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Over 30 events will be shown in real time throughout June and July, including all the high rollers, Championship events, Main Event, and a number of fun preliminary events with massive player pools.

Lawmakers in both states will have to learn from missteps this year in order to be successful with expanding regulated online poker in 2025 and beyond.

“Expect us to share some news on this front soon,” teases GGPoker’s Global Managing Director, in an exclusive interview with PRO.

In a bizarre meeting where the pace of shared liquidity was blamed for continued delays in bringing BetMGM Poker NV to market, the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) agreed to recommend that MGM get another extension.

In an exclusive interview, WPTG President Alex Scott concedes that they are still “at least a year away” from launching in the UK and its approach to regulated markets will be cautious.

The leading global online poker site is assisting efforts in lobbying the province for global liquidity, says GGPoker Global Managing Director.

In the wake of the #GrowPApoker campaign to get Pennsylvania into MSIGA, a surprise has emerged — a colonial era law could put Kentucky into the compact for online poker first.

Governor Josh Shapiro’s press secretary says he is following the progress of HB 2078, the bill that aims to get Pennsylvania into a multi-state gaming compact for online poker. Join our #GrowPApoker campaign to help get it passed.

Despite horror stories of players waiting hours to register in person for WSOP Toronto (with cash), nearly all of the events are sold out. Re-entry is now permitted, and alternates will now get to play. The prize pool is expected to exceed $2.5 million.

The province launched a regulated — but also segregated — market for real money online poker back in April 2022. Now, it wants its operators to have access to the international market and shared liquidity.

HB 2078 has just been introduced in the Pennsylvania House. It’s basically a push for the state to join MSIGA, through an end run around a reticent governor. The whole issue raises several questions — we answer them here.

Rep. George Dunbar (R-Jeannette) remembers how wonderful online poker was before Black Friday. Now, he’s introduced a bill to basically “poke” Democratic Governor Josh Shapiro into making a decision on joining MSIGA.

Both have hired lobbying firms ahead of a possible igaming overhaul in Alberta, which just devoted $1 million to study the idea.

Entain is reportedly interested in selling what was once the biggest online poker room in the US and was also among the largest globally, too. Put MGM Resorts and DraftKings on the short list of potential buyers.

On both sides of the border, and with different partners in Canada and the US, WSOP has welcomed more cash game players than PokerStars since 2023.

GGPoker announced that an eight-event WSOP Circuit series with an estimated prize pool of $3.9 million is coming to Daniel Negreanu’s hometown, Toronto, for the first time this spring.

An expanded schedule and new high-stakes events helped grow total buy-ins for the iconic series to just under $1 million in 2024, up from about $534,000 just five years earlier.

The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) tells pokerfuse that professional poker players picked for ads must not meet the description of a celebrity or entertainer who appeals to minors.

Two bills to legalize online poker and casino are making their way through the legislature. Meanwhile, businesses invested in VGTs are nervously watching land-based casinos expand. They’ll fuel opposition to expanded igaming.

“Texas Hold 'Em” is a new song by Queen Bey and one of two she released during Super Bowl LVIII. Husband and superstar rapper Jay-Z is a big fan of poker, too.