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We say goodbye to long time online
gambling opponent Sheldon Adelson,
as he passed away last week at the age of 87.
We also have New Jersey and Ohio
sports betting news, as well as
Ohio and Michigan online gambling news.
Many are wondering what will happen with affiliates when PASPA repeal, which seems inevitable after the latest New Jersey supreme court case, ends up happening.
At Price Per Head we believe this will have an overall positive effect. Thought we believe it will be much more gradual and mixed than most people imagine.
We'll start off by going into the fact that once you repeal PASPA, there are 50 different state legislatures that will have to be contended with. Additionally, there are number of industry and sporting actors who want to take a share of the pie.
For example, the leagues want big bucks. But many sportsbooks barely make a living and feel it is the leagues that should be paying them for promoting their product.
Additionally you are going to have dozens of licensing processes and many legal grey areas.
In some areas the repeal of PASPA might actually kill legitimate bookies and create a situation when illegal bookies reign supreme. This could happen if the cost for providing service is too onerous. We already know the tax situation for gambling in the US is terrible, so it is to be seen what happens when the lawmakers come out, hat in hand, now that legalization is on the table again.
Almost every casino in America is shut down right now, with millions of jobs on the line. Even the most popular gambling destination in America has seen every Las Vegas casinos closed until at least May... and possibly much longer. When could they reopen? And what are the dangers if they do?
Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak has ordered Vegas casinos closed along with all other gambling establishments in the state as part of a wider effort to slow the spread of novel Coronavirus. The order requires all casinos to shut down gaming devices, machines, tables, games and any other kit related to gaming activity, including bets made on sporting events. Players can still find sports betting at safe betting sites online. Vegas casinos closed now will remain that way for at least 30 days and will be enforced by the Nevada Gaming Control Board.
In addition to the Vegas casinos closed, at least 97% of the country’s 524 tribal properties have also closed. The 16 properties that remain open are mostly small convenience locations. The combined 973 closed casinos represent 98% of all gaming properties in the country, affecting approximately 649,000 casino gaming employees – roughly the entire U.S. casino workforce, according to AGA.
With fewer televised poker tournaments and an increase in the number of people cutting their cable cord, many people are moving towards streaming platforms to consume their media. As a result, YouTube has emerged as one of the main sources for poker content.
Over the last several years, poker pros like Andrew Neeme and Brad Owen have generated a large and loyal fan base by filming poker vlogs and uploading them onto the giant social media platform. Video content became more plentiful as up-and-coming vloggers followed in their footsteps and streamers that were primarily playing tournaments on Twitch began producing content for YouTube as well.
Unfortunately for Texas Holdem real money fans, YouTube began removing poker videos from its platform in a seemingly random fashion. Regardless of subscriber count or the stakes being played in the video, content creators were getting strikes on their channel and in some cases, losing their entire channel without having broken any rules.
Jaime Staples, a partypoker sponsored pro with a popular Twitch channel began spearheading the issue in February.
According to the Canadian poker pro, there is a problem with the site’s algorithm that filters for content violating the terms of service. In a video that was pinned to the top of his Twitter feed, Staples said that there are a few employees in the gaming department of the company that understands poker and knows that the videos being flagged are indeed following the site’s regulations.
Staples is compiling data from all creators that have been affected by the site’s faulty algorithm. He opened an email address solely for poker YouTubers to send him all the relevant information about every video removal and every strike.
With a little help from the knowledgeable employees in the gaming department, Staples hopes that the data will result in an updated algorithm that doesn’t blackout poker content from the site.
Read more at Card Player.
The gambling laws in the wonderful country of Brazil are changing! Up until now, gambling in Brazil has been illegal. Well, not anymore! Companies like BetGold will now be able to offer their gambling services in Brazil!
There are a wide range of ways to responsible gamble. Casinos, the fun game of bingo, online video gambling, and sports betting are just a few examples of the different wants to gamble.
Casino resorts have many benefits for all. Not only do casinos offer a great sense of entertainment for locals, there are many economic benefits. Of course, a casino requires a staff. That means there will be an abundant amount of jobs available. In fact, according to research, the gambling industry could generate over 658,500 jobs!
