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Last week, 3 of Pennsylvania’s 13 licensed casino operators forwarded their applications for the state’s online gambling licenses. Now, the number has gone up with a six more operators applying for the licenses on Monday evening shortly before the previous phase of the application window ended. Each of the casinos seeking online gambling licenses anted […]
Yesterday (June 27, 2018), the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board approved four Consent Agreements, one of which was with a casino operator and the remaining three with other firms that provide gambling services. This resulted in a total of $481,116 in fines. These Consent Agreements were negotiated and presented by the board’s Office of Enforcement Counsel […]
Last Thursday, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) announced that it is accepting submissions from casino license holders who are interested in offering sports betting services to the state’s market. This marked the first move towards the Keystone State’s efforts to implement legal sports betting following the key U.S. Supreme Court ruling that abolished the […]
The 2018 World Series of Poker is almost here with the first bracelet events set to kick off on May 30. There is a lot of exciting things to look forward to including the chance to see our favorite poker players in action. Fortunately, the Pennsylvania all-time money list includes plenty of poker players that […]
Breach of trust has always been a critical concern for players when it comes to online poker operators. The first ever breach dates to as far back as 2001 when PokerSpot, one of the pioneering online poker sites shut down abruptly taking $400,000 worth of player deposits with it. However, the true wakeup call came […]
The Poker Players Alliance’s fate is in jeopardy after the advocacy organization’s recent fundraising effort fell short of the mark. There is a possibility that the advocacy group will up sticks and leave after the very poker community it has been fighting for turned its back on the organization – of the $25,000 that the […]
Nearly everyone has caught the March Madness fever. The annual series of tournaments for NCAA men’ basketball is one of the most followed sporting events on television. It is also one of the most successful gambling opportunities in the world right now. Now, poker seems to have been infected by the so-called madness with the […]