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Steve Ruddock

Steve covers nearly every angle of online poker in his job as a full-time freelance online gaming writer, with a focus on the regulated markets in New Jersey and Nevada for USPoker.

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Is PartyPoker Sitting On A Gold Mine Or Mining Fool’s Gold?

Steve Ruddock June 26, 2017 0 comments

PartyPoker is making a lot of bold moves, and some seem to be paying dividends. The question is, will the positive results be short-lived?

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PA Online Gambling Hangs In The Balance As House And Senate Are Split On Gaming Package

Steve Ruddock June 23, 2017 0 comments

Online gambling could be a causality as Pennsylvania's two legislative bodies remain split over the authorization of video gaming terminals.

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What’s The Holdup For NY Online Poker? Assembly Adjourns Without Voting On Bill

Steve Ruddock June 22, 2017 0 comments

For the second consecutive year, the New York Assembly has closed the legislative session without considering an online poker bill passed by the Senate.

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Better Late Than Never: Online Gambling Finally Has A US Advocacy Group

Steve Ruddock June 21, 2017 0 comments

Aptly named iDEA, a new pro-online gambling advocacy group has been formed. Here's a look at what it's trying to accomplish.

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New York Online Poker Makes New Progress, But Bill May Have Run Into A Wall

Steve Ruddock June 18, 2017 0 comments

An online poker bill has passed the New York Senate and was moving through the Assembly, but new concerns may stop it in its tracks.

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Newly Launched Pala Poker Is Offering NJ Online Poker Players A Lot Of Value

Steve Ruddock June 16, 2017 0 comments

<a href="https://www.uspoker.com/blog/pala-poker-nj-launch/17724/">Pala launched</a> its long-anticipated <a href="http://www.uspoker.com/new-jersey/">New Jersey online poker </a>room last week. A little over a week later, <a href="https://www.uspoker.com/out/pala-poker-nj/">Pala Poker NJ</a> is chugging along, trying to...