Because casinos are typically built in tourist areas, there is an added benefit for local businesses. More attractions means more people. More people means more profits! Tourists coming to visit the casino for a day, overnight or weekend trip will bring in more revenue for local eateries, unique shops, other local attractions, hotels, and more! This will also make the way for more businesses to come to the area, opening up even more jobs!
Another exciting economic benefit is the amount of money that legalized gambling can potentially bring in for Brazil. The illegal gambling market is already making around USD 5,000 million a year! Because it is illegal, not only is it dangerous, but it is not benefiting Brazil in any way! Research has shown that the legalization of gambling could potentially bring in an added 15,000 million USD in gross revenue! This is in addition to lowering the unemployment rate by offering thousands of jobs and increasing local business revenue. On top of that, around USD 4,200 million a year in additional tax proceeds are estimated. And, even more, the government would collect over USD 1,700 million in licensing fees.
Brazil is a sports focused country. Legalizing gambling, including sports betting, will have many benefits for the country and it’s inhabitants. Sports betting draws in more spectators to local games. It will increase awareness and interest in sports all together. Best of all, this will now be 100% legal!
Companies like BetGold will offer easy to use services that allow gamblers to enjoy their favorite sporting events and games while showing their support for their favorite sports teams in a whole new way! Have you ever known your team would win and wished you could have bet on it? Well, now you can!
The Brazilian Congress feels that sports betting and other forms of gambling are their best option in an attempt to raise funds for public security. Public security, entertainment value, more tourists, an increased economy....The benefits of implementing responsible gambling in Brazil just go on and on!
Brazil is leaping into the future with the legalization of gambling. The benefits that casinos, online gambling, and sports betting will provide for the country are abundant. The only question to ask is why was this not done sooner?!
Last week it was announced that a partnership between Rush Street and Scientific Games with bring new online games to the state of Pennsylvania. Popular titles from the Scientific portfolio will soon be available at both the BetRivers.com and PlaySugarHouse.com web casino sites.
One of the most exciting titles to debut in Pennsylvania will be the 88 Fortunes slot, which combines Asian artwork and bonus features. 88 Fortunes is a fan favorite because of the bounty of winning opportunities it offers players, including four progressive levels with a Grand Jackpot possible.
American players living outside of Pennsylvania, Nevada, New Jersey and other regulated jurisdictions can still find legitimate online casinos by visiting a reputable directory such as Legitimate Casinos. They can help players finding the most legit online casinos that they are licensed and regulated with a certified software and responsible financial processor.
Scientific Games slots join an online casino catalog that now contains over 100 real-money slots, table games and video poker variants in Pennsylvania. In addition to fan-favorite casino slots, BetRivers.com and PlaySugarHouse.com feature online exclusive slots as well as progressive jackpot slots.
You can read more at Yogo Net.
Known as the “Millionaire Maker”, Mega Moolah is the progressive jackpot to play if you’re looking to change your life forever! With some of the biggest jackpots online, Mega Moolah will give you the wildest ride on the reels ever!
You can play Mega Moolah at JackpotCity Online Casino right now. Start your play with a double deal bonus worth up to £500 on your first two deposits. Then visit the “Jackpot” section of the casino games and put Mega Moolah to the test.
With 4 progressive jackpots – from the 10 Mini level, 100 Minor level, 10,000 Major level (starting jackpot) and 1Million Mega level (starting jackpot) – you’ll be able to spin your way to a fun-filled chance at fame and fortune in no time. Does Mega Moolah actually pay out?
YES!! Since it was launched, Mega Moolah has paid out over 40 Million across its four jackpot levels, with the biggest ever single payout reaching an incredible 6,3 Million!
Nearly a decade after the U.S. Department of Justice seized popular poker website domains on Black Friday, the founder of PokerStars has plead guilty to gambling charges. What lies ahead for him, plus sports betting news from Washington State, are also discussed.
