After leading the two races for Poker Player of the Year pretty much since the World Series of Poker concluded in July, it was assumed that German poker superstar Fedor Holz was a lock to take down those awards come the end of December. Well, you know what they say about “assume?” Instead of reveling… Read more »
Each year, the Pennsylvania legislature is not only required to devise a budget plan for the state, but is required to have it balance. In 2016, the process of doing this was a mess and with just a few days left before 2016, the budget still doesn’t balance. One of the sticking points revolved around… Read more »
Nervous about potential online gambling-ending legislation, internet gaming operators are making plans to bolt the Australian market. In the past week, the first domino fell, Vera&John, a site that sounds more like a place to order chocolate-dipped fruit than an online casino, told its Australian customers that their accounts will have to be closed. In… Read more »
The world of major live tournament poker is in a bit of a lull right now because of the holidays, but come the new year, things will pick up quickly once 2017 starts as the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure will kick off on January 6th. This is a normal spot on the calendar for the PCA,… Read more »
According to the New York Post, Carl Icahn, whose Icahn Enterprises owns the Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City, is in discussions with other casino operators to sell the property. The former center of east coast poker closed on October 10th. Aside from making money, one of the reasons Icahn is looking to make… Read more »
Since it was founded in late 2015, the television channel Poker Central has been trying to find their way in a very difficult broadcasting world. Now news is emerging that, by the end of December, the channel allegedly may shut down its cable network broadcasting outlet. Per Kent Gibbons at Broadcasting and Cable Magazine, Poker… Read more »
One of the most popular destinations for poker in the state of Florida is the Derby Lane Greyhound Track, located in St. Petersburg. The fifth largest live poker rooms in the state (generating over $8.8 million in gross revenues for fiscal year 2015-16), the poker has been somewhat overshadowing what was supposed to be the… Read more »
Former Amaya Gaming Chief Executive Officer David Baazov has been aggressively fighting the charges of insider trading brought against him by the Canadian government earlier this year. In details released by the Toronto Globe and Mail earlier this month, further information regarding that case is coming to light. Per Globe and Mail reporter Nicolas Van… Read more »
Former Amaya, Inc. CEO David Baazov has ended his bid to purchase his former company and take it private. His offer was for CAD $24 per share, a 30 percent premium over Amaya’s stock price on November 11th, the date the offer was made. The total deal would have been worth nearly CAD $3.5 billion.… Read more »
Poker pro Andrew “luckychewy” Lichtenberger has launched his own online poker site, LuckyChewyPoker.com, which went live earlier this month. It is currently only available for play money games, but Lichtenberger has said that real money licensing is in the works. In a series of tweets, Lichtenberger made the announcement: Greetings everyone, I am pleased to… Read more »
Another daily fantasy sports (DFS) site – or should we say sites, plural – bites the dust. The iTEAM Network announced yesterday that it is shutting down. Customers of the network’s sites should not have anything to fear, though, as a network representative confirmed to LegalSportsReport.com that player funds were kept separate from operating funds… Read more »
Tribal online poker and gambling in California looked dead in the water a couple years ago, but now it is official. Judge Anthony J. Battaglia of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California ruled that the Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel, the Santa Ysabel Gaming Commission, Santa Ysabel Interactive, and others violated… Read more »
The European Poker Tour is dead. Long live the European Poker Tour! On Monday, Jasper Meijer van Putten won the last-ever EPT event, taking the crown in the EPT Prague Main Event. PokerStars, which operates the European Poker Tour, announced earlier this year that it will kill the EPT brand and convert the tour into… Read more »
The final schedule is still in development, but the key dates for the 2017 World Series of Poker were announced Monday, allowing poker players around the world start marking their calendars. It all gets underway on Tuesday, May 30th, 2017 and runs through the establishment of the November Nine on Monday, July 17th. “We want… Read more »
After a drawn out civil trial that saw both sides reveal the dirty underbelly of the gambling world, poker professional Phil Ivey has lost his civil suit against the Borgata in Atlantic City, per the New Jersey Law Journal and writer Charles Toutant. In a decision released on Thursday, Ivey and his playing partner Cheng… Read more »
The final table has been determined for the final event in the history of the European Poker Tour. Six players will come back to the felt at the Hilton Prague Hotel on Monday at noon local time (6AM East Coast time) with Marton Czuczor holding a slim lead over David Peters. Peters, who ended Day… Read more »
It is said that if you’re going to go out, go out with a bang. The European Poker Tour is doing just that as, in their final Main Event in the illustrious tour’s history in Prague, Czech Republic, David Peters is holding the lead after Day Three with only 65 players remaining. This will be… Read more »
Earlier this month, the traditional finale to the calendar year for the World Poker Tour kicked off its action in Las Vegas at the Bellagio. The Five Diamond World Poker Classic had all the trappings of a big time tournament poker – exquisite location, big money and tough competition at every table. What it didn’t… Read more »
Merger talks between GVC Holdings and Ladbrokes Coral Group have broken down, according to a Tuesday report by The Financial Times. Shares in Ladbrokes Coral dropped 9 percent on the news Monday, and though they have bumped up slightly since, they have yet to get back to where they were when the markets were excited… Read more »
According to Flushdraw.net, the remissions process for those who had poker funds frozen in the Full Tilt Poker Black Friday scandal is effectively complete. According to the Garden City Group (GCG) the Full Tilt Claims administrator appointed by the U.S. Department of Justice, every petition for reimbursement submitted by players has been processed. There have… Read more »
It is always fun getting something new, which is one reason why the current holiday season is fun. Who doesn’t like presents? Yesterday, partypoker gave its players a treat (well, we should probably see if everyone likes it before calling it a ‘treat’), as it launched two new games in the poker client: Progressive Knockout… Read more »
Canada’s telecommunications regulator continued to stand firm against the possibility of an internet service provider-directed ban on online gambling sites Friday, reiterating that it has the final say on what websites – if any – can be blocked. In May, the Québec legislature passed Bill 74, the budget bill. Among everything else that would be… Read more »
Ohio State Senators Dave Burke and Cliff Hite introduced a bill last week that would authorize the Ohio Casino Control Commission to regulate daily fantasy sports (DFS), making the games explicitly legal in the state. DFS operators such as DraftKings and FanDuel are currently active the state and happily accept Ohio customers, but legal gray… Read more »
After coming into the final table action, James Romero didn’t let much slow him down as he rode his chip lead to his first major championship, the World Poker Tour Five Diamond World Poker Classic in Las Vegas Saturday night. Romero had a dominant lead to start the action on Saturday afternoon. With 9.855 million… Read more »
The final table has been determined for the 2016 World Poker Tour Five Diamond World Poker Classic Main Event and it is shaping up to be an impressive battle. While James Romero has been able to pull away from the pack a bit, players such as Ryan Tosoc and Justin Bonomo (just to name a… Read more »
