The Pennsylvania Lottery launched 11 online instant win games in May. The games have been compared to online slot machines, which doesn’t bode well for the state’s yet-to-launch online casinos.
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Michigan has finally taken a major step toward legal online gambling and sports betting.
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It appears that Pennsylvania regulators have given clarity on how online casino accounts will work in the state.
There was concern that customers would have one master account per casino, even if that casino had a variety of different skins, or individually branded websites and apps. If you’ve ever played online in New Jersey, you know that this is not how the regulated market is set up in the Garden State.
Pennsylvania did not follow suit with the one account per skin model of its neighbor. Rather, accounts are not created at the skin level, they are created at the operator level. Here is how the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) defines an “interactive gaming operator”:
A person licensed by the [Board] to operate interactive gaming or an interactive gaming system on behalf of an interactive gaming certificate holder.
In other words, the certificate holders (read: Pennsylvania casinos) can have more than one operator that would oversee an online site under its license.
Still a little confused? Here is an example of what we mean:
Let’s say, for example, that Parx opts to use a single online operator. However, that operator has six different skins under the Parx license. In this instance, customers will only have one Parx account, which you would (in theory) be able use to sign in to every skin. (Or perhaps you can only have an account at one skin and would be blocked from creating more. The logistics of how this will work are still a little unclear.)
Casinos do not have to stick to just one operator though. Let’s say Harrah’s Philadelphia follows suit with what its parent company Caesars did in New Jersey and launched two separate online casinos from two different online operators, HarrahsCasino.com and CaesarsCasino.com.
If Harrah’s does that and contracts with one company to run Harrah’s and another to run Caesars, players could have different accounts for each site.
But wait, there is more.
Just like it stands to reason a casino with an interactive certificate would use multiple operators, it is entirely likely an operator will end up with more than one casino partner. In that instance, those accounts are still going to remain separate. Which makes sense when you think about it, considering they need to keep revenue and account balances separate from competitors.
If this seems like a lot of hair-splitting, you aren’t wrong. As players, here is how it will affect you when PA online casinos start going live:
What each casino opts for is still a mystery. So, for now, just be aware that the Pennsylvania online gaming accounts might get confusing, but you can keep track on all of the rumored and official operator partnerships to get a better sense of how things will work on each property.
You can also read the PGCB memo in full below:
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PokerStars’ Eric Hollreiser weighs in on how poker players can leverage the popularity of Twitch to “earn a living.”
For many years playing online poker for a living was the dream of many aspiring players. Back in the “old” days, it was even realistically possible to make a living wholly from rakeback rewards.
The landscape, however, has changed over the years. With the advent of coaching sites, third-party tools, government regulation and an increase in segregated player pools, poker has become much tougher which has discouraged some players from depositing and playing online.
Daniel Negreanu’s history of coming up short of World Series of Poker bracelet number seven added another chapter on Monday. Negreanu fought hard for his first bracelet in Las Vegas since 2008 but settled for third-place in the $1,500 Eight-Game Mix event. The amount earned by Negreanu isn’t worth mentioning. Pride and bracelet bets are the sole driver for Negreanu at this stage of his career.
Three-handed play in the $1,500 Eight-Game opened with Negreanu a favorite over relative unknowns Philip Long and Kevin Malis. As a result of making his fair share of second-best hands per the WSOP.com live updates, Negreanu fell flat before reaching heads up.
The summation of the final few hours of Negreanu’s tournament was his elimination. Negreanu lost with king-four against the pocket kings of Malis when Negreanu held two pair versus a set.
He came up short of the ultimate goal but the result is Negreanu’s first cash of the summer and perhaps a sign of more deep runs to come.
WATCH: Negreanu’s vlog from the $1,500 8-Game Mix event can be found below.
The Eight-Game Mix event proved once again how strong Negreanu is at tournaments with variations of all the games. In 2017, Negreanu made final tables in No-Limit Hold’em, Omaha Hi-Lo, H.O.R.S.E., and Eight-Game when he placed fifth in the $50,000 Poker Players Championship.
Negreanu won the $2,000 Limit Hold’em event for his fourth bracelet and looked like a lock to join the exclusive club of double-digit bracelet winners soon after. A bracelet won in Europe and Australia in 2013 brought the total to six, but more glory has eluded Negreanu despite multiple chances to add hardware.
Eight podium finishes between the 2009 WSOP and 2018 for Negreanu all come in different formats. Most notably, Negreanu took second in the Big One for One Drop in 2014 to earn his largest career score of $8.288 million.
Oddly enough, all of Negreanu’s losses in heads-up play in the 10-year span are to multi-bracelet winners with the exception of Dan Colman in One Drop.
Negreanu was on the short end of Abe Mosseri’s third bracelet win last summer. Before then, Paul Volpe got the better of him in 2014 in the $10,000 2-7 Single Draw event when Volpe won his first bracelet. The year before, Eli Elezra took down the $2,500 2-7 Triple Draw tournament at Negreanu’s expense. When Negreanu was heads-up in the $2,500 Limit Hold’em Six-Max in 2009, Brock Parker defeated him.
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A tweet from Negreanu on June 9 provided the first proof of the summer of bracelet bets. Phil Ivey’s play this summer is not yet confirmed to be motivated by such wagers but Negreanu put himself out there with a high entry point.
Looking for bracelet bet action. Already a week in, looking for 2-1 odds on either me or Phil Ivey winning a bracelet this summer.
Looking for $25k bets or more.
— Daniel Negreanu (@RealKidPoker) June 9, 2018
The only two folks to make their intentions known to challenge Negreanu in the bet are Lauren Roberts and Henrik ‘hhecklen’ Hecklen.
Let’s talk Daniel!
— Lauren Roberts (@PlayPokerLkAMan) June 9, 2018
I’ll do my 100k vs your 50k asuming the one drop is not included. I can get some SHR regs to vouch for me that you would know, np.
— Henrik Hecklen (@hhecklen) June 10, 2018
Before the summer, Negreanu announced he would play WSOP events over high roller offerings available at ARIA. He’s holding true to his word and the added financial incentive will keep him at the Rio through the end of the summer.
Assuming Negreanu holds true to his published schedule, there are more than enough tournaments for him to make another Day 3 in. The first is the $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. which starts on Tuesday. Negreanu placed sixth in the same event in 2017.
The most prestigious event for the mixed game players arrives on June 15 when the Poker Players Championship opens for the first of five days.
The Super High Roller Bowl offered a first-hand look at Negreanu’s improved no-limit tournament game which gives him an edge for this year’s Big One for One Drop and the seven other NLHE events on his calendar.
Will Negreanu finally take home his long-awaited seventh bracelet by the time the summer ends? He has every intention of making that a yes.
Lead image courtesy of Jessica Welman
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The World Series of Poker is the busiest time of year for the Nevada online poker market, and this time around New Jersey has been added to the equation. But the expected traffic spike has yet to materialize.
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After 40 years of ups and downs in casino gambling, this summer marks what could be the most historic of its kind in Atlantic City history. Hard Rock AC and Ocean Resort Casino open June 28, and NJ sports betting could launch.
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