Our gambling news this week finds us in London attending the International Casino Expo, or ICE, where J.Todd is reporting from the floor of the event! Topics of discussion include Michigan online poker news, an update on New Jersey esports betting, and a look at a brand new slot machine!   Hello everyone! J.Todd here for This Week in Gambling, coming to you from the floor of the International Casino Expo… or ICE, as we call it. I gotta tell you, I didn’t know what to expect coming over because last year’s event was canceled due to the pandemic, and…

As we reported on our gambling news video from March 29th, The Rise of Interstate Poker Compacts in America, the shared liquidity agreement between Nevada, New Jersey, and Delaware has now grown to include the state of Michigan. This is just the first step of expansion that industry insiders believe will also include Pennsylvania and possibly West Virginia, for starters. It’s also worth noting that while this agreement clearly benefits online poker the most, it is not exclusive to poker. In fact, the specific wording of the announcement was that the purpose of shared liquidity was to benefit players who…

The possibility of Interstate games is within view for Michigan online poker players, and that would be a very big deal. Currently, poker players in Michigan can only compete against one another. But if the state were to join an interstate poker compact with other states, that could change. Currently there is just such a multi-state online poker compact in existence between the states of Nevada, New Jersey, and Delaware. Michigan want’s to join that multi-state agreement, which would allow players there to compete online against players in the other states within the compact. This would not simply benefit Michigan…

In a major development for the poker community, a Michigan interstate online poker bill now sits on the Governor’s desk ready to be signed into law. If you don’t understand why this is so significant, then focus on the word “interstate”. Unlike many other states with legalized online poker, Michigan is set to allow play across state borders with other regulated jurisdictions. This is a game changer, as smaller states have been less likely to allow online poker due to the small pools of players. Unlike other forms on internet betting, online poker needs large pools of players to generate…