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Suspect Apprehended in Deadly MGM National Harbor Shooting
One man is dead and another is in custody after a shooting at MGM National Harbor casino in Oxon Hill, Maryland. According to the Prince George’s County Police Department (PGPD), 22-year-old Benjamin Williams has been charged with the murder of 23-year-old Darnell Hawkins, Jr. In a press release, the PGPD said that officers responded to…
4 December 2025



MGM National Harbor Fails to Pay Overlay for RunGood Poker Series Event
One of the most welcomed sites in poker, other than holding the nuts and watching your opponent move all-in, is when a tournament has an overlay. That is, when there is a guaranteed prize pool, but the total buy-ins don’t reach the guarantee, so the casino or tournament organizer must make up the difference. Free…
6 November 2025

NCAA Delays Rule to Allow Athletes to Bet on Professional Sports
The NCAA has pushed back a rule change that would allow college athletes to bet on professional sports. Originally set to take effect Saturday, November 1, the rule has been delayed for three weeks, to November 22. NCAA athletes are not permitted to place wagers on college sports, nor will they even if the new…
31 October 2025

Phil Galfond, Elon Musk’s Grok AI Agree to High Stakes Heads-Up Poker Match
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…
30 October 2025

“RealOA” Banned, Ren Lin Suspended From GGPoker, WSOP for Real-Time Assistance During Tournament
Swift justice GGPoker has made a quick decision on how it will handle the players involved in a real-time assistance cheating incident during the final table of the $10,000 GGMillion$. On Wednesday, a week after the situation occurred, GGPoker announced that “RealOA,” the player who won the tournament, is permanently banned from GGPoker, the World…
22 October 2025

Poker Pro Jordan Cristos in Jail for Threatening WPT CEO, Judge
Probably not the right person to threaten Poker pro Jordan Cristos has one title and over $900,000 on the World Poker Tour (WPT), but his chances of ever playing in a Tour event look dubious. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the 38-year-old Cristos has been in jail since June for threatening a judge and…
22 October 2025

Poker Pros Poker Tournaments World Series of Poker
Player Disqualified From WSOP Super Circuit Event for Offenses on GGPoker
Online actions follow him into live play When is the last time you saw someone disqualified from a live tournament for something that had nothing to do with what was going on in the tournament room? It just so happened that this scenario played out this past weekend, when high-stakes poker pro Tony “Ren” Lin…
21 October 2025

Horseshoe Indianapolis Table Game Dealers, Dual Rate Workers on Strike
Labor, management at impasse Horseshoe Indianapolis table game dealers and dual rate employees – workers who split time between dealing cards and supervising the gaming floor – have gone on strike over the right to unionize. Friday, October 17, was the day the 200 workers were scheduled to vote on their union, but because union…
17 October 2025

MGM Withdraws From New York City Casino License Competition
Reevaluated the economics In a stunning turn of events, MGM has withdrawn from the race for one of three casino licenses for downstate New York. In a press release, MGM Yonkers, Inc. said, “….the competitive and economic assumptions underpinning our application have shifted, altering our return expectations on the proposed $2.3 billion investment.” “The newly…
16 October 2025

Player Injury Insurance Paying Dividends for Bettors, Sportsbook
When an injury doesn’t hurt Emeka Egbuka has looked every bit the top-20 NFL draft pick that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers made him this past summer. The rookie wide receiver is fourth in the league in receiving yards and is a big reason why his team is 5-1 and sitting atop the NFC. But when…
14 October 2025

Poker Pro Cory Zeidman Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for Fraudulent Sports Betting Business
Lied about having inside information Poker pro Cory Zeidman has been sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison for defrauding sports bettors out of millions of dollars over the course of a decade and a half. After initially denying the accusations, Zeidman pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit mail and wire fraud in December…
9 October 2025

Three Taiwan Professional Baseball Players Suspended for Playing Online Poker
Zero tolerance Three players in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL), a top-level league in Taiwan, have been suspended and fined for playing online poker. The players – Guo Yu-yan, Chen Guan-hao, and Wu Yu-cheng – are all members of TSG Hawks. “Engaging in online gambling is not a sanctioned activity for players, which has…
8 October 2025

Parx Casino Bensalem Honoring Breast Cancer Awareness Month With Events, Donations
It’s a casino, so Parx Casino Bensalem naturally wants you to visit and gamble your money. But they don’t want anyone to gamble with their health. That’s why Parx is running a special Breast Cancer Awareness Month Fundraiser, highlighted this past weekend by free breast cancer screenings. On Saturday, the Penn Medicine Mobile Mammography Van…
6 October 2025

Washington, D.C. Mayor Renews Attempts to Legalize Poker
“Long-term economic growth” After trying and failing just a few months ago, Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is giving the legalization of poker in the District another go. On Tuesday, the Executive Office of the Mayor issued a press release previewing legislation included in what she calls her “Growth Agenda,” one of which would make…
3 October 2025

Two Men Charged With Felonies for Cheating at California Casinos
Two California men have found out that cheating at casino table games doesn’t just get you banned from the casino, but it can put you in prison. On Tuesday, San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan announced that Vaagn Galustyan, 52, and Armin Martirosyan, 53, have both been charged with two felony counts of conspiracy…
2 October 2025

Other Poker News Poker Legislation
Race for Three New York City Casino Licenses Down to Four Competitors
Citi Field casino plan advances As the month of September came to an end, the competition for the three downstate New York casino licenses came into focus. With the New York State Gaming Commission (NYSGC) expected to decide on the winners before the end of the year, all proposals have been voted upon by their…
1 October 2025

Other Poker News Poker Legislation
Nevada Gaming Commission Approves Relaxed Regulations for High Roller Gaming Salons
Attempt to drum up traffic The Nevada Gaming Commission (NGC) has approved a series of regulatory amendments in an attempt to boost activity at private gaming salons, the exclusive high-stakes gambling rooms at casinos for whales and celebrities. On Thursday, after an hour debate, the Commission voted to implement the changes, previously recommended by the…
26 September 2025

GGPoker’s Olive Branch Initiative Gives Banned Players a Shot at Reinstatement
Did you once play on GGPoker, but were less than scrupulous and got yourself banned? Have you since turned over a new leaf and want to return to the world’s largest online poker room? You might be in luck (keyword: “might”), as GGPoker has announced its Olive Branch Initiative, aimed at giving banned players another…
24 September 2025

New York Casino Race: Every Manhattan Proposal Rejected
Freedom from a casino Those who wanted a big, glitzy casino in Manhattan have had a rough few days. With the local Community Advisory Committee (CAC) voting against the Freedom Plaza casino proposal Monday morning, every Manhattan possibility for the three downstate New York casino licenses has been rejected. The casino plan, which would have…
22 September 2025

Daniel Negreanu Signs on as Spokesperson for Kalshi
Poker to prediction markets Daniel Negreanu was already the top spokesperson for the world’s largest online poker room, GGPoker, and now he is repping one of the major players in prediction markets, Kalshi. On Tuesday, the Poker Hall of Famer tweeted that along with his new partnership with the site, he is giving one person…
18 September 2025


