Regulated online poker in the US made some leaps in 2019, and if the market can have a similar legislative year in 2020 as it did in 2019, things will be moving along quite nicely. In 2019, Pennsylvania online poker went live, West Virginia entered the regulated arena, and Michigan redeemed itself.

As 2019 draws to a close, PocketFives takes a look back at the year that was in poker news, going month-by-month through the biggest and most important stories of the year. The month of March was headlined by the attempted home invasion robbery of WPT champion Darren Elias and the emotional career-defining victory of David […]

West Virginia is officially the fifth U.S. state to legalize online gambling. The final piece of the puzzle fell into place Wednesday, as the West Virginia Lottery Interactive Wagering Act (known as measure HB 2934) passed through the office of Governor Jim Justice without a veto, therefore becoming law.

West Virginia is one Governor’s signature away from becoming the fifth state to legalize online gambling in the U.S.

When the details of the Rich Alati bathroom bet first emerged two weeks ago, many of the armchair quarterbacks at home decided that Alati was going to do serious damage to his mental health or his vision – and potentially both – over the course of the 30-day prop bet.