The French online poker universe has been folding faster than deuce-nine offsuit out of position. But now a new legal measure may pull that hand right out of the muck for a surprise win. Since France isolated its poker networks in 2010, operators have struggled to maintain active tables due to deteriorating player pools. Following […]
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The PokerStars Sunday Million 9th Anniversary and its $9 million guaranteed jackpot is being delayed a week for International Women’s Day, a celebration that takes place annually on March 8th. After receiving plenty of feedback from players in Ukraine and Russia, PokerStars announced the schedule change saying the holiday is “an important cultural event in […]
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The lovely Kara Scott is arguably one of poker’s most popular paragons (and we know she will appreciate the alliteration to boot). With a television hosting career that started with a martial arts TV show called “Now Is the Time: Night of Combat” (which put to use her proficiency in Muay Thai martial arts), Scott then […]
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Daniel Negreanu’s rants are infamous in the poker community thanks to his candid stance on a range of issues and in his latest textual tirade he put the WSOP in his crosshairs. In a piece published on CardPlayer, Negreanu decided to call out some of poker’s more controversial players. Entitled: “A List of Players Who […]
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Online Portuguese gaming laws have been in a state of flux for over seven months, but in the end that might be a good thing for Internet poker. Legalized in June of 2014, the iGaming casino bill hasn’t received an expedited approval many lawmakers expected from the country’s Council of Ministers. While frustrating to both […]
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The American Poker Awards will hold its first-ever ceremony on Friday, February 27th, not in a casino or even in Las Vegas, but at the swank SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills. Veteran poker personality Kara Scott will serve as MC, as the industry celebrates player achievements, media contributions, operator and tournament successes, and the thriving […]
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Shane Bridges, a former spokesperson for disgraced online poker site Lock, has opened up about a culture of mismanagement and excess within the company. In an interview with Pokerfuse this week, Bridges also said that he feels it’s now unlikely that Lock’s players will be reunited with their funds. It’s estimated that the offshore, unregulated […]
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An online poker compact between Nevada and Delaware that will allow the two states to pool player liquidity is to go live in “four to six weeks,” according to Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval. Sandoval told Steve Tetreault at the Las Vegas Review Journal that “technical glitches” had prevented the scheme from being rolled out last […]
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Online casino revenues are leaving online poker in the dust in New Jersey, as highlighted by a new report from gaming research group GamblingCompliance this week. The report, entitled US Internet Gambling In Focus: 2014 and 2015, starkly illustrates the growth disparity between casino, which has seen monthly revenue rise by 93 percent since launch of […]
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The Aviation Club de France (AFC), one of Europe’s most iconic poker venues, has dealt its last hand after the local authorities decided not to renew the 107 year old club’s gambling license. Despite displaced workers holding out hope that the club would reopen following its closure in September 2014, the Grand Instance Court confirmed […]
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Bryan Micon, poker player and chairman of the suddenly defunct Seals With Clubs bitcoin poker site, was arrested at gunpoint the day the Seals With Clubs website first went offline. According to Micon, who is now in Antigua, on February 11 at 8am, the door of his Nevada home was broken down by a team […]
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Tag Team Poker is hoping its new app will appeal to a larger audience through an original format that makes poker a team game. As you probably expect, the app puts players in two-person teams to compete against other duos. Players can connect with their friends through Facebook and Google Plus, or find a random […]
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A federal online poker ban still seems unlikely this year, as there’s plenty of opposition (and even more indifference) lined up against the Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA). However, it does appear that some in Congress will at least be talking about the bill, as reports are circulating that RAWA will get a hearing […]
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Seals with Clubs (SWC), the Bitcoin-only poker site, has announced its closure. Following a week of being offline, a notice was posted on the website explaining its decision to cease operations. “On approximately February 11th, 2015, several events occurred related to operational security that we consider to indicate Seals With Clubs now operates in a perpetual […]
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California online poker may have some real momentum behind it, as two new identical online poker bills have been introduced into the state Legislature. State Senator Isadore Hall (D-South Bay) and State Assemblyman Adam Gray (D-Merced) introduced the bills, known as SB 278 and AB 431 respectively, on Thursday. Given the identical nature of the […]
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Resorts Casino Hotel has received preliminary approval to begin offering online poker and casino games in New Jersey, a move that would make them the fifth operator currently hosting such games in the state, joining the Borgata, Caesars, the Golden Nugget and the Tropicana. While Resorts will first have to begin a five-day testing period […]
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Caesars Entertainment and PokerStars have announced that they will be working together to help promote online poker throughout the United States, a move that puts two of the largest companies in gaming on the same page in the online poker debate. The announcement came just after Caesars noted that they were willing to let go […]
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Paul Phua isn’t off the hook just yet. Federal prosecutors in Nevada are asking US District Judge Andrew Gordon to reconsider Magistrate Judge Peggy Leen’s conclusion to prohibit evidence obtained through questionable FBI tactics last July. On suspicion that Phua was operating an illegal sports betting ring, agents shut off the Internet to his Las […]
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A WSOP Circuit Event is saying ciao (yes, it also means “hello”) to Italy for the first time, as it enters the country with a flourish. The World Series of Poker (WSOP) is traveling to Italy, confirming this week that it will hold its first-ever event in the country, beginning September 16, 2015. The tournament will […]
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Floyd Mayweather is in talks to fight Manny Pacquiao, but before he does he’s fighting to help out his buddy Phil Ivey. The boxing legend tweeted this week to his 5.58 million followers, “Learn how to play poker like @philivey #TMT” along with a link to the Ivey League website. Mayweather’s promo couldn’t have come […]
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