Poker Business

Here you will find stories about the poker industry. From stories about the companies in the gaming business, to industry insider dirt, this is the place for all the news stories relating to the online poker business.

• Party Gaming & 888 Joining Forces?

  October 31, 2006,

  With the passage of the Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act (and its signage into law) in October, many of the biggest and brightest online poker room and gaming networks had to decide what to do regarding U. S. operations.

   

• Smaller Online Poker Networks Attempt to Seize Opportunity Created by UIGEA

  October 26, 2006,

  When the U.S. Congress decided to pass the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act in a last minute backdoor move, the entire online gaming industry was whipped into a frenzy...

   

• UIGEA Closures Push Poker Stars to Dominant Position in Online Poker Market

  October 25, 2006,

  Poker Stars' recent decision to continue accepting players from the U.S. has had an immediate effect in the ranking of online sites. The decision has pushed Stars straight to the top of the online poker world and...

   

• Paradise Poker Expects Huge Losses Without The U.S.

  October 24, 2006,

  Ramifications of the UIGEA are being felt tremendously in the financial expectations of many online poker sites and sports betting operations throughout the world. After the signing of the bill on October 13th...

   

• Neteller Committed to Staying in the U.S. Market

  October 12, 2006,

  The passage of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Act sent shockwaves through the online poker industry. Reactions ranged from 'the sky is falling' to 'all is well' as the industry analyzed the language of the bill, looking for what the true impact w

   

• Let the Poker Industry Learn Lessons From the Music Industry - An Editorial

  October 06, 2006,

  'A lot of people are freaking out about this Internet thing' the man who was the Senior Vice President of Atlantic Records at the time told me. I had been the President of a subsidiary Atlantic label for less than a year...

   

• The Business of Poker: Interview With Jeffrey Pollack of the WSOP, Part Two

  June 14, 2006,

  In part one of my interview, we got a little background on Jeffrey Pollack of the World Series of Poker. Join us today as we discuss the future...

   

• The Business of Poker: Interview With Jeffrey Pollack of the WSOP, Part One

  June 13, 2006,

  Jeffrey Pollack has had an interesting path to where he is today. The Commissioner of the World Series Of Poker has seen the sports industry develop from the infancy of the digital information age...

   

• ...And The Congressman From Virginia Says 'I Call'

  March 10, 2006,

  There's a lot of discussion these days about what governments, most notably ours here in the United States, are going to "do" about online gaming.

   

• The Business of Poker: Transition Time

  February 13, 2006,

  I played baseball from the age of 6 to the age of 22. One of my last coaches had a term and a concept for nearly everything in the game....

   

• The Business of Poker: Three Wishes for 2006

  January 30, 2006,

  Last night, I had a dream. In my dream, there was a Genie in the corner who said he would grant me three wishes for the poker world in 2006....

   

• The Business of Poker - Interview with Matt Savage, Part Two

  January 16, 2006,

  In part two of the interview, Matt talks about his personal life, and what the future of the Tournament Directors association, as well as what the future of Matt Savage might be....

   

• The Business of Poker - Interview with Matt Savage, Part One

  January 09, 2006,

  Most poker fans came to know Matt Savage as the well dressed man that was hovering around the tables in the 2003 WSOP, when Chris Moneymaker shocked the poker world....

   

• The Business of Poker: Part Two With Brian Balsbaugh

  December 26, 2005,

  Part two of my interview with top poker player agent, Brian Balsbaugh, who represents Daniel Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth, Erick Lindgren, and many more...

   

• The Business of Poker: Interview With Player Agent Brian Balsbaugh

  December 19, 2005,

  Brian Balsbaugh represents some of the biggest names in poker. With a roster that includes Daniel Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth, Erick Lindgren...

   

• The Business of Poker - Interview with George Greenberg of Fox Sports

  December 05, 2005,

  One of the key decision makers of the poker television programming business in the United States is FSN Executive Vice President of Programming and Production George Greenberg...

   

• The Business of Poker - Analyze This, Part Two

  November 21, 2005,

  In Part One of my interview with Paul Leyland of Seymour Price, we discussed the state of the online poker business. In Part Two we discuss the other possibilities for online gaming, and where it all may go.

   

• The Business of Poker - Analyze This, Part One

  November 07, 2005,

  Paul Leyland analyses the online poker, and gaming sector for Seymour Price, a London based investment firm. Only twenty-six, I was impressed how well prepared, and well spoken he was...

   

• The Business of Poker - The Road Less Traveled

  October 24, 2005,

  All industries are competitive. Some may be more cutthroat than others, but if a market leader in a certain business sits on its laurels, you can bet

   

• From Noble beginnings, a Titan is born

  October 10, 2005,

  Interview with Michael Katz of Titan (and formerly) Noble Poker.

   

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