PokerStars NJ license application has been suspended by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement and will not be reconsidered unless drastic changes take place.

The major concern is Isai Scheinberg, the founder of PokerStars still having a federal indictment against him for violating the UIGEA of 2006.

PokerStars, the largest online poker site will be suspended for at least two years while the accused executives are still affiliated with the company.

New Jersey has received the most traffic out of the three regulated American states: Nevada, New Jersey and Delaware.

Party Borgata NJ & WSOP NJ are currently leading the way for the New Jersey poker sites.

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USA Poker is now licensed and regulated in three American states: Nevada, Delaware and New Jersey, however there are several banks and online payment solutions that are preventing players from depositing.

Banks and companies that are still blocking legal transactions include: Bank of America, Wells Fargo, American Express, Paypal and Discover Financial Services.

These are just some of the issuing prevent US poker players from playing legal poker online, although legal by state law the federal law seems to supersede everything which will become a problem to state-by-state regulated online poker.

Sheldon Adelson, CEO of Las Vegas Sand Corp has also started planning his anti-gambling online ads campaign to try and discredit gambling online.

US Poker players who are hoping for the return of online poker to America should consider boycotting the companies and individuals who are preventing it from happening.

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Get your seat to the WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open 2014 on PartyPoker, qualify through freerolls, qualifiers or the weekly satellite which has at least one guaranteed package to be won.

The 2014 WPT Borgata takes place at the beginning of the year, the Main Event is scheduled for the 26-31 January at the Borgata Hotel Casino, Atlantic City.

PartyPoker are running weekly World Poker Tour satellites that guaranteed $6,000 packages to the WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Main Event.

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Win Cake have launched their Fast Fold Poker game with the latest release of their software, play more poker hands in less time with the addition of the fast fold button.

Players will waste less time waiting for hands to be played out and can instead fold their hand instantly and move to a new table for their next hand.

Fast Fold Poker guarantees more action than the standard poker cash game format, this is one of the few versions of the new poker game that is available to US players.

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The WPT National UK tournament will feature a new format for the World Poker Tour which is known as the WPT Aspers Accumulator.

Player will be able to buy-in up to 3 times into the same tournament, give players more chances to win and a larger prize pool.

The WPT National UK Main Event is scheduled for 24th October – 27th October, 2013

PartyPoker the official sponsors of the World Poker Tour are running qualifiers and satellites where players can win multiple prize packages online.

Qualify for free by playing the daily WPT freeroll or buy-in at any level to get into the weekly satellite tournament.

New players who join Party Poker and make their first deposit qualify for a special PartyPoker Free $10 promotion for a limited time in October.

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