Alex Weldon
Latest Articles By Alex Weldon (113)
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 examined Businessweek's analysis and determined that Stake is correct in criticizing the methodology, as Businessweek's research overlooks how the bonus buy features...
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...
Indiana Online Poker Gets a Reprieve Even as Sweepstakes Ban Appears Close to Passing
Indiana could become one of the states losing access to sweepstakes casino sites this year, as a bill that would ban the dual-currency business model is close to passing. In fact, the...
As Momentum Builds in Maine and Virginia, is the U.S. Heading for a Second Wave of iGaming Expansion?
After several years of disappointing failures in online poker legislation, the first two months of 2026 have already produced a quick win in Maine and some promising momentum in Virginia....
Maryland Legislature Will Consider Its Own State-Level Version of UIGEA
Last week, a bill appeared in both chambers of the Maryland legislature seeking to provide its Attorney General with powers similar to those wielded by the federal Department of Justice...
California Bans Blackjack at Cardrooms, Places Limits on Prop Dealers
The California Department of Justice has received final approval for new rules for cardrooms in the state, which will ban blackjack and require that the "player dealer" role be periodically accepted by actual players...
Will a Unique Rewards System Be Enough for BetRivers to Make a Splash in New Jersey?
For all the success it has had in other states, BetRivers Poker still hasn't dipped its toe in the one market that has traditionally been the starting point for US iGaming brands: New...
