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Online Gambling in Massachusetts

​The online-gambling legality debate in Massachusetts is taking place even before the 3 casinos planned for the state have opened their doors.

MPN Reaches Top Ten in Cash Game Player Traffic

MPN finds itself with a seven-day player average of 800 cash game players, according to traffic tracking website PokerScout.com.

TonyBet Launches Rake-free Poker Games

Rake-free poker games sounds like a dream come true for poker players, and now TonyBetPoker have introduced just that to their player pool.

Travell Thomas Indicted on $31million Fraud Scam

Thomas' debt collection company ‘tricked and co-erced’ more than $31 million from thousands of victims in the US.

Online Gaming Regulation Looms Closer in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania’s House Gaming Oversight Committee voted to pass a bill – officially known as House Bill 649 – that will see online gaming legalised if it is passed.

98 Arrests in Gambling Crackdown

The Chinese state media have reported that 98 online gambling-related arrests have been made by authorities since July as part of the continued crackdown on illegal internet activity in the country.

"Sit & Go Killer" Rolled Out by Winamax

Winamax recently introduced "Sit &Go Killer," a new format game of poker that pays out the entire prize pool in bounties.

MPN Cash Drop Every 5 Minutes

MPN will rerun its popular Cash Drop promo from Nov. 20 through Dec. 17, awarding €5 in cash to a random player every five minutes.

GPI Partners with USA TODAY in Poker Sportification Project

The Global Poker Index has partnered with USA TODAY, a deal that calls for the publication to post poker-related content in print and online.

France Online Poker Market Declines Yet Again

Out of all the online gaming mediums available in the country, poker fared the worst, having fallen by five per cent year-on-year.

Buying Up Action: The PokerVIP Marketplace

The Marketplace is a forum on the popular PokerVIP.com, where you can buy up a portion of another player’s action, essentially betting on that player’s ability to win.

Poker Heaven to Close November 12

Poker Heaven on the Microgaming Network will close its doors on Nov. 12 due to increased regulation in Europe, advising players to cashout before Nov. 19.

PokerStars Makes Changes to Benefit Recreational Players

PokerStars changed its player VIP program and will continue to eliminate the use of third-party software in an effort to "level the playing field" for casual players.

Online Poker Traffic Update

Ring game player traffic for the month of October finds Adjarabet pushing its way into the industry's top ten poker rooms and networks.

Bot Compensation Claims

The online poker sites have been regularly hit by accusations and actual examples of poker-playing ‘bots’ taking money from the unwary -and wary -alike.