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Future is cloudy Two weeks ago, The Lodge Card Club in Austin, Texas was raided by law enforcement. Players were sent home, doors were closed, and assets were seized. And now it looks like those doors will remain shut for a long time. Though no criminal charges have been filed yet, Jason Levin, one of… Read more »
The Lodge Card Club, just north of Austin, Texas, was raided Tuesday morning by state police and the Texas Alcohol and Beverage Commission (TABC). Little is known about the incident, which occurred just hours after the conclusion of the Lodge Championship Series. Doug Polk, who owns the card club with Andrew Neeme and Brad Owen,… Read more »
There may be many places you want to be in Las Vegas – the VIP line at Hakkasan, the owner’s suite at a Raiders or Golden Knights game – but there is one place where nobody wants their name. The Nevada Gaming Control Board’s List of Excluded Persons – the “Black Book” – is the… Read more »
Casinos are always looking for ways to drive customers to their products. To achieve this goal, casinos have started tapping influencers – people on social media platforms promoting their talents in particular areas – in a symbiotic relationship that works well for both parties. This weekend at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Tampa is… Read more »
Casinos are always looking for ways to drive customers to their products. To achieve this goal, casinos have started tapping influencers – people on social media platforms promoting their talents in particular areas – in a symbiotic relationship that works well for both parties. This weekend at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Tampa is… Read more »
Casinos are always looking for ways to drive customers to their products. To achieve this goal, casinos have started tapping influencers – people on social media platforms promoting their talents in particular areas – in a symbiotic relationship that works well for both parties. This weekend at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in… Read more »
California is one of the states that has had cardrooms for most of its history. Since 1854, when the California Grand Casino opened in Pacheco, poker has been established in the state. It took off in 1984, when the General Assembly ordered the Attorney General to regulate the state’s cardrooms, and was further regulated in… Read more »
If there is one thing that the Super Bowl is known for, it is the advertising that is a part of the game. For sometimes up to five hours, the Championship Game of the National Football League commands the attention of the States of America, if not the world, and advertisers usually will place their… Read more »
We are only a few days away from The Big Game. That’s right, the Championship Game of the National Football League, otherwise known as “The Super Bowl,” is back for its sixtieth rendition this year, featuring the AFC Champion New England Patriots against the NFC Champion Seattle Seahawks. One thing that poker players like to… Read more »
Unknown incident Poker author and poker player David Sklansky was arrested in Las Vegas for domestic battery. First reported by PokerNews, the 78-year-old Sklansky was booked into the Las Vegas Detention Center on Thursday. Sklansky has since been released, and no formal charges were filed. Other than that, there is no other information publicly available… Read more »
They’ve been inactive since December of last year, when they finished off the season with their stop in Prague. The European Poker Tour, however, is ready to kick back into action with the first event of its 2026 season. The EPT will be taking a trip to the “City of Lights,” Paris, bringing their highly… Read more »
We hardly knew ye Less than a year after reopening, the Planet Hollywood poker room in Las Vegas is closing once again. Over the weekend, YouTuber, poker player, and Planet Hollywood poker dealer “Vegas Poker Nomad,” also known as “El Diesel,” posted a video to break the news that the poker room’s last day will… Read more »
Maintaining their integrity David Lappin and Dara O’Kearney, hosts of the popular “The Chip Race” poker podcast, have announced that they are cutting ties with WPT Global after the poker site signed Tony “Ren” Lin as an ambassador. In a joint statement posted to social media on Tuesday, Lappin and Kearney said that when they… Read more »
Quick turnaround WPT Global has announced the signing of Tony “Ren” Lin as its newest ambassador. And the poker community has been absolutely dragging the poker site for it. Lin ranks third on China’s live tournament earnings list and has been a very popular player, but was also “indefinitely” suspended from GGPoker – for which… Read more »
“Saddened me, made me angry” A popular poker player in South Australia has admitted to cheating in a New Year’s Eve tournament in Cobram, Victoria. Chris Skinner, who has $312,270 in live tournament earnings, according to The Hendon Mob figures, was accused of and eventually admitted to adding chips to his stack in the AU$125… Read more »
It is another holiday season here at Poker News Daily and, as has been tradition since the mid-Aughts, we are once again issuing our remembrances of Christmas’ past. We’ve often thought about changing the names to update this timeless classic, but it just sounds better with the legendary names from the past. So, with apologies… Read more »
The slowroll. You don’t see it that often in big-time poker events anymore, but when you do, hoo boy. It is considered one of the most unsportsmanlike things one can do at a poker table, frowned upon by just about everyone except the slowroller. But hey, if you’re going to try to put your opponent… Read more »
Back in the saddle, it seems The term “indefinite suspension” does not necessarily mean forever, but it typically means “a long time,” at the very least. Define it how you will, poker pro Ren Lin’s indefinite suspension from the World Series of Poker (WSOP) and GGPoker lasted less than two months. Lin is currently playing… Read more »
Raiders lose to Broncos, as expected As online poker was growing, one common refrain from players was, “It’s rigged!” With every bad beat or unlikely card, players were convinced that nothing was random and the poker site had it out for them. Now, with sports wagering continuing to expand across the United States, bettors become… Read more »
It has become one of the most controversial gambling scandals in professional sports. A Basketball Hall of Famer, former World Champion, and respected commentator and coach, charged with money laundering and wire fraud amid involvement with alleged organized crime figures in a scam that involved millions of dollars and an elaborate cheating scheme. Facing all… Read more »
This afternoon, the poker community learned of the passing of one of its legends, and it was not a person who ever picked up a chip. Noted photographer Ulvis Alberts, whose iconic portrait-style photographs of poker’s greatest players and other celebrities are renowned worldwide, passed away from undisclosed causes. Alberts was eighty-three years old. “A… Read more »
Many endeavors strive to salute the best of their industry. From the Grammys (music) to the Oscars, Emmys, and Tonys (acting in film, television, and theater) to other more mundane efforts, there is a place for honoring the best in your business. In the world of poker, that salute to excellence will come to an… Read more »
Poker pro Phil Galfond has been known to take on formidable opponents for high stakes; his “Galfond Challenge” was a testament to this. But now it looks like he may sit down at the virtual tables with a different type of competitor: Grok, the conversational chatbot developed by xAI and created in the image of… Read more »
In the good ol’ U.S. of A., thirty-nine states, plus the District of Columbia and the territory of Puerto Rico, have enacted regulations that allow for sports betting, either live, online, or both. It has generated millions of dollars, if not billions, in revenue for the different states that offer the activity to their citizens.… Read more »
In a stunning move on Thursday morning, federal law enforcement made over thirty arrests across the U.S. for a variety of gambling offenses. Caught up in the net were two prominent current members of the National Basketball Association. Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups and veteran player Terry Rozier were the notable names in… Read more »
