A virtual picket line is forming tonight as customers of PokerStars, primarily high stakes, high volume players, are set to go on strike tonight at midnight. The players are protesting the site’s announced changes to the VIP program that are to be put into place on January 1st, 2016. The initial charge was led by… Read more »
As we prepare to head into the final month of 2015, the battle for the two major Player of the Year awards have basically come down to two men. The man who has basically dominated the leaderboards since the 2015 World Series of Poker, Anthony Zinno, has now come under fire from another player who… Read more »
It has been very quiet on the cinematic front with gambling and poker movies as of late. The last “gambling” film that saw wide release was a remake of The Gambler starring Mark Wahlberg (save your money, the better film was the 1974 version with James Caan starring), which was released at Christmastime in 2014.… Read more »
The news two days ago that Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt would be signing a letter from other AG’s in support of the federal ban regarding online gaming and poker came as a stunner. Not only did it surprise the online gaming and poker communities – and the casinos that support online gaming – but… Read more »
In October, I said about PokerStars’ Anniversary Spin & Go promotion, “So yeah, you’re not going to win the million dollars, or anything in the upper prize tiers, for that matter, but it’s there and you will likely get annoyed when somebody else wins it.” Are you annoyed yet? In the span of about a… Read more »
Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt told Politico magazine’s contributing editor Jon Ralston that he will sign a letter with other Attorneys General supporting Sheldon Adelson’s Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA). Laxalt explained his position on Ralston’s show, “Ralston Live,” which airs on Nevada Public Broadcasting. When asked to confirm that he is going to… Read more »
They say the value of something is whatever someone else is willing to pay for it. All it takes is one person to REALLY want something for the price to skyrocket (well, maybe two people, as only a fool would bid against himself). So when you think of the kitchy dogs playing poker paintings, don’t… Read more »
A British teenager received a minimal punishment for bringing down an online gambling site, though he was also given a stern tongue-lashing from the judge. In early 2014, Max Whitehouse, then 17-years old, initiated a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack against a European online gambling site. The Nottingham teen created problems for the UK-facing… Read more »
Daily fantasy sports are fun, but the industry in the United States is quickly turning into a mess. Sites are being forced out of individual states, class action lawsuits are being filed, and major sites are being investigated for the legality or potential lack thereof. And now one of the two leading DFS sites is… Read more »
Last week, PokerStars launched its holiday promotion, the Christmas Festival. Not to be outdone, PokerStars’ little brother, Full Tilt Poker, has launched its own set of promos today, collectively dubbed the “Million Dollar Breakaway.” Millionaries Club Lounge The Millionaires Club Lounge promotion is an achievement-based raffle. As usual, for some reason Full Tilt requires everyone… Read more »
When he was on the popular television show earlier this year, he captured the attention of the poker community and the game show world with his talents. Now, after a two-week tournament, former poker professional Alex Jacob can lay claim to the Jeopardy Tournament of Champions title. Jacob never seemed to be challenged during the… Read more »
It may be inconceivable to think this, but online poker only began roughly 17 years ago. That first site, Planet Poker, would eventually bring about Paradise Poker and then the “power quartet” that made up the game in the mid-2000s – PartyPoker, PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker and UltimateBet. Their collapse in 2011 as a result… Read more »
Amid a great deal of fanfare on Wednesday, officials from the casino and state government – including Governor Jerry Brown – unveiled the renovations of the old Bicycle Casino, now under its new moniker of the Bicycle Hotel and Casino in Bell Gardens, CA. One of the venerable card rooms in the Golden State, “The… Read more »
In a final table that stretched to the wee hours of Friday morning, Jared Mahoney came from the short stack at the start of the final table and was able to defeat poker veteran Darryll Fish to take down the partypoker.net World Poker Tour Montreal at the Playground Poker Club. The $3500 (Canadian, roughly equal… Read more »
The Athens Banner-Herald reported Monday that Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens said that his office is embarking upon an investigation to determine if daily fantasy sports violate state law. Unlike in New York, it does not sound like Olens is on a crusade to rid his state of the pastime, though only time will tell… Read more »
Online poker took a huge step forward in Pennsylvania Tuesday as H.B. 649 passed through the state’s House Gaming Oversight Committee. The bill, introduced by Committee Chairman Rep. John Payne in February, would legalize and regulate online gambling in the Commonwealth. In a press release, the Poker Players Alliance said that it “applauds” the Committee… Read more »
Daily fantasy sports (DFS) leader FanDuel has decided to exit the New York market, at least temporarily. The move comes a week after New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman sent FanDuel, based in New York, and DraftKings, based in Boston, cease and desist letters, saying that they were engaging in illegal gambling. The two daily… Read more »
The Microgaming Poker Network (MPN) has made a concerted effort to try to make its tables friendly for casual players this year. The latest move: an experiment in which players will be required to buy-in for the exact same amount at certain cash game tables. In a recent blog post, Microgaming’s Head of Poker Alex… Read more »
We all know the joke about “Christmas creep” by now: retailers erect their Christmas displays and start their holiday sales earlier and earlier every year. Well, it looks like PokerStars is experiencing some Christmas creep this year, as well, as it has launched its Christmas Festival already, a good two weeks before Thanksgiving (or should… Read more »
It what should not come as much of a surprise, a New York judge has denied the temporary restraining order daily fantasy sports (DFS) companies FanDuel and DraftKings filed against New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. The motions were filed Monday morning and by Monday night, New York Supreme Court Justice Manuel Mendez had shot… Read more »
A little more than a week ago, the 2015 World Series of Poker Championship Event final table began play. The atmosphere was electric around the Penn and Teller Theater at the Rio All Suites Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas and, as pretty much the chip counts indicated, Joe McKeehen steamrolled his way to the… Read more »
Despite once being the refuge of many pirates and ne’er do wells’ (the pirate trio of “Calico Jack” Rackham, Mary Read and Anne Bonney called Charleston home), the history of the game of poker in the state of South Carolina is puzzling. While providing several poker champions (2011 World Series of Poker Championship Event “November… Read more »
The lights in the Penn and Teller Theater in the Rio All Suites Hotel and Casino have gone dark on the 2015 World Series of Poker Championship Event. After two months of play in the tournament rooms of the Rio, two weeks of battle in the Championship Event and four months for the 2015 “November… Read more »
It has been a busy couple of weeks for poker professional Jennifer Harman. Last weekend, as a part of the festivities surrounding the 2015 World Series of Poker “November Nine” Championship Event final table, Harman became only the third woman ever inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame (following Barbara Enright and Linda Johnson) and the 50th… Read more »
Full Tilt Poker has brought back its popular Gold Rush promotion, the third time it has run it in the past year. It is a fairly simple promo, rewarding players for playing at Rush Poker tables with a chance to win prizes such as cash, Full Tilt Points, and tournament entries. Starting today and going… Read more »
