Nick has been involved in the online poker industry for over two decades, at various times a professional poker player, poker coach, video instructor, blogger, software developer, journalist and editor. In 2011, he co-founded pokerfuse, and was for many years the lead writer and Editor in Chief of and our industry trade site, Poker Industry PRO. Today, he leads overall site strategy and product development.
Ultimate and WSOP launch independent rooms, Golden Nugget and Betfair share liquidity on Ongame, 888 starts the AAPN, and PartyPoker and Borgata share on bwin.party’s software.
Seven casinos now approved for online gaming in the state.
Irish bookmaker will not participate in New Jersey launch, citing concerns over big-brand competition and “gray play.”
New offshore US-facing network goes live.
Soft-launch period “may be extended” beyond the five days if necessary.
Quarter Poker gives all players a free 25c every 24 hours—and you can cash out if you run it up to $50.
Companies approved for a transaction waiver if they can find a casino partner.
PokerStars omitted from list as application “still being processed”—may still receive waiver by November 26.
ucasino.com and partypokernj.com debut for pre-launch signups.
Revolution Gaming Network adds fast-fold poker.
Mailing list for interested players now live on Borgata’s new domains.
Matthew Wilson takes down the first ever “Online Nine.”