Popular online poker tourney returns to the States Poker fans in New Jersey are in for a special treat next month (May) when Pokerstars launches a New Jersey-dedicated version of its popular Spring Championship of Online Poker. A company representative on the 2plus2 poker forum revealed this week that a draft schedule has been drawn up proposing 27 prize pool...
Federal judge asks Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma and disputes arbitrator to draft an order for his consideration The Iowa tribe of Oklahoma's long fight to be allowed to operate an international online poker site from its tribal territory appears to be reaching a successful conclusion. The Journal Record reports that the tribe and arbitrator Charles Chapel met with federal Judge...
Second week of operations delivers good results for online poker giant Cash game traffic numbers from New Jersey show that the second week of Pokerstars operations in the Garden State has again yielding encouraging results, with the online poker giant maintaining its lead in the dedicated market and averaging 160 ring game players a day according to statistics from the...
Queens Attorney General claims that Sharon was ringleader in a $3.5 million a year enterprise Professional poker player Jay Sharon and seven other men have been arrested in New York and Las Vegas for charges surrounding the operation of a $3.5 million-a-year illegal sports betting ring, reports in the publication MetroUS indicate. The publication quotes a press statement from the...
New Jersey websites offers lottery-style games GVC Holdings' PartyPoker operation in New Jersey has announced the launch of a new product branded Sit & Go Hero, which uses a lottery-style format for S&G competitions. A statement from PartyPoker this week explained that the company planned to put a new twist on the traditional S&G jackpot format in order to develop...
Adelson-owned Macau operations facing a massive claim by former partner Sheldon Adelson's Las Vegas Sands operation in Macau faces more legal problems following a Macau court ruling this week that litigation by a former partner can proceed despite an LVS bid to dismiss the case. Launched by Taiwanese businessman Marshall Hao's company Asian American, the lawsuit seeks billions of dollars...
Suspension follows negotiations with NCAA Daily fantasy sports market leaders DraftKings and Fanduel have agreed to suspend all competitions involving National Collegiate Athletic Association events following negotiations with the sports body, according to an ESPN report late Thursday. The business effect is unlikely to be too damaging; ESPN points out that college sports, both football and basketball, represent only 3...
New evidence results in Tipton sibling charges A massive lottery rigging scam that extended across several US states hit the headlines again this week as new forensic evidence surfaced, prompting Iowa investigators to lay charges against Tommy Tipton, brother to the main defendant in the case, Eddie Tipton. InfoPowa readers will recall that Eddie Tipton, a senior lottery security official...
Pokerstars and Caesars executives in agreement on the challenges facing US legalisation Media reports from the iGaming North America Conference currently in progress in Las Vegas note that one panel was especially interesting to online poker fans as executives from Pokerstars and Caesars Entertainment discussed the barriers to legalisation in the States. Pokerstars' communications chief Eric Hollreiser and Caesars corporate...
Sponsor Zalewski requests postponement as budget debate distracts lawmakers Media reports from Illinois indicate that a proposed daily fantasy sports bill introduced to the legislature by Rep. Mike Zalewski has been put on the backburner due to the Legislature being distracted by a complex and at times antagonistic budget debate. With procedural deadlines looming at the end of this week,...
