It is with melancholy that we here at Poker News Daily report on the passing of one of the true “road gamblers” of poker lore, San Antonio, TX’s Crandell Addington. According to friends, Addington passed away on April 14 after complications from a fall he took late last year. A “Celebration of Life” will be… Read more »
The 2024 U. S. Poker Open is now in the books, and the finale presented a bit of drama on the way to crowning champions. In the $25,000 Championship Event, Stephen Chidwick outlasted a tough final table to capture the title. Chidwick’s efforts would land him in second place in the overall race, however, as… Read more »
Two starting flights and Day 2 are all in the books at the World Poker Tour (WPT) Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship in Hollywood, Florida and just 101 players remain out of the original 1,869 entries. Leading the way heading into Day 3 is Josh Reichard, who holds 3.1 million chips. Though Reichard is… Read more »
The NBA has announced that it has banned Toronto Raptors center Jontay Porter for violations of the league’s gambling policy, including tipping-off bettors as to his health status, removing himself from games to affect prop bets, and betting on NBA games. In a statement detailing some of the league’s findings, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said,… Read more »
We’re less than a month and a half away from the 2024 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas and as much as many of us would like to attend, that’s just not going to happen. But PokerGO is there to pick up the slack, announcing livestreaming coverage that will include over 300 hours of… Read more »
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Making the pitch The Cordish Companies, the owner of the Live! brand of casinos around the United States, has unveiled a new proposal for a mixed-used development – which includes a casino – in Petersburg, Virginia. The 400,000-square-foot Live! Casino & Hotel Virginia in Petersburg would cost an estimated $1.4 billion to build. The casino… Read more »
Poker Strategy
To paraphrase the line made famous by comedian Garrett Morris’ ‘Chico Escuela,’ “Poker’s been berry, berry, good” to Jonathan Little. Not only has Little been about to parlay his skills on the felt into over $7 million in career earnings (and two World Poker Tour titles), but Little has also added to the plethora of… Read more »
Online Poker
MGM Resorts, Z4Poker Given Extensions, But Also Warned
In what became a very tense meeting, the Nevada Gaming Control Board approved the extension of licenses for two online poker operators. MGM Resorts and Z4Poker both appeared in front of the NGCB and stated their reasons for asking for the extensions, which were accepted by the Board. In extending them for another year, however,… Read more »
888 Holdings Wants to Change Company Name to “evoke”
What’s in a name? In an interesting move that reeks of “corporate speak,” gambling company 888 Holdings announced this week that it intends to change its name to “evoke.” That’s the word evoke, all lowercase. The announcement was quiet – 888 didn’t send out a big press release about it or anything – simply mentioned… Read more »
2024 PokerStars SCOOP Will Run Most of May
At least we know the dates While the schedule is not yet complete, PokerStars has announced that the Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) will run May 5-29, 2024. The 16th edition of one of the biggest online tournament events of the year will “cover all the bases of tournament poker, with multiple poker variants,… Read more »
Buyer’s Remorse? Ontario Reportedly Wanting to Rejoin International Poker Community for Online Games
The purpose of government is to do the best things for as many people as possible. This can run from making decisions on taxation to something as simple as whether they can play online casino games and poker. In Ontario, there could be a bit of buyer’s remorse as they are potentially looking at rejoining… Read more »
Poker Legislation
New York Congressman to Introduce Federal Bill to Regulate Sports Betting
Putting the clamps on ads As legal sports betting has spread throughout the United States, sports betting advertising has become more ubiquitous. Rep. Paul Tonko (D – NY) wants to put a stop to much of it plus implement a slew of other restrictions on sports betting. Working with members of the Northeastern University’s Public… Read more »
Pennsylvania State Senator to Introduce Bill Barring Credit Card Use for Online Gambling
Blanket ban In an effort to curb both rising credit card debt and problem gambling, Pennsylvania State Senator Wayne Fontana has said he plans to introduce a bill which would prohibit the use of credit cards on online gambling sites. “Online gaming and sports betting is growing exponentially, especially with young adults,” Sen. Fontana said… Read more »
Alabama Senate Committee Strips Sports Betting, Casinos From Gambling Bill
The Alabama Senate Tourism Committee has approved a bill to expand gambling in the state, but in the process, stripped most of the features out of a constitutional amendment and companion bill that the state House passed overwhelmingly in February. The constitutional amendment authorized a state lottery, up to seven new casinos, and sports betting.… Read more »