Players Only is relatively new contender on the market. It is open to US players - it even accepts credit card deposits from US citizens!The poker network's shares its player base with Cake and is expanding, but is still relatively small compared to the largest sites. One positive aspect of a growing site is the influx of new players - many of them from sports book and casino venues - which makes the games loose and interesting.
This site's client was conceived and developed by a number of very dedicated poker players. As a result it possesses a practical lobby, great functionality and focuses on delivering a really good playing experience.
Players Only Poker and the Cake Poker network has attracted an impressive number of players in very short time . They're not among the top ten largest sites yet, but not far from it.
During U.S. peak hours there are always lots of games to choose from ring-game and tournament players alike. Games are busiest at low stakes, varying from relatively loose to extremely loose. The rake is pretty much the industry average, with a "no flop no drop" policy .
Poker Games Offered
Players Only Poker offers Texas Holdem, Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo, 7-Card Stud and 7-Card Stud Hi/Lo. Games are played in all the most popular settings, fixed limit, pot-limit, no-limit, full-table, short-handed and heads-up.
Most of the traffic is located to the Texas Holdem tables, but there is usually some action to be found in the other games as well.There is no shortage of poker tournaments either. Both the multi-table and sit-and-go sections are often densely populated. The poker room offers regular multi-table tournaments with guaranteed prize pools, which at occasions may add certain overvalue - keep your eyes open.
Promotions
With Players Only being a new poker room on the market, you can count on some pretty nice promotions. The sign-up bonus is very impressive, and on top of the regular bonus you will also receive an additional 10% reload bonuses.
You get one FPP (frequent player point) for each dollar taken in rake from a ring game where you were dealt cards. You don't have to put any money in the pot to get the FPP, so tight grinders are favored. When it comes to tournament fees, each dollar earns you as much as seven FPP.
There is over $1,000,000 in guaranteed tournament prize money each month, and quite a few other valuable promotions. You will also accumulate Gold Chips as you play, which can be converted into free tournament tickets.
It’s our last show of the year, so we update some of the biggest gambling news stories from 2019. Topics include Pennsylvania online poker, the Department of Justice Wire Act opinion, and the expansion of sports betting!
Hello friends, and welcome to This Week in Gambling! Our last show of the year before I take some much-deserved time off! And hey, what better way to say goodbye to 2019 than to look back at this year’s biggest gambling news stories?
After a long wait, Pennsylvania online poker finally arrived. Now just over a month after the launch, PokerStars has blown away all the expectations! In fact, Pennsylvania has done better than any other regulated poker market in the United States! The site is averaging over 400 cash games running at the same time, and tournament participation has been so strong that Poker Stars had to up their guarantees by 20 percent!
However, it wasn’t all good news this past year. You may remember that the US Department of Justice played Scrooge to online gambling when they suddenly change their opinion on the Federal Wire Act earlier this year… a case they eventually lost but are planning to appeal. As we reported on our show from November 12th, the DOJ’s paperwork to file that appeal was due last month. However, they asked the judge for an extension and he said yeah sure… go ‘head go ‘head go ‘head… The new deadline for the appeal in the DOJ online gambling case is December 20th, so I’ll have to update you on this case when I come back in January.
Threats from the DOJ did not dampen the Christmas spirit of the states when it came to sports betting. Thirteen of them have now regulated the activity, and another six have passed legislation and should go live sometime in 2020. But with mo’ sports betting comes mo’ problems. As we reported in the gambling news last week the very first NFL player has been suspended for betting on the games, prompting a fresh warning from the league about NFL sports betting rules to be issued just a few days ago.
To be fair, the player in question never compromised the integrity of the games. He never played in any of the games. And he never used any inside information when placing his bets on the games. Still, he made the NFL’s naughty list. After all, rules are rules.
Of course some people may use this incident to condemn sports betting expansion and America, but if they do you just remind them that these bets were placed in a Las Vegas casino where sports betting had been regulated for years… not in one of these new jurisdictions with expanded sports betting. So this incident would have happened even without sports betting reform. So they can go stuff that argument straight in their stocking!
