March 2, 2012 Americas Cardroom, part of the Winning Poker Network (Yatahay), completed the acquisition of Doyle’s room in October 2011. Since then, it is emerging as one of the front runners as a venue for US players behind Merge Network’s Carbon Poker after the US government indicted Bodog.com after a 6 year investigation.   Players can expect the same kind of support, cashout timing and similar gameplay as on the old Doyle’s room. What is interesting with this site …

March 1, 2012 Just when we thought major shutdowns were a thing of the past, it seems the crusade against online poker sites continue while at the same time support builds for legalizing online poker in the US. The most recent victim is Bodog.com. The federal government indicted The Bodog Entertainment Group in the district of Maryland on two separate counts.   The first count was on conducting illegal gambling business in the state of Maryland. This is because Bodog …

January 4, 2012 (updated April 9th) You just may see legal, licensed and regulated online poker in the USA in 2012 with or without federal level action. By April 2012, six states are considering inrastate online gambling bills and some are already considering blocking any possible future federal legislation. For a list of US states with full details of their efforts, please see our Poker per State page.   On Dec 22nd, The Nevada Gaming Commission approved internet poker regulations. …

January 26, 2012 Many players are still awaiting the fate of Full Tilt Poker and the progress on player refunds after the Groupe Bernard Tapie (GBT) decided to acquire it last year. According to a recent interview by Behnam Dayanim, the man representing GBT’s interest in the United States given to PokerNews, there is still no progress between the talks of the GBT/FTP with the Department of Justice.   According to the deal that was outlined back in November when …