Alex Weldon
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Predictions Markets See Last-Minute Swing Toward Mamdani in NYC Mayoral Primary
New York City Democrats will pick their candidate for the upcoming mayoral race tonight, and predictions markets have it shaping up to be an unexpectedly close race between former Governor Andrew Cuomo and his challenger Zohran Mamdani. Cuomo is the obvious establishment candidate, while Mamdani has ridden a wave of popularity among...
Massachusetts Residents More Eager to Talk Horse Racing Than iGaming at Hearing
The Massachusetts online casino proposal is finally getting a little bit of attention, three months after its introduction. However, the issue doesn't appear to have made it onto the public's...
Maine’s Online Gambling Bill May Have Stalled Out on the Finish Line
The fate of Maine's online casino chances this year now rest with the Senate Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs, and the passage of the state budget on Wednesday may...
PokerStars’ Failure to Network Pennsylvania May Have Already Cost it the Market Lead
When Pennsylvania authorized multistate online poker in April, most of PokerStars' competitors were ready to start sharing traffic from day one. Two months later, it's now the only site not...
Maine Keeps Hope Alive for Regulated Online Gambling After Flurry of Activity by Lawmakers
Maine could get regulated online poker this year, but things will need to go perfectly from here on for that to happen. The state's online gambling bill appeared dead for...
Clubs Poker’s Departure Leaves New York Without Any Sweepstakes Poker Options
New Yorkers can no longer play sweepstakes poker, as the last of the three US-facing sites in that category has pulled out. Clubs Poker updated its Terms of Use on June 13, adding...
Meet the Editor: Back Again for the First Time
I'm pleased to announce that as of this month, I have become the managing editor for PokerScout, a site that has both a long track record in this industry and a special...
Predictions Bettors React to Israeli Strikes as Kalshi Rolls Out New Contract on US-Iran Nuclear Deal
Traders betting on the probability of a new Iran-US nuclear deal revised their estimates sharply downward after Israel launched a preemptive attack on Iran early Friday. The attack took place...
WSOP Forced to Cancel Online Bracelet Event Due to Technical Difficulties
The World Series of Poker's online component hit a snag Monday, as a multiflight event with a million-dollar prize pool had to be cancelled amid technical difficulties. WSOP.com Online Bracelet...
BetRivers Poker Branches Out Into Multi-State Network, Launching Simultaneously in Michigan, Delaware and West Virginia
BetRivers Poker has expanded from a single state to four, all in a single day. The fledgling US poker room, which until yesterday operated only in Pennsylvania, has just added...
