Since Black Friday quite a bit has changed in the US gambling market. Let’s see what has happened. For those of you that don’t know, it has been just over a month since the US Department of Justice (DoJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) closed 3 major casino online poker sites… PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker and Absolute Poker. That day has become known as “Black Friday.” Continue

One of the most popular online casino games is definitely poker. The so-called “boom” was caused basically by three factors: first, the television debut of the World Poker Tour (which is already six years back); second, Chris Moneymaker’s victory in the 2003 world series of poker and third, the consequent broadcasting of these events on ESPN. In consequence, mainstream media try to catch up on that gambling phenomenon. The popularity of online poker grew substantially with the popularity of poker in the media. Continue