During this break between the traditional World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Las Vegas and October’s WSOP Europe, many people are still reflecting on the action of this summer. Bracelets are celebrated, winnings are counted, Player of the Year points are accumulated. Also to be cheered: the $1.3 million raised for the One Drop organization.… Read more »
Last month, PokerStars released a tentative schedule for the 2013 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP), offering it up for review and accepting suggestions for changes. The world’s largest online poker site recently published the new, official 2013 WCOOP schedule, giving players a month to clear their calendars, rustle up the buy-ins and get ready… Read more »
Halls of Fame are always elite clubs, representing the absolute best of the best of the best in their respective industries. Most readers will know about the Poker Hall of Fame, which is currently accepting nominations for the 2013 class, but most probably do not realize that PokerStars, the largest online poker room in the… Read more »
Poor Intertops Poker. It’s a good apple in a bushel full of rotten ones. For the second time in two weeks, it has had to make a business decision because it is stuck on a terrible network, the Revolution Gaming Network. The lastest: Intertops is segregating its mid-stakes and higher players from the rest of… Read more »
People have been collecting sports and entertainment memorabilia for ages. Most of us have at least one item in our homes that has some special meaning, be it historic or just personal, even if that meaning stems from what someone else did with that item. A homerun baseball, a musician’s guitar pick, a prop from… Read more »
The wait for the reimbursement of lost Full Tilt Poker player funds and the more than two year nightmare that it has become for former U.S. customers looks like it may be nearing an end. There may actually be a light at the end of this long, dark tunnel. According to an e-mail posted on… Read more »
After showing much promise earlier this year, many politicians in the state of California believe that the potential regulation of online poker in the state is “dead” for at least this year, even with three pieces of legislation on the table for such regulation. The California General Assembly is set to dismiss their current session… Read more »
As the staff prepares for the taping of their first ever production for the new series, Rush Street Productions – the team behind the new poker television program “Poker Night in America” – has announced two people who were chosen from an open casting call to be the focal point of the debut episode. Set… Read more »
After being hammered over several of the most popular poker forums in the industry, Lock Poker has taken the unique step of opening up its own poker forum and will no longer be discussing issues that plague the beleaguered room in a public format. The new forum has some caveats that will keep ‘lurkers’ from… Read more »
It doesn’t look like it will be happening all that soon, but the top executive one of the leading gaming companies in the United States believes that an interstate online poker compact between Nevada and New Jersey will become a reality next year. Following a second quarter earnings conference call, MGM Resorts International CEO Jim… Read more »
One of last year’s victories for poker was muted a bit Tuesday when the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York overturned a judge’s ruling that a New York man was not guilty of operating an illegal gambling business. As a result, Lawrence Dicristina is facing up to 10 years in prison. The… Read more »
The M Resort in Las Vegas shuttered its poker room this weekend, becoming the second casino to do so in the past week. As those familiar with poker might expect, the decision is purely financial, as the space will become home to slot machines that will be used for tournament play. Rina Foster, a casino… Read more »
Online gaming firm 888 Holdings, operator of 888poker.com, released its Interim Management Statement Tuesday, presenting positive financial results for the second quarter of 2013 and revealing some information about its plans for the New Jersey market. As to the company’s financial results, 888 Holdings reported overall revenue of $97 million for the quarter, a five… Read more »
The seven-year old online poker room Cake Poker has re-branded itself slightly, changing its name to Win Cake. The change appears to be not much more than a shift towards marketing the site as an overall internet gambling destination, rather than just a poker room. Upon arriving at the Win Cake home page, visitors are… Read more »
If you ever need to provide someone with evidence as to why poker is a great game, look no further than the 2013 Australia New Zealand Poker Tour (ANZPT) Queenstown Main Event, which concluded this weekend. As far as main events go, it was fairly small, with just 126 players paying the NZ$3,000 ($2,700 +… Read more »
Although the regulations for online poker went into effect over a year ago in Nevada, it took some time for anyone to step up and open shop with their own online poker room. In April, that momentous occasion occurred when Ultimate Poker (owned by Station Casinos) became the first online poker site to open for… Read more »
In what has been an ongoing battle in the state, Michigan continues to crack down on the multitude of charity poker rooms with a stricter interpretation of the regulations that govern the industry. According to Melissa Anders of MLive.com, the new crackdown is due to the alleged illegal gambling, liquor law violations and crime that… Read more »
As they prepare for their first ever event on their new high roller series Alpha8 later this month, the World Poker Tour has filled out the final slots for their broadcasting team. The WPT announced yesterday that two of the more notable poker commentators in the business today, noted commentator Ali Nejad and poker professional… Read more »
In late breaking news Thursday night, the claims administrator who is in charge of the disbursement of payments to U. S. customers of the old Full Tilt Poker is now saying that payments are set to begin “shortly,” according to their website. Garden City Group, the organization that was chosen by the U. S. Department… Read more »
The opinions in this editorial do not reflect the positions of the ownership or management of Poker News Daily. This past Sunday, the five day boycott of the Venetian poker room – proposed by noted poker author Nolan Dalla to protest the stance by the chariman of the Las Vegas Sands Corporation’s Sheldon Adelson regarding… Read more »
Since the site returned to the online world in November of last year, Full Tilt Poker has only had three poker pros as a part of their sponsorship stable. “The Professionals” – Tom ‘durrrr’ Dwan, Viktor ‘Isildur1’ Blom and Gus Hansen – carried the banner for the site as it made its triumphant return to… Read more »
The hottest ticket going right now in online gaming is one that may permit entry into the New Jersey market. On Tuesday, the state’s Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) confirmed that 37 applications for internet gambling licenses have been received and an initial review has been completed. In a statement originally published by Bloomberg, DGE… Read more »
