Haley Hintze

Haley Hintze

Freelance Contributor
Veteran poker writer and editor Haley Hintze offers a uniquely independent and entertaining look at many of the most newsworthy topics in poker.  Noted for her lengthy series that helped expose the cheaters behind the Absolute Poker and UltimateBet scandals, she remains a champion of consumer interests and fair play.

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Haley's latest articles


New Jersey Sportsbetting Case Denied Supreme Court Appeal, New Bill Introduced

New Jersey officials continue to be stymied in their efforts to introduce full-scale, state-regulated sportsbetting in a second US state  On Monday, the United States Supreme Court denied a writ of certiorari in three cases connected to the state’s efforts to regulate betting on pro and college sports, meaning that the nation’s highest court..
10 years ago

Gibraltar Gambling Companies Threaten UK Lawsuit over Remote Gambling Tax

Last month’s passage of a change in United Kingdom statutes regarding online gambling taxes has produced no friends among the companies the new law targets, with a major Gibraltar-based group now threatening to challenge the new law in British court  The Gibraltar Betting and Gaming Association (GBGA) has announced plans to challenge a..
10 years ago

The PPA’s California Problem

The Poker Players Alliance recently released a consumer study of poker players in California, which continues to consider the formal authorization of the game  As the most populous of the 50 United States, what happens in California on consumer matters often shapes the consensus in other parts of the country, and the movement to regulate i-poker..
10 years ago

Amaya Gaming’s New Jersey-related PokerStars Gambit an Uncertain Venture

The sale of PokerStars parent Oldford Group Limited to Canadian online-gambling firm Amaya Gaming last week in a $49 billion dollar deal has reinvigorated talks of a PokerStars return to the United States market, but the shape and timing of that return – if it happens at all – remains unclear The New Jersey situation remains fluid, with new..
10 years ago

American Online Poker Affiliates Face Marketing Dilemma, Transition Phase

Last week’s exit from the formally regulated New Jersey online poker market by Bovada marked a clean sweep for the US state’s legal authorities in ridding the state of unwanted offshore competition to its newly licensed online poker sites  The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) had sent out a formal cease-and-desist..
10 years ago