iGaming Business – The Equity Poker Network has announced that its FullFlushPoker.com flagship online poker room has withdrawn the full suite of online real-money gaming options for players in the regulated US states of New Jersey, Delaware and Nevada. Players in the three regulated markets will be notified of the change in policy and have their accounts closed. Players with existing Full Flush Poker accounts in the three states will be able to access their accounts to close out their balance. FullFlushPoker.com said it would work quickly with players to return their funds. The decision became effective on May 22. In…

Poker News – While Norway keeps working towards the introduction of a new gambling law, a report from the University of Bergen provided authorities with interesting data about poker and problem gambling. According to a survey conducted by the institute on a sample of 10,000 people, poker is one of the “safest” games in Norway, even if people think that a new piece of legislation should explicitly include limitations on losses and on gambling advertising. Trying to understand which gambling games are the more “dangerous” for people at risk of problem gambling and compulsive gambling behaviors, researchers found out that…

Black Friday and its aftermath have had quite an impact on the growth of poker and the US gambling market, poker in particular. The regulations which forced some of the biggest poker sites to leave the United States caused numerous problems, financial and otherwise, for sites and players who depended on the poker income. But it also left a big gap waiting to be filled once the required regulations are passed and the climate becomes more favorable. During the last year or so, things started to change for the better from that perspective, with a couple states passing acts and…

US Poker – The dust has settled from the 140th Kentucky Derby. California Chrome celebrated in the winner’s circle on Saturday. Bettors that picked California Chrome to win took home $2.50 for every $1 bet.  Many other wagers were placed on the annual betting tradition. Churchill Downs held a large portion of the action. Win, place and show bets saw a 17.5 percent hold. Exotics had 22% taken from the prize pool. This was up from 16 percent and 19 percent in 2013, respectively. Churchill Downs booked $186.6 million in bets on Saturday across the entire race card. Winning bettors…

Seattle Times – When the Seahawks drafted tight end Luke Willson last year, most people probably had two reactions. First, to make a joke about the Seahawks taking an actor (Luke Wilson, one L) in the fifth round. And, second, to look up who the heck Luke Willson (two L’s) was. But Willson offers an interesting window into the draft. He played at Rice with Vance McDonald, another tight end who the 49ers drafted in the second round. Willson was highly productive as a sophomore and junior, but he battled injuries as a senior. His stats dipped significantly. Where McDonald…

The Guardian – Usually when poker makes headline news it tends be alongside the word “addiction” or “gambling”, a precautionary tale of why this card game of skill and temperament should be avoided at all costs. So when Victoria Coren Mitchell became the first person to win two European Poker Tour (EPT) titles, garnering a significant amount of press interest among broadsheets and the more reputable media outlets, the whole poker community breathed a sigh of relief. The truth is that poker has suffered greatly over recent years, particularly in the US where online poker was ostensibly banned in April…