State if now officially the fourth to legalise online gambling Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has wasted little time in signing the gambling expansion bill approved by the state House and Senate last week, which includes the legalisation of online poker and casino gambling and daily fantasy sports. The governor's signature marks an end to the four-month debate over what should...
Casino Scouts buys the Robins/Hepworth patent (USA #8,142, 281) for an undisclosed amount US gambling software provider start-up Casino Scout announced Monday that it has purchased the Robins/Hepworth live gambling patent (USA #8,142, 281) for an undisclosed amount. Discussing the acquisition, Casino Scout CEO Stephen Crystal said: "The Robins/Hepworth patent provides a foundation for live gambling, enabling activity on a...
November shuttering planned following change of ownership In a surprise announcement this week Ongame-powered AcePlay Poker, a free-play online casino and poker room offered by the Stratosphere in Las Vegas, announced that it is to close in November without moving up to real-money status. In a blog post breaking the news, management advised: "It is with a heavy heart we...
$3.7 million scheduled for payment to players who have been waiting six years for payment. UltimateBet and Absolute Poker players left unpaid following the Black Friday debacle six years ago (see previous InfoPowa reports) may finally see their money following a US Department of Justice advisory earlier this week that a second round of payments totalling $3.7 million is to...
Indications that lawmakers are still relying on gambling expansion for a contribution to overall funding plan Late Tuesday night the Pennsylvania House managed to vote 102 vs. 88 on a partial funding bill for the state budget, which was set 3 months ago and has been the subject of debate on how to fund the $32 billion spending bill. The...
Multi-State Internet Gaming Agreement allows three US states where online poker is legal to improve liquidity Big news from the United States Friday is that New Jersey has joined the Delaware and Nevada online player sharing pact originally signed by the latter two states in 2014 (see previous InfoPowa reports). Players in all three states will now be able to...
Nevada casinos contribute 29 percent of national total Official figures for land casino operations (excluding the $30 billion annually earned by tribal casinos) across the United States show that in August revenues rose 4 percent year-on-year to over $3.4 billion. Nevada gambling businesses delivering 29 percent of the total as its August numbers soared 15 percent on the back of...
New Jersey's online casinos surpassed $20 million in monthly revenue for the seventh consecutive month Figures released Thursday by the New Jersey regulator show that Atlantic City online gambling revenues again passed the $20 million mark in September, the seventh consecutive month of such growth. Online operations generated $20.4 million in revenues and now account for around 10 percent of...
Monster Technology Group's ownership a bid to clean up UEG's image in Pokertribe venture? Last month the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma announced that its Pokertribe online poker enterprise had achieved licensing status with the Isle of Man, and hinted that it would be making a further major announcement in the near future (see previous InfoPowa reports). On Wednesday it became...
And first gold ring Ohio local Justin Boggs has emerged victorious in the World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event at the Horseshoe Southern Indiana, winning his first gold ring and a $139,920 pay check. Boggs, a health and fitness instructor, who defeated Wendy Freedman in heads-up play, said: "It's nice to be able to play and finally get a...
