Christian Lusardi, the man caught trying to stuff counterfeit casino chips down the toilet at a New Jersey casino, will now be flushing commodes somewhere slightly less glamorous: Lusardi has been sentenced to five years in prison for his crimes, and hit with a $1.1 million fine. The 43-year-old, who came to the attention of […]
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The Republican fight for the party’s 2016 presidential nomination promises to be an interesting one for pundits, as there may be a dozen or more serious candidates who throw their hats into the ring before voting begins and the field inevitably narrows. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) became the first contender to start his campaign in […]
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California Indian tribes may be smoking the peace pipe with PokerStars if some new allegiances have the desired effect. Recent confabs at a San Diego convention may have aligned the stars for the poker giant to finally enter the Golden State online poker market, should it go legal. After all, until now, California online poker […]
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After four days of action, this year’s Irish Poker Open finally reached a conclusion today and the man toasting a pint of Guinness after the event was Greek grinder, Ioannis Triantafyllakis. At the start of Monday’s final session it was local legend, Donnacha O’Dea leading the way with just over two million chips. Having made […]
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David “Devilfish” Ulliott, one of the most popular poker personalities during the early years of the poker boom, passed away on Monday after a battle with colon cancer. Ulliott was 61 years old. News of his death came on Twitter, when one of Ulliott’s children posted the news on his Twitter account. “Unfortunately Dad, Dave […]
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Following a wave of discontent from the poker community, the Tournament Directors Association (TDA) summit has been moved from the Venetian to the Aria. At the end of March a tweet by Matt Savage, the head of the TDA, sparked a mass debate across the community after he announced the conference would be held inside […]
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The European Poker Tour (EPT) often features some of the richest grinders in the world staying at some of the plushest hotels on the continent and that combination of cultures has left one player almost €1,000 ($1,097) worse off after an alleged theft. During the recent EPT event in Malta, a string of pros took […]
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PokerStars has significantly reduced their roster of sponsored pros over the past year, slimming their roster and focusing more on players with appear in emerging markets in Asia or with a significant online presence. But there is one area where they’ve remained as active as ever: getting big names from the world of sports in […]
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Lock Poker reached a dubious milestone on Thursday, as the rogue poker site clocked up one whole year since it processed its last reported player cashout. The site, whose tagline is “online poker as it should be,” has an estimated $10 million in player liabilities, but while cash outs appear to be “locked up,” it […]
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The Irish Poker Open may not get quite as much buzz as the upcoming World Series of Poker (WSOP), but the venerable old poker tournament that starts today should probably get a bit more respect, given its history. Let’s face it: even non-poker players have heard of the WSOP, and know how much prestige comes […]
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Dan Bilzerian’s new public service announcement about the danger of firearms has hit YouTube, and despite the release date, it was no April Fool’s joke. The bad boy poker player and of “King of Instagram” agreed to star in the video, which examines the folly of blowing stuff up in the desert, for the Bureau […]
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The Quebec government is planning to force Internet service providers (ISPs) to block access to unlicensed online poker and gambling websites in order to protect the revenues of its province-run Loto-Quebec corporation. A budget plan presented recently would allow Loto-Quebec, which operates online poker and casino games under the Espace-jeux brand, to draw up a […]
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Online poker sites in Delaware have now been sharing cash game players with WSOP.com in Nevada for over a week, and it is only now that analysts can begin to start evaluating the immediate effects of the pooling. And while there hasn’t been a massive influx of new players quite yet, there is some evidence […]
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The Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA) received its first hearing last week, when the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security and Investigations listened to testimony about online gambling and what exactly RAWA would mean for America from a variety of witnesses. With most of those witnesses having strong anti-gambling backgrounds, most observers […]
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We wish it was an April Fools joke, but alas, no such luck. Financial services analysts at Morgan Stanley have cut their valuation of the potential of the US online gaming market by almost half. The revised forecast values the market at $2.7 billion by 2020, down from the $5 billion it predicted in late September […]
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Facebook play-money poker giant Zynga can be sued by shareholders for misrepresenting its prospects prior to its IPO in late 2011, a US District judge in San Francisco ruled this week. Judge Jeffrey White, who threw out an earlier version of the lawsuit just over a year ago, said the testimonies of new witnesses supported […]
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Major revenue spike in fourth quarter for Amaya Inc. Sports betting platform imminent Entry into New Jersey online gaming market this year, says Amaya CEO PokerStars may not be a legal entity yet in the US, but the online mega-site is earning its keep very nicely elsewhere, thank you very much. Parent company Amaya Inc. […]
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Poker tournaments need good tournament directors to run smoothly, and the profession is becoming more and more serious about making sure that players get a good, fair experience at tournaments worldwide every year. The Tournament Directors Association (TDA) is a big part of that, which has made the annual TDA Summit into an important, if […]
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US Representative Joe Barton (R-Texas) plans to introduce a bill that would regulate online poker at the federal level, a move that would put him in stark opposition to some Republican colleagues who support a total ban on Internet poker and casino games. Barton has previously pushed pro-poker legislation in recent years, and says that […]
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One of the UK’s best loved poker players, Dave Ulliott also known as Devilfish, has recently been diagnosed with colon cancer. The unexpected news came to light over the weekend after London-based pro, Sin Menis Melin, posted a message of support on Ulliott’s Facebook page. “Apparently he’s got colon cancer n looking doubtful he’ll make […]
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