August 2022 News Archive

With over $2 million guaranteed, the new MI-NJ-PA series becomes the largest in BetMGM Poker history as the operator continues riding its 2022 momentum. — Wed, Aug 31, 2022

Signs point to yes. Factors include Michigan joining MSIGA, talk of an SI Casino launch, & an 888 exec saying SI-branded poker could run alongside WSOP. — Wed, Aug 31, 2022

Many believe that FanDuel regaining market access in NV is an encouraging sign that PokerStars may eventually be allowed to do the same. — Tue, Aug 30, 2022

The latest poker podcasts from the pokerfuse podcast directory. — Tue, Aug 30, 2022

The upcoming Championships will be BetMGM’s first online tournament series in the regulated Ontario online poker market where it launched in April. — Mon, Aug 29, 2022

Every Saturday, the site is offering one package to the WPT World Championship Main Event, worth over $12,000. — Sat, Aug 27, 2022

With the Summer Festival now successfully concluded, WPT Global sets its eyes on the future, offering satellites to the WPT Championship event at the Wynn. — Fri, Aug 26, 2022

One of the content providers selected by Flutter has written more than 180 articles & features on poker, suggesting some poker content might be forthcoming. — Fri, Aug 26, 2022

The Greek online casino gaming & sports betting operator plans to launch its casino & sportsbook products under its Betano brand in Ontario. — Fri, Aug 26, 2022

While players & the industry wait for momentum on interstate online poker, we look at what the landscape would be like once MI online poker operators can finally connect player pools with NJ. — Thu, Aug 25, 2022

888poker’s latest edition of the summer games-themed ChampionChip Series begins Aug 28 with $500k Guaranteed — Thu, Aug 25, 2022

While PokerStars PA came back from a record low in June, its three rivals — BetMGM Poker PA, Borgata Poker PA, & WSOP PA — are becoming increasingly popular with Pennsylvania players. — Wed, Aug 24, 2022

The moniker is a nod to Entain’s world-renowned partypoker brand, but it’s technically not a network & the name says nothing about BetMGM, a top brand in the US. — Wed, Aug 24, 2022

The latest poker podcasts from the pokerfuse podcast directory. — Mon, Aug 22, 2022

Michigan joined the multi-state poker compact back in May, but MI poker operators’ upcoming tournament series indicate that there is still some way to go until Michiganders can play against other states. — Fri, Aug 19, 2022

To compensate players who have already qualified, WPT Global will award all those who made Day 2 prior to this announcement with $330 Main Event tickets. — Wed, Aug 17, 2022

PokerStars returned to Barcelona after a pandemic absence and simply destroyed records across the festival. — Wed, Aug 17, 2022

888poker’s new schedule offers dozens of new tournaments with more than $500,000 in extra guarantees every week. — Tue, Aug 16, 2022

The seven-figure event on WPT Global gets underway and, much like the $1 For $1 Million tournament, the Main Event will also have a very soft field. — Tue, Aug 16, 2022

Coupled with the Run It Once Poker team, the acquisition puts Rush Street Interactive in a strong position to launch online poker. — Mon, Aug 15, 2022

The latest poker podcasts from the pokerfuse podcast directory. — Mon, Aug 15, 2022

888poker sent a total of 34 players to this year’s WSOP Main Event, including 20 qualifiers to mark the 20th anniversary. — Sat, Aug 13, 2022

In PokerStars’ record-setting live poker event, attendance is up by 35% compared to the last time the same event took place back in 2019. — Fri, Aug 12, 2022

PokerStars’ popular live poker tour returns to the Catalan stronghold for the biggest EPT stop of the year. — Thu, Aug 11, 2022

Plenty of chances are left for you to qualify for Day 2 and compete for the massive $1 million prize pool guaranteed by WPT Global. — Thu, Aug 11, 2022

BetMGM Ontario wrestles the lead from PokerStars as the market grows to an all-time high. — Wed, Aug 10, 2022

The latest poker podcasts from the pokerfuse podcast directory. — Mon, Aug 08, 2022

The dust has barely settled on the 2022 Main Event, but WSOP US is already giving away seats to next year’s big show. — Fri, Aug 05, 2022

More than 1.1 million entries helped push PokerStars’ MicroMillions series to nearly $6 million in total prizes. — Wed, Aug 03, 2022

A major success for 888poker, The Festival Online beats its overall guarantee by almost 15% as every events draws more than promised. — Tue, Aug 02, 2022

For the first time since 2014, PokerStars and the European Poker Tour will host a stop in London. — Tue, Aug 02, 2022

The latest poker podcasts from the pokerfuse podcast directory. — Tue, Aug 02, 2022

Revenue from online poker in Michigan was down $335k compared to Pennsylvania in May, but the Mitten State narrowed the gap to $245k in June, according to pokerfuse estimates. — Mon, Aug 01, 2022