Last week, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives voted in favor of an amendment to HB 2150 that would expand gambling in the state, including the legalization and regulation of online poker. That was fantastic, but it was still just a vote on an amendment. The bill was then sent to the Appropriations Committee for financial… Read more »
PokerStars has halted the offering of real money poker games in Israel, according to both an e-mail that was sent to customers and a pop-up message that was presented to Israeli players upon attempting to login. The ban took effect Monday, June 27th. In a somewhat ironic side note, the founder of PokerStars, Isai Scheinberg,… Read more »
Today when I confirmed to one of my two prized offspring (for clarification, I only have two children – I wasn’t implying that I have more and I only cherish two of them) that I was indeed born in the 1970’s, the other said that that makes me seem “ancient.” Of course, it isn’t just… Read more »
George Danzer won Event #43: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split-8 or Better Championship at the 2016 World Series of Poker (WSOP) early Tuesday morning, acquiring his fourth career gold bracelet. He is now tied with Max Pescatori in that category, topping the list of European WSOP bracelet winners. Danzer received $338,646 for the victory,… Read more »
Pennsylvania State Representative John Payne, one of the champions of online poker in the state legislature and sponsor of HB 649, a bill which would legalize and regulate online poker, said recently that he believed a re-vote on the issue would be coming soon. In late May, the House rejected a pair of amendments to… Read more »
For American sports fans, this time of year is the doldrums of the sports calendar. The professional hockey and basketball seasons just ended (college seasons ended a while ago), college football is two months away, and the NFL season is more than two months away. Right now, it’s just baseball, which is cool and all,… Read more »
With everything that is going on at the 2016 World Series of Poker, there is some news from the poker world that some people might miss. In this week’s edition of “ICYMI” (In Case You Missed It), a former major tournament champion is headed to court, a popular tournament pro gets a less than profitable… Read more »
At the 2016 World Series of Poker on Saturday, two events reached their conclusions and awarded the prestigious gold bracelet. On tournament would end stunningly with a conclusion that is rarely seen in tournament poker, while the second was a reward for a player who had come agonizingly close previously. Event #39 – $10,000 Six-Handed… Read more »
Defeating a final table that included the reigning World Champion and a master of the Limit game who holds three World Series of Poker bracelets himself, relative unknown Rafael Lebron came through the forest to capture the WSOP gold at Event #38, the $3000 Six-Handed Limit Hold’em tournament. One of the men alluded to at… Read more »
Since 2006, when Congress passed in the United States the Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act (UIGEA), there has been a drive to pass regulations allowing for the operation of online casinos and poker. For several years, there wasn’t a great rush to enact these laws because, hey, pretty much everyone was still doing what they… Read more »
Only halfway through its 68 tournament schedule, the 2016 World Series of Poker has already crowned three double bracelet winners. The latest, the United Kingdom’s Benny Glaser, earned his latest piece of jewelry in the $10,000 Omaha Hi/Lo Eights or Better World Championship. It took a little extra work to get the tournament completed as… Read more »
The California Assembly Appropriations Committee passed an online poker legalization and regulation bill Wednesday, meaning that poker can finally (possibly) get a full vote on the Assembly floor. AB 2863 was supposed to be up for a vote by the committee last week, but some amendments were added that pushed the timetable out to today.… Read more »
The World Series of Poker has opened the public nomination process for the Poker Hall of Fame class of 2016. Fans can visit wsop.com to submit a nominee along with a brief explanation of why that player is deserving. After the nomination window closes, the nominees will be vetted and the top ten will be… Read more »
It seems like every year, we see somebody win more than one bracelet at the World Series of Poker. This year, with the 2016 WSOP not even half over yet, we now have two such players. You likely already know about Jason Mercier, who in a single week nabbed two bracelets and came one spot… Read more »
About a month or so ago, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives shot down two amendments to HB 649, a bill which would legalize and regulate online poker in the Commonwealth, putting the launch of online gaming on hold. A re-vote at a later date was requested and now it looks like the bill’s sponsor, Rep.… Read more »
PokerStars (and its sister site, Full Tilt, which is no longer an independent site) has made a number of changes over the past year or so to try to make the online poker environment more recreational player-friendly. Things like an loyalty system overhaul and the conversion of regular heads-up cash game tables to Zoom Poker… Read more »
I enjoy both online poker and daily fantasy sports. Neither is perfect – there are certainly issues with each that I would like fixed (hey sites: call me, my consulting rates are competitive) – but both pastimes are a lot of fun and should be legalized and regulated across the United States. And they both… Read more »
While much of the poker community is keeping an eye on the activities going on at the 2016 World Series of Poker, there is some other news making the rounds. In this edition of “ICYMI (In Case You Missed It),” for those of you who thought you had a shot with poker player Beth Shak…prepared… Read more »
As the 2016 World Series of Poker nears its halfway mark, three more bracelets were awarded at the Rio All Suites Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. One was a tournament that needed some overtime to take care of business, while the other two events played out as scheduled on Saturday. Event #23 – $2000… Read more »
The 2016 World Series of Poker’s latest two bracelet winners went to both sides of the coin to claim their trophies. In one event, it was a rather rapid affair (although it HAD been extended from the previous day), while the other tournament wrapped up early Saturday morning. Event #21 – $3000 Six-Handed No Limit… Read more »
The Delaware online gaming industry continues to show signs of growth. The country’s first regulated online casino market posted a record win in May. Online poker, table games, slots and poker generated $282,112 in combined revenues in May. It was the third consecutive record month for Delaware’s iGaming Lottery. The May numbers were up 5.3%… Read more »
In an eight-hour final day battle, businessman Danny Le dominated on his way to winning Event #22, the $1500 Limit Hold’em tournament, last night at the 2016 World Series of Poker at the Rio All Suites Hotel and Casino. Final day action began with 15 players still remaining in the event and Le atop the… Read more »
To this point, the 2016 World Series of Poker has been rather peaceful. By that I mean that there haven’t been any great outrages over the blinds, the payout schedule, the way the tournaments are conducted, the quality of the cards in use…you know, the things that poker players tend to complain about loudly. About… Read more »
The 2016 World Series of Poker rolled along on Wednesday, crowning two more champions during its action. In one tournament, a player who has done a great deal in only five years captured an elusive goal and, in the other tournament, a popular pro was denied his second bracelet of the 2016 WSOP. Event #19… Read more »
It was a busy day Tuesday at the 2016 World Series of Poker as three gold bracelets were awarded overnight. Let’s take a quick look at the latest owners of poker jewelry: Event #14: $1,500 Millionaire Maker No-Limit Hold’em Poker pro Jason DeWitt won one of the most difficult tournaments of the WSOP, the $1,500… Read more »
