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Key Points To Consider Before Playing At Bitcoin Friendly Poker Sites
Bitcoin is currently the largest cryptocurrency in terms of market capitalization and data storage capacity and is preferred by most businesses, including online poker sites. Pros & Cons A few years ago, poker players simply couldn’t imagine using Bitcoin while playing at online poker sites. This was because iPoker operators were initially reluctant to accept […]
Read More... | Comment | By Renee | October 27, 2020
Midway Poker Tour Owners Could Face Lawsuit Over Non-Payment Of Winnings
The organizers of the Midway Poker Tour could face legal action over a payout controversy which has remained unresolved nearly a month after the tour’s epic-fail launch. The brand-new tour was aiming to carve out a niche in the US tournament circuit by hopefully becoming the biggest mid-major poker tour by the end of 2021, […]
Read More... | Comment | By Renee | October 26, 2020
Poker Players Should Move Up In Stakes After Meeting These Conditions
Most poker players whether amateur or professional are always looking to move up in stakes as they want to increase their winnings. Most players make the decision to suddenly move up in stakes without realizing that it could do them more harm than good. Deciding to move to the next level in poker is not […]
Read More... | Comment | By Renee | October 23, 2020
Seminole Tampa’s Pinktober Series Ends Up Awarding $650K In Prizes
The annual Pinktober poker festival kicked off at the Seminole Hard Rock in Tampa, Florida on on October 7. After almost two weeks of live poker action, the series came to an end on October 18, awarding more than $650,000 in total prize money to the winners. The success of the annual event is among […]
Read More... | Comment | By Renee | October 22, 2020
Collegiate Poker Club Partners With Twitch For Weekly Live Streamed Games
The Lincoln Poker Club at the University of Nebraska is making waves in the US poker circuit. . The poker club now becomes the first and only collegiate poker club in the US to livestream its meetings. Since October 11, the UNL Poker Club has been working with Twitch to run live streams every Thursday […]
Read More... | Comment | By Renee | October 21, 2020
iPoker Sites Unable To Completely Stop VPN Usage By Players
The issue about the use of virtual private networks (VPNs) in online poker has taken center stage yet again after Poker Hall of Famer Daniel Negreanu said VPNs should not be a big deal for iPoker sites. Negreanu opened up on the use of VPNs in online poker during the latest episode of The Orbit, […]
Read More... | Comment | By Renee | October 20, 2020
Pennsylvania & New Jersey Slowly Start To Reopen Live Poker Rooms
Since June 2020, casinos in Pennsylvania have begun accepting customers after months of being out of business due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, poker rooms have remained closed due to safety concerns. Poker Tables Now Open at Mounty Airy, Mohegan Sun Now, poker players and fans in the Keystone State will be delighted to know […]
Read More... | Comment | By Renee | October 19, 2020
Poker Operators Exit Germany Due To Harsh New Regulations
The online poker industry in Germany is facing a major challenge following the introduction of new legislation that puts tighter controls on the game’s availability. The new changes include lower table and deposit caps, stricter verification requirements, and seating adjustments. Online poker operators were ordered to comply with the changes effective October 15, as a […]
Read More... | Comment | By Renee | October 16, 2020
iPoker Legalization Push Continues To Be Challenged By Senator Lindsay Graham
When the US Department of Justice (DOJ) released a revised legal opinion on the Wire Act in 2011, it looked like the country would finally begin to embrace online gambling, including online poker. A number of states have since taken steps to establish a regulated online gambling market, with Nevada, Delaware, and New Jersey becoming […]
Read More... | Comment | By Renee | October 15, 2020
Americas Cardroom Cancels $50M GTD PKO Tournament Due To Overlay Issues
A brand-new PKO series on Americas Cardroom came to an early end after it did not turn out the way the poker operator had expected. MoMoMo PKO Series was originally scheduled to take place from September 9 to November 1, running for seven full weeks, but the first month was marked by massive overlays that […]
Read More... | Comment | By Renee | October 14, 2020
