to get back into a regulated gambling market in the US.
Online Poker Companies Threatened by Florida Ban on Internet Café Sweepstakes
Rick Scott, governor of Florida, has approved a bill that will prevent adult arcades and Internet cafes, which offer video slots and other forms of gambling generally disapproved of by the state.
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