Online poker in the US scored another small victory earlier this week as the North Dakota House of Representatives passed bills on February 23 that would authorize regulated online poker. In addition to online poker, North Dakota also passed a similar measure to legalize sports betting.
Move over New Jersey and Pennsylvania, there’s a new sheriff in town, and its name is Michigan. And suffice it to say, when it comes to online gambling, Michigan isn’t messing around.
888 Holdings, operator of 888poker and software provider for WSOP.com, announced last month that it would roll out a new poker client, Poker 8. The new client is in conjunction with 888’s plans to launch in new, legal, and regulated markets throughout the United States.
A new and somewhat surprising candidate to be Pennsylvania’s second legal online poker room has emerged, GGPoker. As first reported by PokerFuse.com, NSUS Group, Inc., the parent company of GGPoker, previously applied to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) for an online gambling license. The application was approved on Wednesday, granting them an Interactive Gaming…
There’s a lot of talk about the revenue potential of legal sports betting, but in terms of the overall gambling industry, sports betting is one piece of a much larger puzzle. That said, sports betting’s contributions are difficult to measure, particularly in the retail setting.
Google is dropping its longstanding ban on sports betting and casino apps in its Play Store. The policy review applies to 15 countries, including the US and Canada, and will be effective from March 1st, 2021. Google didn’t make a public announcement about its policy change. It was only on January 28th that Reuters first…
Connecticut is at the top of two gambling expansion lists in 2021, sports betting and online gambling. The current vehicle is a placeholder bill, SB 146, introduced by Sen. Cathy Osten. Osten’s bill is light on details, but the critical parts are in the statement of purpose: “To authorize sports wagering, internet gaming, internet lottery…
High tax rates and licensing fees were supposed to stymy the Pennsylvania sports betting and online gambling industries. Revenue numbers, particularly the tax revenue the state is collecting, suggest otherwise.
