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poker in pennsylvaniaOnline poker in Pennsylvania could be passed into law in 2016 after the HB 649 bill was passed by the House Gaming Oversight Committee this week. The committee approved the bill in an 18-8 vote in favor of Pennsylvania online poker and casino games online.

The HB 649 bill which was introduced by John Payne in February 2015 still needs to be voted on by the House and Senate and passed on to Governor Tom Wolf before it becomes state law.

Pennsylvania could be the fourth state to allow online gambling in the USA if California does not beat them to it.
Online Poker in Pennsylvania

poker hall of fame 2015The two WSOP Poker Hall of Fame 2015 members are John Juanda and Jennifer Harman who will join the list of 50 members who held the prestigious title.

Both Harman and Juanda are well deserving of the title as they have been valuable players to the poker scene for many years. They were nominated by public vote and selected from the list of nominees by the panel of judges.

The Poker Hall of Fame 2015 induction ceremony is scheduled for November 6 and will take place at Binion’s Gambling Hall in Las Vegas.

Poker Hall of Fame 2015

phil hellmuth coachPhil Hellmuth has taken on the job to coach 2015 November Niner Federico Butteroni, one of the 888poker sponsored players on the final table of the 2015 WSOP Main Event.

It’s going to be quite a challenge as Butteroni will start out on the final table as the short stack, hopefully with Hellmuth’s coaching him he can turn that around.

888poker released a short video announcing the breaking news that Phil Hellmuth is going to coach 2015 November Niner, Federico Butteroni.

The November Nine WSOP 2015 return to the final table on November 8th for the ultimate battle to determine this year’s champion.

Phil Hellmuth to coach 2015 November Niner

pokerstars new jersey licensePokerStars New Jersey License Approved and Amaya have been given the green light to operate in the US poker market for the first time in over two years.

Amaya announced the news just a few hours ago that both brands PokerStars and Full Tilt have been granted their license by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement.

PokerStars coming to New Jersey, NJ players have been waiting for the Worlds largest poker site to return to the state since Black Friday.

Under the new ownership of Amaya the company has finally been approved after the PokerStars NJ license application was denied under the ownership of Isai Scheinberg.

PokerStars New Jersey License Approved

Party Poker Pokerfest PostponedParty Poker Pokerfest postponed – the popular online poker tournament series has been postponed due to issues with the PartyPoker software. The decision was made in the best interest of players as PartyPoker would like to have the tournament series running as smoothly as possible.

The Party Poker Pokerfest will now start from 25 October instead of the previously announced date the 27 September.

PartyPoker will compensate players for the delay by adding a $50,000 PokerFest freeroll to the schedule to apologize for the delay.

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Party Poker Pokerfest Postponed