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According to reports from New Jersey, a new online venture will be joining with the state’s online gaming industry by the end of this month. The casino operating the new site – and its potential partner for online poker – could draw a great deal of interest from the online gaming and poker community. NJ.com’s… Read more »
Demonstrating the difficulty for poker professionals to either get or maintain their sponsorships with online poker site, two of the more prominent female poker professionals in the business have recently announced the end of their sponsorship deals with their respective sites. Earlier this week, PokerStars announced that Vanessa Rousso would no longer be a member… Read more »
A prominent business website has come forward with something that many in the poker/gaming industry have assumed regarding Amaya Gaming’s efforts to license PokerStars in New Jersey in accusing New Jersey Governor Chris Christie of blocking those efforts for his own political gain. The website Businessinsider.com and writer Hunter Walker this afternoon went public with their… Read more »
Shares of online gaming firm 888 Holdings PLC soared Tuesday after the company confirmed that it has been approached by fellow gambling company, William Hill PLC, with a possible purchase offer. 888’s stock price closed at 171.50p after opening at 143p, a jump of 20 percent. 888 issued the following press release in response to… Read more »
Ten-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner and all-around poker legend, Doyle Brunson, announced last week that he has cancer and will soon be undergoing surgery. The good news is that it sounds like it was caught early and as far as cancers go, it is not overly serious. Brunson relayed the news to the… Read more »
The numbers are in for 2014 and the state of Nevada’s poker rooms, demonstrating a slight drop compared to 2013. At the same time, reports on the Nevada online poker industry have been discontinued due to the regulation of the industry. 2014 wasn’t a bad year for the casinos and card rooms in Nevada, bringing… Read more »
In further developments in the ongoing federal indictment against businessman/poker player Paul Phua and his son, a federal judge has issued a ruling on a key piece of the case. In a Las Vegas federal court earlier this week, Federal Magistrate Judge Peggy Leen ruled that federal agents were within their rights to conduct an… Read more »
After a tense few days following the disclosure of the introduction of a new bill in the Nevada General Assembly, the chairman of the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB), A. G. Burnett, has issued a statement regarding what that bill would cover. In an e-mail to Jocelyn Wood of Pokerfuse.com on Wednesday, Burnett cleared up… Read more »
After receiving nominations from more than 60 industry insiders (this journalist included), the 2015 Global Poker Index American Poker Awards, sponsored by PokerStars, has tabulated the results and set the final four contenders in a host of categories. “I wish to thank each and every member of the Nomination Panel for taking part in the… Read more »
A new bill has been filed on behalf of the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) in the State Senate that could effectively end the practice in poker known as ‘staking.’ Senate Bill 40 (SB 40) was filed on December 20 to “prohibit certain acts related to wagering,” naturally something that would be covered by the NGCB.… Read more »
In an intriguing article from PokerNews journalist Donnie Peters, it appears that several poker records could be threatened during the 2015 tournament poker year. According to Peters, a discussion came up during a poker tournament in 2011 that featured Poker Hall of Fame member Erik Seidel. Seidel apparently asked the table who was the only player… Read more »
Sometimes a screen name is just so amazingly appropriate. Last week, Darren Woods, who was known by the screen name “DooshCom” in the poker community, was sentenced to prison for defrauding players on internet poker sites, including 888poker and the iPoker Network. Woods, who hails from Healing, a town about halfway up the east coast… Read more »
According to the London Daily Mail, a London restaurant is offering its patrons the option of playing poker to determine the bill on their exquisite three-course meal. The All-In Kitchen in the Haggerston area of London is the business that is offering this unique method of determining the check. Opening tomorrow and through January 21,… Read more »
On Thursday, a magistrate in federal court denied the motion of businessman/poker player Paul Phua and his son, Darren, which would have allowed them to return to the poker tables while they await the illegal gambling case against them in the federal system. Magistrate Judge Bill Hoffman said in his decision that neither Phua presented… Read more »
After over a decade of effort, scientists at the University of Alberta believe they have achieved their goal of creating the “perfect” poker playing program, one that doesn’t make any bad moves and is a winning “player.” According to a study released in Science magazine, those University of Alberta scientists think they have built a… Read more »
Many have compared poker to the business world in that difficult decisions have to be made in split-second situations. According to one highly successful investment mogul, however, poker is a piece of cake to the world that he normally lives in. On the Thinking Poker podcast, billionaire hedge fund manager David Einhorn opined that “the… Read more »
Now that the confetti has been swept up, people have nursed their respective conditions back to normalcy and everyone has now bid adieu to 2014, the New Year celebrations are complete. Thus, it is time to turn to 2015 and wonder what the coming twelve months are going to look like. Never one to back down from a challenge… Read more »
Aside from his outstanding poker play and myriad of poker tournament achievements (as if those weren’t enough), Daniel Negreanu is perhaps best known for his willingness to speak his mind. Lucky for us, he has a poker blog on his site, FullContactPoker.com. This week, he chimed in on an issue that has been getting more… Read more »
Many people deeply involved in the game of poker – be they players, writers or other industry professionals – have given their opinions on whether someone should take up the activity as a profession. Three-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Dutch Boyd has now added his thoughts to the mix, giving many something to… Read more »
Now that Santa Claus has dropped down chimneys around the world, the Hanukkah menorahs have been put away and the Festivus pole’s “Airing of Grievances” have been heard, we now enjoy a bit of relaxation before a New Year comes. Over the past 12 months, the poker world has provided several exciting moments amidst what… Read more »
New e-mails that have emerged in the ongoing Sony Pictures Entertainment scandal has now encompassed the poker community. According to the London Daily Mail, e-mails leaked out on Friday point out what has been a rather adversarial relationship between the head of the company, Chairman Amy Pascal, and one of the most powerful writers in… Read more »
As a way to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the European Poker Tour, PokerStars has published a book that covers the history of what has become the top tournament circuit on the European continent. That book, however, will never be seen by the general public (at least at this point). The 300-page book, simply entitled… Read more »
One of the top professionals in the world of poker is Phil Hellmuth (just ask him if you don’t believe it). Hellmuth, the 13-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner and 1989 World Champion, looks to be preparing for the upcoming World Poker Tour stop at the Bellagio in Las Vegas by making the rounds… Read more »
Costa Rican officials are not fans of the American movie industry right now. According to InsideCostaRica.com, an English-language Costa Rica news website, Costa Rican police and the Minister of Public Security have taken issue with last October’s film, Runner Runner, seeing it as a slap in the face to the country and its police force.… Read more »
By far one of the highlights of the 2014 poker year was the battle at the World Series of Poker Championship Event final table. Taking us inside what it was like to be a part of that event, All In Magazine has issued a documentary that concentrates on the historic run of Mark Newhouse to… Read more »
