The US Department of Homeland Security has recently seized the Dwolla account of Bitcoin merchant MTGox. For those unaware, Dwolla lets US residents fund their account via a credit card or bank account and use their account at several online merchants. For aspiring poker players, they would then be allowed to transfer their funds from [...]
A new bill is making its way through the legal channels of the state of California, the third such bill to deal with online poker. These card rooms and tribal casinos will need to have been in business for at least five years prior to applying for an online poker license. The draft also recommends [...]
As proponents of legalized, regulated online poker in the United States closely monitor legislation news, one state that has been capturing their attention lately is that of Illinois. Illinois has long been looking at expanding the land-based casino selection in the state, with a bill currently awaiting a vote in the state’s House of Representatives [...]
In another bit of frustrating (and old) news, Lock Poker limits the amount of withdrawals allowed to only 1 at a time. This is in stark contrast to every competitor of Lock and could have serious repercussions down the line for any poker player depending on a steady cashflow to make a living. It is [...]
This week saw more troubles for Lock Poker, which is part of the US-facing Revolution Network. For several months now, players have been complaining of the incredibly slow cash-out times they are experiencing when trying to withdraw their funds from the site. There have been reports of withdrawals taking upwards of five months for American [...]
Good news for players looking to sign up at Ultimate Poker: You may now use your Verizon Wireless, Cricket, and Virgin Mobile phones to authenticate residency in the state of Nevada. We have just received this email from Ultimate Poker: We are excited to announce that Verizon Wireless, Cricket and Virgin Mobile users are now [...]
With Nevada rolling out its first regulated, real-money online poker website last week, and with it capturing the attention of everyone in the nation who is interested in placing wagers at home via their computers, many immediately began to wonder just when the Internet gambling would be introduced in the two other states where legislation [...]
Americas Cardroom, one of the premier US friendly online poker rooms, continues to offer its players the chance to take part in the world’s first progressive rake race, exclusively at its site. The appropriately named monthly promotion, The Beast, is a revolutionary race that changes the face of jackpot play at Americas Cardroom. Instead of [...]
Rational Group, parent company of online poker room, Poker Stars has managed to obtain a temporary reprieve against the termination of a deal that could see the group re-enter the online poker US legal landscape. Poker Stars asked a judge on Monday to block Colony Capital LLC’s termination of a conditional agreement that the two [...]
Ending its bid to gain re-entry in the United States gambling market, the parent company of online poker giant PokerStars, the Rational Group, has lost a contract to purchase a land-based New Jersey casino, the Atlantic Club Casino Hotel located in Atlantic City. The purchase contract reportedly expired without a new one to take its [...]