Resorts World Union Members Express Concerns About New York Online Casino Legalization Bill
Workers fear job losses New York State Senator Joseph Addabbo has been trying to get online casino gambling legalized in the Empire State years, having once again introduced a bill in January. But now, employees at Resorts World casino in Queens are expressing their anger about it, signing a letter to the politician to let… Read more »
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LIPS Tour Celebrating Women in Poker with Nevada State Ladies’ Poker Championship, Team Event
The Ladies International Poker Series (LIPS) Tour has been at the forefront of…
Poker Documentary Series “Last Call” Focuses on Women in Poker
When the subject of women and poker is discussed, many think that there…
Public Nominations Open for Women in Poker Hall of Fame
There have been many things impacted by the issues over the past few…
Kristen Bicknell and partypoker End Sponsorship Deal
There was a day when poker sponsorships were handed out like coupons for…
Gossip
First Week of North Carolina Online Sports Betting Brings Big Revenues
Sometimes it is all about timing. Reports out of the North Carolina State…
Defending Champion UConn Leads Final Four to Arizona in 2024 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament
An exciting weekend of college basketball across the States of America has brought…
No Perfect Brackets Remaining After Entertaining Round One in NCAA Tournament
The 2024 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament has not skimped on excitement this March.…
Poker tournaments
King’s Resort to Host 2024 WSOP Europe September 18 to October 9
In an oddly quiet announcement, the World Series of Poker released the schedule for the 2024 WSOP Europe last week. Slated for September 18 to October 9, the Series will once again be played at its long-term home of King’s Resort in Rozvadov, Czech Republic. 2024 WSOP consists of 15 gold bracelet events, culminating with… Read more »
2024 U. S. Poker Open Starts Monday
It has become one of the marquee events on the tournament poker calendar. In a very short time, the U. S. Poker Open has become the pinnacle event of the “High Roller” circuit, where the crème of the poker world comes to vie for the “Golden Eagle” trophy signifying the Overall Champion of the series.… Read more »
Seth Davies, Samuli Sipila Big Winners at 2024 PGT PLO Series
While the overall finish might have been anticlimactic, the Championship Event of the 2024 PGT PLO Series turned out to be an exciting one. Seth Davies was able to hold off the Event #8 champion, Eelis Parssinen, to take down the $25,000 Pot Limit Omaha Championship Event. The runner-up in the tournament, Samuli Sipila, may… Read more »
Samuli Sipila Scores Again at PGT PLO Series, Takes Over Series Championship Lead
There are only three tournaments left in the 2024 PokerGO Tour PLO Series, and Finland’s Samuli Sipila has put a hammerlock on the festivities. Not only did he win his second tournament of the series last night in the PokerGO Studios at ARIA Las Vegas, but he also took over the top slot on the… Read more »
Site News
PokerStars Announces Schedule for 2023 World Championship of Online Poker
As if there isn’t enough live poker going on to keep players happy, PokerStars is offering the latest version of their World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP). Beginning on September 10, PokerStars will be offering a massive 110-event schedule that covers virtually every discipline that is available in the world of poker. Not only does… Read more »
Responses Pour In On Full Tilt Poker License Revocation
The shockwaves of yesterday’s decision by the Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC) to revoke the e-gaming license of Full Tilt Poker continue to be felt across the poker world. Following the announcement of the decision by the AGCC – where the executive director of the organization, Andre Wilsenach, said that Full Tilt Poker “fundamentally misled… Read more »
PokerStars WCOOP 2011 Schedule Announced
As the saying goes, “The more things change, the more they stay the same.” While the online poker industry has been attempting to weather a serious storm over the last few months, one constant still remains: the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP). The world’s largest online poker room (smaller, but still the largest)… Read more »
Tom Dwan Addresses $1 Million Promise
On April 19, four days after the U.S. Department of Justice seized the three major online poker rooms, Tom “durrrr” Dwan and Phil Galfond turned to Twitter to try and calm the storm. The two poker superstars each guaranteed $1 million from their own pockets if PokerStars and Full Tilt didn’t pay back players, and… Read more »
Phil Gordon Dismissed from Full Tilt Poker Class-Action Lawsuit
After being included in a class-action lawsuit filed against Full Tilt Poker last month, Phil Gordon immediately went to work to clear his name from any illegal activity involving the embattled company. He hired Maurice Suh of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher of Los Angeles to press a civil suit filed by a group of poker… Read more »
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