Tags : chris grove

  • Chris Grove: “Calling a DFS Game ‘Fantasy’ Does Not Ensure Protection”
    Chris Grove: “Calling a DFS Game ‘Fantasy’ Does Not Ensure Protection”

    On Wednesday, Online Poker Report’s Chris Grove (pictured) published a series of Tweets regarding the legality of daily fantasy sports (DFS). As we’ve written about before, Nevada gaming officials are digging into the legality of DFSand could potentially shut the industry down in the state or change the way it’s taxed and licensed. Other states […]

  • Chris Grove Breaks Down US i-Gaming
    Chris Grove Breaks Down US i-Gaming

    Heading up the ship at Online Poker Reportis Chris Grove (pictured), who has as much knowledge about the past, present, and future of internet gambling in the US as anyone you’ll find. On the heels of Thursday’s revelation that a House Subcommittee will discuss banning internet gambling in the US on March 5, we caught […]

  • Lawmaker: PokerStars Will Launch in New Jersey in March
    Lawmaker: PokerStars Will Launch in New Jersey in March

    According to State Senator Raymond Lesniak (pictured), PokerStars, the world’s largest online poker site, will launch in New Jersey in March. Now that the so-called “lame duck” session of Congress in the US is behind us and lawmakers around the country have taken their posts, the focus in New Jersey may now shift to PokerStars […]

  • Report: PokerStars Gearing Up to Accept Bitcoin
    Report: PokerStars Gearing Up to Accept Bitcoin

    According to Online Poker Reportand other sources, PokerStars, the largest online poker room in the world, is preparing to accept Bitcoin. The site’s timeline for doing so is not known, but Chris Grove from OPR told PocketFives that PokerStars has started to assemble the vendors that would be necessary to take Bitcoin.

  • PPA: Sheldon Adelson “Forgets He Owns a Casino”
    PPA: Sheldon Adelson “Forgets He Owns a Casino”

    On Wednesday, Las Vegas Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson (pictured) spoke at the G2E gaming industry conference held his home casino, the Venetian in Las Vegas. Adelson, as you may know, said he’ll spend “whatever it takes” to outlaw online gambling in the United States and has become public enemy #1 in our industry.