All posts by Joss Wood
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Online Poker Operators May Be Excluded From Finland, Sweden, And Poland After EU Lets State Monopolies Go Unchallenged
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.
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Phil Galfond’s Plans For A New Online Poker Room Expose Challenges Any New Market Entrant Must Face
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.
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Playtech Half Year Results See Online Casino Soaring While Online Poker Continues To Plunge
Despite improvements to the model, online poker continues to struggle for Playtech. Its other verticals, particularly online casino, are doing anything but.
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Online Poker In Poland May Be Restricted To A State Monopoly: No PokerStars, 888, Or Partypoker
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.
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Amaya Call: Baazov Out, PokerStars Up, No News On Possible Acquisition
David Baazov's formal exit from all positions at Amaya accompanies news of a quarter that was better than expected for PokerStars.
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Bovada Exits US Online Poker Market After Selling The Business To Ignition Casino
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.
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Caesars Entertainment Reports Growth In Q2 But Loses $2 Billion On Voluntary Bankruptcy Of Operating Company
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...
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Playtika Sale to Giant For $4.4 Billion Leaves WSOP An Orphan And Mitch Garber The Hottest CEO In Online Gambling
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...
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Amaya Sheds Full Tilt Staff And Strikes A Slots Deal With Playtech
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...
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William Hill Is The New Target Of 888’s Corporate Ambitions As It Launches A Takeover Bid In Partnership With The Rank Group
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...
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PokerStars Posts A Strong, But Not Dominant, First Quarter In The New Jersey Online Gambling Market
PokerStars first quarter in the NJ regulated market has been a moderate success, with low marketing outlays and a good start to casino revenues.
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The Chinese Bidder For Caesars Interactive Says No Thank You To The WSOP
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.
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European Court Of Justice Ruling On Excessive Regulation May Sound The Death Knell For Segregated Player Pools
The CJEU has opened EU gambling legislation to legal challenge by expanding the definition of proportionality. Segregated poker rooms may be illegal.
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Leaving Las Vegas: The Big One For One Drop Heads To Monte-Carlo
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...
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The Netherlands Rejects Experience And Votes For Punitively High Online Poker Taxes
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...
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WSOP NJ Offers $1,000 Reload Bonus To Capitalize On Excitement Generated By Live Series In Las Vegas
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....
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Player Fund Protection: The States That Take It Seriously And Those Which Don’t
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...
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Online Gambling Legislation Delays Give Black Market Operators The Green Light In Portugal, The Netherlands And Slovenia
Legislation that requires PokerStars and other online poker operators to exit markets until licences are issued leaves them susceptible to black market.
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Amaya Shareholder Meeting Reveals That Another Bidder Is In Play
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...
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NYX Gaming Builds Its U.S. Business, But Will It Include Online Poker?
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?
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The Hidden Impact Of The Brexit Vote On Online Poker
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...
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PokerStars Gives Penny Poker The Push In Belgium
The removal of nanostakes games by PokerStars in Belgium may prompt similar changes in the New Jersey online poker market, pending player reaction.
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New Laws In Poland And The Czech Republic Bring Almost 50 Million EU Citizens Into Regulated Online Poker Markets
Poland and the Czech Republic are on the precipice of regulating online poker, but will high taxation and betting restrictions hamstring the new industries?
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PokerStars’ California Coalition Welcomes Progress On Adam Gray’s Bill To Legalize Online Poker
The PokerStars Coalition released a letter supporting Adam Gray's CA online poker bill amendments. The language would render Amaya suitable for licensure.
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Resorts And Online Partner PokerStars Disagree With Fitch Ratings’ Assessment Of North Jersey Casino Risk
Fitch Ratings said that Resorts Casino, and three others, face closure if North Jersey gets casinos. Resorts and partner PokerStars strongly deny the claim.
