Alex Weldon
Latest Articles By Alex Weldon (118)
BetRivers Poker’s Days of Market Share Growth Appear at an End
BetRivers Poker got off to a promising start last year, looking like it might successfully disrupt the U.S. online poker market. Yet, even with the former market leader PokerStars in a tailspin, it BetRivers hasn't been able to carry that momentum into 2026. The new kid on the block debuted in...
Wabanaki Nations Wade Into Maine iGaming Lawsuit to Protect Tribal Interests
Last week, the federal court for Maine approved a motion by the Wabanaki Nations to interevene in a lawsuit challenging the state's new online casinos. Under that law, which passed in...
Virginia House and Senate at Odds Again, This Time on Fairfax Casino Bill
Once again, the lawmakers in the Virginia House and Senate seem to be in alignment on passing a gambling bill, but at odds on the specifics. The issue this time...
Imperial Treasures: Wind Creek Launches Secondary Online Casino Brand in Pennsylvania
This week, a new online casino brand arrived in the Pennsylvania market: Imperial Treasures, which will operate on the Wind Creek Bethlehem license. It's a new brand that doesn't operate in any other markets,...
Virginia House and Senate Split on Regulatory Issue, Putting Online Gambling Effort in Jeopardy
To legalize online casinos and poker, Virginia only needs House and Senate legislators to agree on the details, but the failure to pass a related regulatory bill on Tuesday raises...
What Bloomberg Businessweek Gets Wrong About Drake’s Hot Streak on Stake
Cryptocasino Stake has pushed back on insinuations made by Bloomberg Businessweek that its in-house slots might have been rigged in favor of the site's ambassador Drake when he went on a hot streak on live stream. PokerScout has...
American Voters Either Support or Oppose Online Gambling, Depending on Who’s Asking and How
As Virginia inches closer to legalizing online casinos and poker, the National Association Against iGaming (NAAiG) has produced poll results purporting to show that 66% of voters oppose the idea,...
Colorado’s Online Lottery Dispute Could Impact Future Chances of Online Poker
Colorado is considering the possibility of an online lottery, although the legislative process is working in reverse — the Colorado Lottery Commission has already announced its intent to begin offering...
How Do We Differentiate Engagement From Addiction? — A Question of Dire Importance in Gaming and Gambling
There's an extremely important difference between doing something because you enjoy it and doing it because you're addicted. Yet, it can be hard to tell the difference looking in from...
Big ‘January Jump’ Fails to Reverse U.S. Poker’s Year-Over-Year Decline
Regulated U.S. online poker sites made 15.8% more revenue in January than in December, but a hot start to 2026 hasn't changed the fact that those numbers are down year-over-year. The annual...
