Former PokerStars Ambassador and US Poker Icon Chris Moneymaker Signs with Americas Cardroom (February 2021)
Top line: “Chris Moneymaker, one of the most recognizable poker players in the United States, has signed with Americas Cardroom. He became a household name after he won the 2003 WSOP Main Event and $2.5 million first-place prize, triggering an explosion of interest in internet poker.”
Key takeaways: Americas Cardroom is a leading online poker room that serves the United States market via an offshore license.
Moneymaker won his entry to the $10,000 buy-in Main Event in 2003 via an $86 satellite he played on PokerStars.
After 17 years, Moneymaker opted to leave the company at the beginning of 2021.
While Moneymaker is, by far, its most prominent signing, Americas Cardroom has a string of other pros on its roster, as well as a team of streamers.
Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board Approves GGPoker’s Parent Company for Interactive Gaming Manufacturer License (February 2021)
Top line: “In its recent board meeting, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) approved NSUS Group, the parent company of GGPoker, for an Interactive Gaming Manufacturer license in Pennsylvania.”
Key takeaways: However, this does not mean that GGPoker’s launch in Pennsylvania is imminent. For the First Time in Four Years, Resurgent Online Poker Network iPoker Overtakes Partypoker (March 2021) Top line: “Online poker network iPoker has taken third place in the global dot-com cash game rankings, overtaking long-time rival partypoker, PRO can reveal.”Key takeaways: Total revenue fell 25% for partypoker parent company Playtech, while profit fell a precipitous 80%, as covid-19 battered the retail sector of the company. While all operators saw gains in traffic during the first coronavirus boom, iPoker fared better than others. In 2020 iPoker enjoyed a string of successes — starting, of course, with the closure of rival MPN and the migration of most of its skins. Q1 2021 is set to be its best quarter in the last three years, exceeding even that of the covid-19-fueled mini-boom. GGPoker Goes Toe-To-Toe with PokerStars with Huge Spring Festival (March 2021) Top line: “The first major clash of the year in the […]
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