Poker News Daily: Let's start with the question everyone's been asking you lately: Why make the jump from DoylesRoom to Victory Poker? Alec Torelli: There are a lot of reasons. Look at [what we put on at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino]. There is a lot of buzz and a lot of energy and I really believe in my friend Dan [Fleyshman]. Read more »
Full Tilt Poker has been in the news for all of the wrong reasons this week. On April 5th, the world's second-largest poker site became the subject of a grand jury investigation for money laundering. One day later, Kentucky filed suit against its owners. Read more »
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While earning one million VIP Player Points (VPPs) on PokerStars in a calendar year might seem like a daunting task for most players, it's become rather routine for PokerStars Team Pro Online member George "Jorj95" Lind. Read more »
Poker and sports go hand in hand. On Wednesday, two of the sporting world's most prominent figures appeared on the UB.com sponsored poker news show "Poker2Nite," L.A. Lakers owner Jerry Buss and UFC ring announcer Bruce Buffer. Read more »
The start of the PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) stop at the Mohegan Sun drew some of the best players in the game. Those playing in the tournament were keeping their fans up to date via their Twitter feeds. Read more »
One day of play is in the books in the PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) Mohegan Sun Main Event. Bodog pro David Williams leads the pack and will come armed to Day 2 with 230,900 chips, nearly eight times the starting stack. Read more »
One of the biggest challenges an online poker room faces is how to retain customers. It is easy enough to attract customers – offering a sweet deposit bonus or nice rakeback deal can work – but other sites can just as easily steal those customers away. Read more »
The PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) Mohegan Sun Main Event attracted a starting grid of 716 players for a total prize pool passing $3.2 million. The tournament will crown a champion on Sunday. Read more »
With the state budget stretched and deficits building, New Hampshire Governor John Lynch is looking for ways to provide a much needed revenue injection for the Granite State. One way avenue he is considering is legalizing internet gambling. Read more »
Last week, the Swedish gaming supplier Entraction signed an agreement with the online poker site Betsson to supply gaming-related software. The deal will allow Betsson to join into the Entraction Network. Read more »
A bill introduced last week by Massachusetts House Speaker Robert DeLeo would license two land-based casinos and criminalize internet gambling and online poker. Since then, the poker community has fired back, outraged over the language's inclusion. Read more »
On Sunday, the PartyPoker Big Game IV will kick off from the Les Ambassadeurs Club in Mayfair, London and the high-stakes cash game will continue for 48 hours. This week, additional poker players were added to the already impressive lineup. Read more »
The Team USA roster for the inaugural World Team Poker event is now in place, as Phil Hellmuth and Doyle Brunson selected their group of nine players for the one-day event, which takes place on May 19th at the Golden Nugget. Read more »
For Full Tilt Poker, when it rains, it pours. One day after word leaked that the industry's second largest online poker site was the subject of a grand jury investigation for money laundering, the Commonwealth of Kentucky has filed suit against its owners in the Franklin Circuit Court. Read more »
In a Telegraph article, Gaming Media Group - which owns the television outlet The Poker Channel and online poker site Poker Heaven - is looking into the possibility of selling both of the highly respected poker outlets. Read more »
Attorneys for the Commonwealth of Kentucky have fired back in the case involving the seizure and potential forfeiture of 141 internet gambling domain names. Kentucky counsel declared that the Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association (iMEGA) "cannot establish standing." Read more »
On Wednesday, the Main Event of the PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) Mohegan Sun will kick off from Uncasville, Connecticut. Running April 7th through April 11th, the five-day No Limit Hold'em tournament will cost players $4,700 + $300. Read more »
We're one month away from the annual Kentucky Derby, which takes place on the first Saturday in May every year. Two days prior to the 2010 running, the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) will sponsor the Derby Poker Championship. Read more »
On June 1st, the financial services industry in the United States must fall into full compliance with the regulations of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA). Scrambling to create an exemption for online poker is the Poker Players Alliance (PPA). Read more »
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While many across the United States were watching the NCAA Final Four play out, others were preparing for the start of the Major League Baseball season Sunday night. Read more »
According to the Financial Times, Full Tilt Poker, the world's second largest online poker site, is being investigated on money laundering charges. A "federal grand jury in Manhattan" had taken up the case. Read more »
Sunday night marked a brand new episode of the GSN cash game series "High Stakes Poker." Full Tilt Poker pro Phil Ivey executed what show host Gabe Kaplan called "one of the great bluffs in the history of ‘High Stakes Poker'" and walked away up $120,000. Read more »
