November 15, 2014
Station Casinos subsidiary Ultimate Gaming announced late Friday its decision to shutter the first online poker enterprise to launch on the Nevada legalised internet poker scene, Ultimate Poker.com, after just on eighteen months of operational activity The decision follows a similar withdrawal by the company from the New Jersey online market back in September this […]
October 24, 2014
The Nevada Gaming Commission has approved the full operation of South Point casino’s online poker operation Real Gaming following an eight-month test phase that started in February this year (see previous reports). Real Gaming is now in full-on competition with other Nevada-regulated online poker sites operated by WSOP.com and Ultimate Poker.com, offering tournament and cash […]
October 14, 2014
WSOP.com launched an Android mobile application into the Nevada market over the weekend, a first for the operator in the State. The app offers a variety of games that include Sit and Gos, multi-table tournaments and Texas Hold’em cash games but for the time being excludes Omaha and Stud games. The company is expected to […]
August 30, 2014
Following on the heels of its stated plans to build a shared player pool with online poker operators licensed in Nevada (see previous reports), 888 Holdings has announced that it has inter-state ambitions as well. The online gambling company, which has become increasingly active in the nascent US online poker market, has unveiled plans to […]
August 4, 2014
WSOP.com Nevada’s Windows platform is currently undergoing a major software upgrade (Monday) that will see enhanced geo-location capabilities and the introduction of infrastructure required for mobile platforms. Some of the new capabilities won’t be available immediately due to regulatory restrictions, however, the enhancements will allow the company to roll-out new features once approvals have been […]
July 10, 2014
A planned interactive gaming system that could house online poker websites for multiple casinos, potentially increasing the player pool in Nevada, has been initially approved by the Nevada Gaming Control Board and is now before the Nevada Gaming Commission for final approval towards the end of July. The Las Vegas Review Journal reports that the […]
May 29, 2014
The latest statistics from the Nevada regulator show a year-on-year general decline in casino revenues to $852 million, down from $854.3 million in April 2013. Among the statistics are those for the three operators that have opened legal intrastate online poker operations in the Silver State, and they do not make encouraging reading. Like New […]
February 26, 2014
Delaware Governor Jack Markell and Nevada counterpart Governor Brian Sandoval signed a multistate internet poker cooperative agreement today (Tuesday) in Wilmington, Delaware that will allow residents of both states to play across state lines. “We’re standing in a moment of history today. We hope (the deal) will serve as a model for multistate collaboration and […]
November 14, 2013
Gubernatorial negotiations on the possible sharing of the poker player pools of Nevada and Delaware have so far been “positive” according to a report in the Las Vegas Sun Newspaper Wednesday. Apparently Nevada governor Brian Sandoval and his Delaware counterpart Jack Markell have discussed possibilities, albeit with the caveat that nothing concrete is likely to […]