Poker World Report Card: Week of May 12, 2013

Posted by Mark Gahagan May 21, 2013
New Jersey and California played the biggest role during this week’s news cycle, so it’s only fitting that they dominate this week’s Report Card. We look at the results of the first hearing in the Pokerstars vs. ACC case, New...

Tobi’s Table Talk with Douglas “WCGRider” Polk Part II

Posted by Tobias Block May 20, 2013
In the first part of this interview, Doug “WCGRider” Polk confirmed that he would play any opponent at high-stakes No-Limit heads-up – except Isaac Haxton at $200/$400 . We expected Doug to be confident and straightforwards, and we...

A SCOOP Perspective: Keeping Cool and Running Hot in the Blazing Sun

Posted by Luke Haward May 20, 2013
I’ve needed a great deal of calm and patience, resolve and stamina during my recent move from my native Oxford, England to the exotic Guadalajara, Mexico. I need these very same faculties to perform at my best in the mammoth field multi-table...

EXPLAINED: Cliffs of Newly Released New Jersey iGaming Regulations [Full Regulations Attached]

Posted by PokerXanadu May 17, 2013
The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement has released a draft of their regulations for Internet gaming. [View full draft here.] The proposed regulations will be published in the New Jersey Register on June 3rd, with a 60-day public comment...

Showdown in Atlantic City: PokerStars vs Atlantic Club Casino

Posted by Brad Polizzano May 17, 2013
While there may technically be just a couple of million dollars at play, PokerStars’ future in U.S. iGaming hangs in the balance. As reported last week, the Rational Group, parent company of PokerStars, filed a complaint in the Superior Court...

Tobi’s Table Talk with Douglas “WCGRider” Polk Part I

Posted by Tobias Block May 16, 2013
The rise of Douglas “WCGRider” Polk to the top of the online poker world can be described best as slow but steady. The 24-year-old poker player from Las Vegas started his poker career at the full ring tables on PokerStars playing...

EXPLAINED: Here’s the Gist of the New California Online Poker Bill [Full Bill Attached]

Posted by PokerXanadu May 16, 2013
Among the points of greater interest are a strict bad actor’s clause and a resistance to interstate or federal player pooling. Click here to view the full 57-page bill that is being circulated by the tribes, or read on to get the gist of it. A...

Harsh Parikh, Gaming Lawyer, Confirms New Cali Bill is in the Works

Posted by @AgentMarco May 15, 2013
Tribes remain concerned about cannibalization, but a poker-only provision that limits licensing eligibility may be acceptable. Ever since Pechanga.net editor-in-chief Victor Rocha dropped us a tip about an all-new online gaming bill in California,...

Poker World Report Card: Week of May 5, 2013

Posted by Mark Gahagan May 14, 2013
Online poker once again dominates the headlines on this week’s Report Card. Lock Poker is having trouble keeping players happy, and the ghost of UltimateBet rears its head once more.

Kim Lund: “End the Spread!”

Posted by Kim Lund May 13, 2013
The min/max buy-in spread in cash games is a feature with nearly 100% penetration across the world’s real money poker sites. After five years of asking what it is for, I am prepared, once and for all, to take a final, public stand against it....

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