Former Lock Poker Employee Says Company “On Verge of Collapse”

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After continuing operations for more than two years despite the fact that they were not paying out players, a former employee for the besieged online poker room Lock Poker says that the website is “on the verge of collapse.” In an interview with Pokerfuse.com’s Michael Gentile, former Lock Poker spokesperson Shane Bridges emerged from the… Read more »

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Online Gambling Bill Introduced in Pennsylvania

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Pennsylvania State Representative John Payne (R – Dauphin) has introduced a bill that would legalize and regulate online gambling in the Keystone State. The bill, HB 649, already has support, sponsored by sixteen Representatives in addition to Payne. While HB 649 has been entered on the Pennsylvania General Assembly’s website, the complete text of the… Read more »

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Riviera Sold to Las Vegas Convention Authority, Will be Razed

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Tales of casino closures during the past year or so have emanated mostly from Atlantic City, as the east coast gambling hub’s economy has been struggling. But the next landmark casino to become memory will be in Las Vegas: the Riviera. The Las Vegas Review-Journal has reported that the famed gaming venue has not only… Read more »

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Nevada, Delaware to Share Online Poker Player Pools Soon

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The combination of Nevada’s and Delaware’s online poker player pools may be around the corner. Finally. According to Steve Tetreault of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval has said that the year-old interstate gaming compact between the two states will finally have its promise met within the next month or two. Despite being… Read more »

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Attorney General Nominee Answers Online Gambling Questions

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Late last month, prospective United States Attorney General Loretta Lynch had to suffer through the ordeal of a several-hour long confirmation hearing in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee. These sorts of hearings are usually filled with committee members hurling stupid, politically-motivated questions at the nominee, particularly if those members are not members of the… Read more »

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FTOPS XXVIII Schedule Announced

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The quarter-year mark is approaching, and with it comes an inevitability: another Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS). Sure enough, Full Tilt Poker has released the schedule for FTOPS XXVIII (Twenty-eight! And it would have been more had the former executives at the site not been crooks and led to Full Tilt disappearing for a… Read more »

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Caesars, PokerStars to Join Forces Against Sheldon Adelson

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It’s about damn time. After years of fighting against PokerStars’ inclusion in the regulated United States online poker market, Caesars Entertainment finally relented last week and said it will no longer support “bad actor” clauses in internet gaming legislation. This week, the company took things a step further, announcing that it will be teaming up… Read more »

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Scalpers Darken Mood of Fallsview Poker Classic

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The final table of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Fallsview Poker Classic Main Event is today and while it comes with plenty of celebration, a damper was put on the excitement at the beginning of the Classic because of an unusual problem for a poker tournament: ticket scalping. It is not unusual for people to… Read more »

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2015 WPT Fallsview Poker Classic Final Table Set

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The final table of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Fallsview Poker Classic Main Event was set yesterday evening as just six players remain from the original 419. Anthony Zinno is the chip leader with 4.73 million chips, a solid 2 million ahead of his closest competitor, Corey Hochman. After Hochman, it is another million down… Read more »

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Vanessa Rousso, Xuan Liu End Sponsorship Deals With Respective Sites

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Demonstrating the difficulty for poker professionals to either get or maintain their sponsorships with online poker site, two of the more prominent female poker professionals in the business have recently announced the end of their sponsorship deals with their respective sites. Earlier this week, PokerStars announced that Vanessa Rousso would no longer be a member… Read more »

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Prominent Business Website Accuses Christie, Adelson of Blocking PokerStars License in New Jersey

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A prominent business website has come forward with something that many in the poker/gaming industry have assumed regarding Amaya Gaming’s efforts to license PokerStars in New Jersey in accusing New Jersey Governor Chris Christie of blocking those efforts for his own political gain. The website Businessinsider.com and writer Hunter Walker this afternoon went public with their… Read more »

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William Hill in Talks to Buy 888

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Shares of online gaming firm 888 Holdings PLC soared Tuesday after the company confirmed that it has been approached by fellow gambling company, William Hill PLC, with a possible purchase offer. 888’s stock price closed at 171.50p after opening at 143p, a jump of 20 percent. 888 issued the following press release in response to… Read more »

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Full Tilt Classic Features Freezeouts and Only Freezeouts

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Full Tilt Poker is getting ready to kick it old school on February 15th. Starting this coming Sunday and running through the next, Full Tilt is hosting the Full Tilt Classic. The sixteen event tournament series dispatches with all the multi-entry bullshit that has been increasing in popularity and gets back to the basics: the… Read more »

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