Ultimate Poker launched about thirteen months ago, becoming the first legal, regulated online poker room in the United States. Things started out well enough and even though Ultimate Poker was small, it wasn’t unexpected. But after some growth the first few months, results have been disappointing. The latest bad news: the April numbers released by… Read more »
Sheldon Adelson, with all his riches, is most certainly a force to be reckoned with in the battle for online poker. While it is certainly not chicken counting time, the pro-poker side seems to be doing quite well amongst people and groups not on receiving money from the Las Vegas Sands CEO. Another political group… Read more »
If we are fortunate to live a long, full life, we will see and hear all sorts of great things. A bit less than a month ago, we were all treated to one of the most phenomenal stories of all time, one of those stories that makes you thankful to be alive. A porn star… Read more »
After several years of stonewalling any movement regarding online poker in the state, California’s powerful Indian tribes are now backing the move towards regulation in the state of the industry. The caveat, however, is that the tribes would be the ones to offer the outlet, shutting out other businesses in the state. The Indian tribes,… Read more »
New regulations for the charitable poker industry in the state of Michigan have gone into effect as of this week, but those new rules may be struck down by legislation if the Michigan legislature has its way. According to CBS Detroit, the new regulations that had been suggested by the executive director of the Michigan… Read more »
Believe it or not, we are ten days from the start of the 2014 World Series of Poker. The seven week festival of poker begins on May 27 and, with 65 bracelets up for grabs, you can expect that some of the biggest names in the game will be looking to take their share of… Read more »
Over the past week, several different opinions on both sides of the online gaming and poker fight have come to the forefront. Whether they have been for or against the issue, the bottom line is that both sides are demonstrating a level of hypocrisy regarding the subject. Last week, Nevada Senator and Senate Majority Leader… Read more »
A legend of poker that most poker fans simultaneously both knew and did not know passed away last Thursday. Joel “Bagels” Rosenberg, the inspiration for the character Joey Knish in the seminal poker film, Rounders, suffered a heart attack at the age of 58. Rosenberg was the classic poker grinder, plugging away to pay the… Read more »
Sure it is a bit early, but it gives people plenty of time to make travel arrangements. PokerStars announced the tentative schedule for the 2014 Asia Championship of Poker (ACOP) this week, slated to be held at the PokerStarsLIVE poker room at the City of Dreams in Macau. The ACOP is to run 17 days,… Read more »
In a report published this month by Econsult Solutions, the revenues for the first year of a theoretical regulated online poker regime in Pennsylvania were estimated at $77 million. The report was the product of a study of the state of Pennsylvania’s gaming market, authorized by the Commonwealth’s legislature in December of last year. To… Read more »
The 2014 World Series of Poker (WSOP) is just two weeks away, if you can believe it. Aside from the $10,000 Main Event, perhaps the most highly anticipated event is the Big One for One Drop, million dollar charity tournament that only the richest of the rich or elitest of elite players will enter. The… Read more »
The United States Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an investor alert last week, cautioning people about Bitcoin as well as other, lesser known forms of virtual currency. Bitcoin has been gaining more and more attention over the past year, but has been known in internet poker circles for longer than it has been by… Read more »
While the poker world has its calm before the storm of the start of the World Series of Poker on May 27, the biggest news has been the ongoing discussion on internet gaming and poker and the potential for state and/or federal regulation of the industry. Two different opinion pieces on popular websites fall in… Read more »
There have been plenty of surveys published that have looked at the issue of online gambling and poker. For the most part, however, they have been skewed by those that issue the surveys (a popular gambling company on the positive side and a Republican lobbying group against the issue) as they attempt to influence the… Read more »
After tabulating the ballots from the members of the Women in Poker Hall of Fame, the Board of Directors and selected media members, two women have earned induction later this year into that prestigious organization. One was an obvious pick by the WiPHoF for induction with the 2014 class. Allyn Jaffrey Shulman, the 2012 World… Read more »
It may have come up on us without notice, but there are only a little more than two weeks until the 45th Annual World Series of Poker kicks off its summer schedule. Heading towards the start of poker’s preeminent event, the major Player of the Year races in the poker community have little consensus as… Read more »
On Friday, Full Tilt Poker will launch a short promotion called “Take It Down” in which cash game players can win cash prizes for winning cash game hands. Double dipping is fun! Take It Down will begin when the clock hits midnight ET on Friday, May 9th and will run through the final seconds of… Read more »
Congratulations, New York, you now have twins! Just five weeks after an essentially identical bill was introduced into the State Senate, State Assemblyman J. Gary Pretlow (D-Mt. Vernon), who is also the Chairman for the Committee on Racing and Wagering, introduced A09509 in the State Assembly. The bill, which has no official title, would amend… Read more »
And so the opposition’s crusade against online poker gets dirtier. It has been revealed that an op-ed piece published by the Press of Atlantic City in March has been wrongly attributed to Poker Hall of Famer Dewey Tomko. And this attribution was not an accident. The piece, published on March 19, and allegedly written by… Read more »
In a legal battle that has been going on for over four years, Two Plus Two Publishing LLC has won yet another, and perhaps the final, round against poker player Russell “Dutch” Boyd. On Friday, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a March 2012 judgment against Boyd, once again siding with Two Plus… Read more »
In an ongoing effort to shift its customer demographic towards the recreational player, tomorrow partypoker will be introducing “Casual Cash Games,” tables for those who just want to play a game of poker and aren’t concerned about maximizing the number of hands they see per hour. Casual Cash Game tables are no different than any… Read more »
In what has been a heavily watched case in both the poker world and the mainstream media, some of the final sentences have been handed down in the 2013 federal indictment of an alleged Russian gambling ring. Two men who were sentenced on Wednesday, Anatoly Golubchik and poker professional Vadim Trincher, will each serve five… Read more »
In what turned out to be a marathon final table, Antonio Buonanno was finally able to derail Jack Salter to take down the championship of the European Poker Tour Grand Final early Saturday morning. Long before Buonanno had captured the championship, Philipp Gruissem added to his legacy as a “high roller” master in winning the… Read more »
After taking a break from inducting members in 2013, the Women in Poker Hall of Fame has released a list of nominees for 2014 that arguably is an impressive array of women who have contributed to the game. Each of this year’s nominations has an extensive background in the game of poker, whether as a… Read more »
After starting Day 4 as one of the shortest stacks left in the tournament, Great Britain’s Jack Salter has been able to rise from the ashes. Using the last two days, Salter will be at the head of the pack for the final table of the European Poker Tour’s Grand Final when play resumes on… Read more »
