The EU has accepted new laws from Finland and Sweden despite EU treaty provisions against monopolies. It may also accept Poland's online poker monopoly.
Phil Galfond's announcement that he is launching a new online poker room provides an opportunity to examine the difficulties posed by today's market.
Despite improvements to the model, online poker continues to struggle for Playtech. Its other verticals, particularly online casino, are doing anything but.
Poland's new gambling laws may restrict online poker to a state monopoly, hurting online poker revenues for big operators such as Amaya, 888 and GVC.
David Baazov's formal exit from all positions at Amaya accompanies news of a quarter that was better than expected for PokerStars.
US facing Bovada has sold the online poker segment of its business to Ignition Casino, but the liquidity sharing arrangement with Bodog will remain intact.
Caesars Entertainment Q2 results show weak casino growth, a $2 bn loss from CEOC's bankruptcy, and WSOP now looks out of place in the corporate...
The sale of Playtika to Giant for $4.4 billion leaves the WSOP in need of a new corporate home, and CIE CEO Mitch Garber in...
Amaya job losses after merging Full Tilt are not a restructuring. A deal with Playtech for online slots does not mean a full bid for...
Last year William Hill bid for 888, now, 888 is bidding for William Hill. In the intervening period, 888 has soared while William Hill has...
PokerStars first quarter in the NJ regulated market has been a moderate success, with low marketing outlays and a good start to casino revenues.
The WSOP and real-money gambling operations in NV and NJ will stay part of Caesars if the Giant Interactive Group (GIG) buys Caesars Interactive.
The CJEU has opened EU gambling legislation to legal challenge by expanding the definition of proportionality. Segregated poker rooms may be illegal.
The world's most expensive online poker tournament, Big One For One Drop, is undergoing a bevy of changes, including a move from Las Vegas to...
The Dutch Parliament has approved online gambling but imposed a 29 percent tax, a rate that will send players to the gray market and cut...
WSOP.com has rolled-out a new reload bonus for its NJ online poker players, just in time for the final weekend of the site's Online Championships....
Player fund protection of online poker deposits is less inclusive than it could be in six out of seven states which have legislation in place...
Legislation that requires PokerStars and other online poker operators to exit markets until licences are issued leaves them susceptible to black market.
The board of Amaya, parent company of PokerStars, is quiet on the identity of a new bidder, which emerged at the company's shareholder meeting on...
NYX Gaming has a strong position offering New Jersey online casino games, but can it also bring online poker to new state-regulated online gambling markets?
If Britain decides to exit the EU, there will be reverberations in the online gambling world for operators and players, but the changes won't be...
The removal of nanostakes games by PokerStars in Belgium may prompt similar changes in the New Jersey online poker market, pending player reaction.
Poland and the Czech Republic are on the precipice of regulating online poker, but will high taxation and betting restrictions hamstring the new industries?
The PokerStars Coalition released a letter supporting Adam Gray's CA online poker bill amendments. The language would render Amaya suitable for licensure.
Fitch Ratings said that Resorts Casino, and three others, face closure if North Jersey gets casinos. Resorts and partner PokerStars strongly deny the claim.