Poker News in July
Here comes the summary of poker news from the past month.
How COVID Has Affected Casinos
1. Nevada Casinos
Nevada moved from an in-person registration to a drive-thru registration system to facilitate the drop in revenue due to the casino shutdowns. Nevertheless, the casinos are still struggling with revenues. The sports betting apps and return of some sporting events like UFC and golf are still not enough to cater to the year to year drop the casinos have experienced since May.
2. Macau Casinos
In May, Macau casinos experienced a 93 percent year to year drop, marking the eighth consecutive month that the region’s gambling market has experienced a decline in revenue. Following the visa and massive border restrictions in February to prevent the spread of the virus, Macau casinos were forced to close, which in turn hampered the revenue.
Currently, the world’s largest gambling market is still finding it challenging to overcome the effects of the pandemic. June marked the 9th month the Macau casinos have suffered revenue losses rated at a 97 percent year to year decline. This is the most significant drop in revenue in the history of Macau’s gambling market.
3. Arizona Casinos
Lone Butte, Wild Horse Pass, Vee Quiva, three of the tribal casinos in Arizona are closed following the infection and death of the former security guard at Lone Butte. The aim is to protect residents in the area against the spread and infection of the COVID virus. Employees continue to get paid in the meantime.
New PC Version At PPPoker
You can now play up to five customizable table windows simultaneously at PPPoker: thanks to the new PC version. This means that players can now play across different clubs at the same time, and they can resize the table to create the perfect PC gaming layout. The version has additional flexible and updated mobile home game options like OFC, NLH, and PLO.
The World Series of Poker Online Series 2020
As of the 1st of July, the first golf bracelet World Series of Poker event officially happened. Players aged 21 and above can partake in the contests that set to occur on WSOP.com and GGPoker sites with buy-ins costing from $400 to $3200. The online series includes a total of 85 gold bracelets events happening through July to the 6th of September.
GGNetwork losses and iPoker wins
GGNetwork has lost two of its poker rooms: Bestpoker and Optibet. The two European skins are currently residing at iPoker with all their promotions, client, and websites featuring in the iPoker network. Customers are particularly excited about the cashback system and welcome bonus presented to all players by the new skins.
Making Money Through Online Poker
Online poker is becoming a new source of income for many people today. But can one win? Poker bots can get you wins, some significant others small, it depends on your competition. Nevertheless, opt to start with low stake games, play fewer hands, and remain conservative. You don’t want to lose money and get addicted at the same time.
Integrity in Online Poker: PokerStars
Fraud in poker is nothing new, but refunding players that experience fraud is something to revel about. This is precisely what the PokerStars Game integrity team did in 2019 when they refunded $1870000 to some of its players. In the integrity released report, the integrity issues noted included issues of violation, collusion, and botting.
Considerations For Building Your WSOP Schedule
When building your WSOP schedule, start by looking at the lowest buy-in events like Event #1: The Opener with a $100 buy-in but with a $2 million guarantee or Event #40: BIG 50 with a $50 buy-in but with a $1 million guarantee. Then look at the events with the most significant guarantees like Event #17: MILLIONAIRE MAKER with a $5million guarantee. Remember to consider your time zone.