The European Union’s highest court ruled this week that Germany’s attempts to protect state-run gambling monopolies are unlawful. German regulations currently state that lotteries and sports betting are offered exclusively by state-controlled monopolies. However, the European Court of Justice said Wednesday that the rules for the German state betting monopolies were not “consistent and systemic… Read more »
On Friday, members of the Poker Hall of Fame voting committee received their ballots in an e-mail from Harrah’s officials. Noticeably different this year is a “10-point must system” that asks each member of the 33-person panel to allocate 10 points apiece among the candidates of their choosing. Then, when the final points are tabulated,… Read more »
After what has been a rough period for the industry, casino companies traded on Wall Street in the United States have begun to rebound during the final quarter of the 2010 fiscal year. One company that has made a significant recovery since the midpoint of the fiscal year is MGM Resorts International. The ownership behind… Read more »
In late August, the Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the main lobbying voice for poker players in the United States, struck back at the Commerce Casino and other gambling establishments in California by launching PlayersBeforeProfits.com. The online petition was designed to encourage support of HR 2267, the Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act. Now,… Read more »
You read that right. PokerStars, the world’s largest online poker site, is on the cusp of dealing its 50 billionth hand. 50 billion! With such a major milestone to commemorate, PokerStars is busting out all the stops and dishing out $1 million in cash to its members. In cash games, the PokerStars 50 Billionth hand… Read more »
Darvin Moon and Bernard Lee are good friends that join us for this latest poker lifestyle piece, filmed at one of the many restaurants within the Foxwoods Casino. These two became good friends during the course of the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event, with Lee inviting Moon to the Foxwoods Mega Stacks Challenge… Read more »
In July, I discussed my thoughts on what Poker Boom II might look like should online poker become fully legalized and regulated in the United States. What I have begun thinking about since then, though, is that should Americans become free to play poker, the poker news industry may very well change. Poker news is… Read more »
The online poker site Deliverance Poker has filed a complaint alleging breach of contract against 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) November Niner Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi and his alleged new sponsor, Full Tilt Poker. The complaint, filed on September 7th in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas in Austin, is… Read more »
PokerStars, the world’s largest online poker site, is preparing to release a software upgrade that will include several new features after recommendations from its valued players. The enhancements will appear after the software has been updated, which is expected to happen in the near future. On the company’s blog, PokerStars gave a “sneak peek” of… Read more »
Bodog exploded onto the poker scene in 2004, bringing its combination of gaming knowledge (their sports book and casino have been in action for some time) and the affluent lifestyle of owner Calvin Ayre. They have sent players to many of the top international tournaments and 2006 World Series champion Jamie Gold once called Bodog his online home. Read more »
Between now and September 12th, the USA-facing online poker site UB.com is offering World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe prize packages. The 2010 cycle marks the first that UB.com and its sister CEREUS Network site Absolute Poker will be sending players to the annual extravaganza, which gets underway on September 14th from London. UB.com is… Read more »
The 2010 PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) has rolled on in recent days. Fifteen events are now in the books out of the 62 on the docket, with the Main Event set to play out on September 26th. The feature tournament boasts a $5,200 buy-in and will shell out at least $10 million… Read more »
On today’s edition of the Daily Deal, Prahlad Friedman comes clean on ESPN, PartyPoker interviews Tom Dwan about the Million Dollar Challenge, and the Bodog Poker Open is back! It’s all ahead right now! Hello, I’m Sean Gibson and welcome to the Daily Deal by Poker News Daily. The much-hyped hand between Prahlad Friedman and… Read more »
A 60 year old Ferris, Texas woman is the latest person to capture the UB.com Bad Beat Jackpot, taking down a sizeable six-figure payday. Early Tuesday evening, “KAPPIT” took to the felt of the $0.25/$0.50 UB.com Bad Beat Jackpot tables, not knowing that this would be a “good news, bad news” night for her. After… Read more »
For the second straight year, I’ll have the privilege of voting for the Poker Hall of Fame. This prestigious award is given to deserving candidates who meet four criteria: “Played poker against acknowledged top competition; played for high stakes; played consistently well, gaining the respect of peers; stood the test of time; or, for non-players,… Read more »
Rosario, Argentina is this year’s home to the Grand Final of the Latin America Poker Tour (LAPT). The $5,000 tournament which takes place in the City Centre Casino in Rosario will be running from 23rd – 26th September. Players will experience one of the best tournament structures (with a starting stack of 20,000 in chips… Read more »
On Wednesday, the fifth heat of the PartyPoker World Open VI panned out and featured Unabomber Poker front man Phil Laak defending his title. Last year, Laak banked $250,000 and took down the fifth PartyPoker World Open. However, he came up short this time around and bowed out of the match in fifth place. Dale… Read more »
The heats to decide who will be at the final table of the Party Poker World Open VI are underway. Three have been completed with another three to come. This year’s tournament has 48 entrants investing $10,000 for their shot at the prize pool of $480,000, with a reserved $200,000 for first place. Each winner… Read more »
This strategy video from the experts at CardRunners discusses late tournament strategy in a Mixed Game tournament that had a buy-in of $22 with 1 ReBuy and 1 Add-on. The official preview from CardRunners: He may not be part of the Video Finalists series, but we always love Shabamabam on the mixed games. 08/b has… Read more »
On today’s Daily Deal, there’s a lawsuit brewing over the term “Mac Poker,” Hevad Khan and Gavin Griffin are out as PokerStars sponsored pros, and CrabMaki strikes gold on the opening day of the WCOOP. Stay tuned!! Hello, I’m Sean Gibson and welcome to the Daily Deal by Poker News Daily. Protos Marketing, the parent… Read more »
The Bodog Poker Open (BPO) V returns at the end of September and the online poker room will offer something for every player this time around. Bodog’s largest series of the year will have two different ways to achieve poker glory and a spot in the Bodog Poker Open Hall of Fame: The Championship Series,… Read more »
With the PartyPoker World Open VI in full swing in London, video cameras were not just trained on the tables. As the single-table heat format provides plenty of downtime for those waiting to play and those busting out early, there are ample opportunities to interview the competitors. On Monday, PartyPoker’s cameras caught up with Tom… Read more »
Barry Greenstein and Chad Brown were together at the PokerStars Champions Reception cocktail party and joined us for a quick chat. The two are good friends and while the interview originally started as just being with Greenstein, a jovial Chad Brown decided to crash the party for some good natured ribbing. One of the first… Read more »
The much-hyped hand between Prahlad Friedman and Allied Network Solutions CEO Ted Bort during Day 2B of the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event took center stage on this week’s installment of the ESPN poker news series “Inside Deal.” Friedman joined the show via phone to come clean. Day 3 of the Main… Read more »
“The Prince of Poker” Scotty Nguyen received airtime-a-plenty, baby, as part of ESPN’s continued coverage of the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event. On Tuesday night, Day 3 of the $10,000 buy-in tournament aired with a feature table that included Nguyen, Adam Schoenfeld, David Sklansky, and Deuces Cracked founder Chuck Danielsson. Seated at… Read more »
