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So, do we think Tony G will tell a political opponent in Parliament to “get on his bike” after a debate? We can only hope. This week, Antanas Guoga, best known to poker fans as Tony G, was elected to European Parliament after voting concluded in his native country of Lithuania. The election took place… Read more »
The 2014 World Series of Poker (WSOP) begins today, but one bracelet has already been awarded. Most people probably don’t realize it (I even forget sometimes), but the WSOP National Championship is held on the boardwalk in Atlantic City before the WSOP proper, celebrating the best WSOP Circuit players of the season. This is year,… Read more »
Close on the heels of its flagship poker room, Full Flush Poker, announcing its retreat from the three states with regulated online poker, the Equity Poker Network (EPN) has decided to require all of its member rooms to follow suit. It was just a few days ago that Full Flush Poker issued a statement informed… Read more »
The 2014 World Series of Poker technically begins on Tuesday, featuring a slate of big events that should draw in many of the biggest names in the game for the high buy-in events and the return of what was one of the favorite events of the 2013 schedule. The reason that “technically” is used to… Read more »
According to information from iGaming.org’s Remko Rinkema, international players at this year’s World Series of Poker – whether they are playing online or in one of the myriad of events at the Rio – will now have to provide two forms of identification to be able to participate in the tournaments. On Wednesday, WSOP officials… Read more »
2014 has seen perhaps the greatest battle over online gaming and poker in the brief history of the industry. While the previous year saw three states – Nevada, New Jersey and Delaware – enact historic legislation that regulated the industry for its citizens, the first five months of this year has seen the battle go… Read more »
In a move that has come as a huge surprise to online poker affiliates in the United States, the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) and the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office have recently gone after affiliates who promote offshore internet poker rooms. The action comes in the form of an April 17th cease-and-desist… Read more »
Ultimate Poker launched about thirteen months ago, becoming the first legal, regulated online poker room in the United States. Things started out well enough and even though Ultimate Poker was small, it wasn’t unexpected. But after some growth the first few months, results have been disappointing. The latest bad news: the April numbers released by… Read more »
Sheldon Adelson, with all his riches, is most certainly a force to be reckoned with in the battle for online poker. While it is certainly not chicken counting time, the pro-poker side seems to be doing quite well amongst people and groups not on receiving money from the Las Vegas Sands CEO. Another political group… Read more »
If we are fortunate to live a long, full life, we will see and hear all sorts of great things. A bit less than a month ago, we were all treated to one of the most phenomenal stories of all time, one of those stories that makes you thankful to be alive. A porn star… Read more »
New regulations for the charitable poker industry in the state of Michigan have gone into effect as of this week, but those new rules may be struck down by legislation if the Michigan legislature has its way. According to CBS Detroit, the new regulations that had been suggested by the executive director of the Michigan… Read more »
Over the past week, several different opinions on both sides of the online gaming and poker fight have come to the forefront. Whether they have been for or against the issue, the bottom line is that both sides are demonstrating a level of hypocrisy regarding the subject. Last week, Nevada Senator and Senate Majority Leader… Read more »
In a report published this month by Econsult Solutions, the revenues for the first year of a theoretical regulated online poker regime in Pennsylvania were estimated at $77 million. The report was the product of a study of the state of Pennsylvania’s gaming market, authorized by the Commonwealth’s legislature in December of last year. To… Read more »
The 2014 World Series of Poker (WSOP) is just two weeks away, if you can believe it. Aside from the $10,000 Main Event, perhaps the most highly anticipated event is the Big One for One Drop, million dollar charity tournament that only the richest of the rich or elitest of elite players will enter. The… Read more »
While the poker world has its calm before the storm of the start of the World Series of Poker on May 27, the biggest news has been the ongoing discussion on internet gaming and poker and the potential for state and/or federal regulation of the industry. Two different opinion pieces on popular websites fall in… Read more »
There have been plenty of surveys published that have looked at the issue of online gambling and poker. For the most part, however, they have been skewed by those that issue the surveys (a popular gambling company on the positive side and a Republican lobbying group against the issue) as they attempt to influence the… Read more »
It may have come up on us without notice, but there are only a little more than two weeks until the 45th Annual World Series of Poker kicks off its summer schedule. Heading towards the start of poker’s preeminent event, the major Player of the Year races in the poker community have little consensus as… Read more »
Congratulations, New York, you now have twins! Just five weeks after an essentially identical bill was introduced into the State Senate, State Assemblyman J. Gary Pretlow (D-Mt. Vernon), who is also the Chairman for the Committee on Racing and Wagering, introduced A09509 in the State Assembly. The bill, which has no official title, would amend… Read more »
And so the opposition’s crusade against online poker gets dirtier. It has been revealed that an op-ed piece published by the Press of Atlantic City in March has been wrongly attributed to Poker Hall of Famer Dewey Tomko. And this attribution was not an accident. The piece, published on March 19, and allegedly written by… Read more »
In a legal battle that has been going on for over four years, Two Plus Two Publishing LLC has won yet another, and perhaps the final, round against poker player Russell “Dutch” Boyd. On Friday, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a March 2012 judgment against Boyd, once again siding with Two Plus… Read more »
In an ongoing effort to shift its customer demographic towards the recreational player, tomorrow partypoker will be introducing “Casual Cash Games,” tables for those who just want to play a game of poker and aren’t concerned about maximizing the number of hands they see per hour. Casual Cash Game tables are no different than any… Read more »
In what turned out to be a marathon final table, Antonio Buonanno was finally able to derail Jack Salter to take down the championship of the European Poker Tour Grand Final early Saturday morning. Long before Buonanno had captured the championship, Philipp Gruissem added to his legacy as a “high roller” master in winning the… Read more »
After starting Day 4 as one of the shortest stacks left in the tournament, Great Britain’s Jack Salter has been able to rise from the ashes. Using the last two days, Salter will be at the head of the pack for the final table of the European Poker Tour’s Grand Final when play resumes on… Read more »
Day 3 has concluded at the 2014 European Poker Tour (EPT) Grand Final, with the field shrinking from 123 players to just 41. Malte Moennig made a move from fifth at the start of the day to first at the end of it, tripling his chip count and going into Day 4 as the only… Read more »
The 347 survivors from the two starting flights plus six late registrants got together in Monte Carlo on Monday for Day 2 of the 2014 European Poker Tour Grand Final. Though almost two-thirds of the field was eliminated yesterday, the tournament didn’t quite make it to the money as 95 players will get paid and… Read more »
