How about a Pets.com ad? The United States sports betting market is booming and there is still room for growth. With the boom has come a deluge of advertising for sportsbooks. If you watch sports or sports-related programming, you have undoubtedly had your eyes seared by sports betting commercial after sports betting commercial. Telecasts of… Read more »
Crypto casinos are booming Crypto casinos have become increasingly popular over the last couple years. Living on the outskirts of regulation, online casinos that deal exclusively in cryptocurrencies appeal to those who really want to gamble, but either want their financial transactions harder to track or need to get around regulations that make traditional avenues… Read more »
Konstantin Held won the inaugural WPT Cambodia championship on Monday, claiming the top prize of $361,310. It was the first Main Tour stop outside of North America since back in 2017. Nagaworld Integrated Resort had previously held WPT Prime events, but this was the first time for a full-fledged WPT Main Tour event in Cambodia.… Read more »
Surprising accusation Poker scandal time. This is an unexpected one (though are any scandals “expected”?) and nothing has been confirmed 100%, but it has legs, so let’s talk about it. Poker pro Anthony Zinno, one of the most successful tournament players of the last decade, has been accused of stealing a backpack, and most of… Read more »
Happy Death Day The next step in the Oakland A’s relocation to Las Vegas will happen in about two months. Bally’s has announced that it will close the Tropicana on April 2 to prepare it for demolition to clear the way for the A’s new stadium. The date is one day before the Tropicana’s 67th… Read more »
Big decision Flutter Entertainment, the parent company of PokerStars, FanDuel, and Betfair, among many other brands, began trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Monday. As of the writing of this article, shares in FLUT are at $207.00, up 0.98% on the day. Flutter doesn’t plan on stopping there, though. Currently listed on… Read more »
If it is January, it must mean that the PokerGO Tour is off on another series of high-roller tournaments (then again, this could be said about every month!). This time around, it is the latest running of the PokerGO Cup, a tournament series that is in its fourth year. Two events out of the scheduled… Read more »
For many casinos, especially in Las Vegas, there is at least one marquee poker event that they hang their hat on. In the case of Wynn Las Vegas, that tournament is the season-ender for the World Poker Tour, the WPT Championship, which brings the players in droves to the popular casino. Now, Wynn Las Vegas… Read more »
On Sunday, the National Football League will determine the two teams that will take part in the “Big Game,” the 2024 Super Bowl. It’s been a long season for the four teams that will battle it out for the respective National and American Football Conferences, but this is the goal that they set out back… Read more »
With the advent of a new calendar year, that also brings a new tournament poker season for the poker world. Around the world, players will square off over the baize to battle it out for massive amounts of money (of course), but some of these combatants will also be in a fight to determine the… Read more »
While the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, FL, may no longer be part of the World Poker Tour’s official schedule, this premier poker destination continues to host high-profile tournaments that attract world-class fields. Last week, the Foxens power couple, Alex and Kristen, dominated the $25,000 High Roller event, while the $3,500 Main… Read more »
Just a little light reading High stakes poker player and 2018 World Series of Poker bracelet winner Gal Yifrach seems to be in quite a bit of trouble. In a case that dates back to 2022, the federal government has nearly 143,000 pages of evidence that Yifrach and four co-defendants operated an illegal gambling business… Read more »
Following two rounds of preliminary voting by an industry panel, the Global Poker Index has revealed the nominees for the 5th Annual Global Poker Awards. Several awards not listed below have already been determined. Bin Weng has won GPI Poker Player of the Year, Kristen Foxen picks up her fourth GPI Female Poker Player of… Read more »
So he just went ahead and did it? The attorney for former Iowa State University defensive lineman Isaiah Lee has accused an agent of the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) for targeting college athletes in a sports betting sting without a valid reason. Calling the beginning of last year’s gambling investigation a “warrantless search,”… Read more »
Perry Friedman, far and away one of the most beloved poker players this century, passed away on Sunday at the age of 55 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. One of founding members of the “Tiltboys” poker group, Friedman was a math and computer genius. He earned his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees at Stanford University,… Read more »
French gambling company La Française des Jeux SA (FDJ) has announced that it has made an offer to acquire Unibet parent Kindred Group. In a press release, FDJ stated that the offer is for SEK130 ($12.43) per share; Kindred said that the all-cash proposal totals SEK27.951 million ($2.7 billion). The offer is a 24% premium… Read more »
Player-friendly change PokerStars has announced a change to its policy governing online satellites to live regional events, designed to provide players with more flexibility. Previously, if a person won a seat in a tournament on a regional tour, like the UKIPT or Eureka Poker Tour, that was it. They couldn’t play in any more satellites.… Read more »
For many television viewers, William Hung will forever be remembered for his memorable audition on American Idol. Known for his enthusiastic performance on one of America’s most popular singing competitions, Hung experienced brief but intense fame. However, when the spotlight faded, his search for that same excitement led him down an unexpected path into professional… Read more »
We are only a few weeks into the 2024 tournament poker season, but one thing is quite evident – two players are looking to put their stamp on the upcoming season. Kristen and Alex Foxen have been doing well in the initial action of 2024, with Kristen picking up a tournament win at the PokerGO… Read more »
One of the big questions asked by many in the online poker community is “Why isn’t online poker being embraced by states as they have sports betting?” You may think that answer is a complex one, but it comes down to a simple explanation. According to reports from the states themselves, their tax revenues are… Read more »
To paraphrase the line made famous by comedian Garrett Morris’ ‘Chico Escuela,’ “Poker’s been berry, berry, good” to Jonathan Little. Not only has Little been about to parlay his skills on the felt into over $7 million in career earnings (and two World Poker Tour titles), but Little has also added to the plethora of… Read more »
Not dead, not really alive It looks like it could be another year without online casino and online poker in New York. At least so far. Though state Sen. Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr. introduced a bill to legalize online casino, poker, and lottery games last week, none of those were included in Governor Kathy Hochul’s… Read more »
A few open slots The Arizona Department of Gaming (ADG) has announced that it will take applications for at least two more sports betting licenses. The application window will be open from February 16 to March 4. According to the ADG’s press release on Tuesday, one license will go to an Arizona tribe and “no… Read more »
It has got to be exciting to achieve the biggest cash of your poker tournament career, be it $100, $1,000, or $1 million, but getting another top five career cash a couple days later, now that’s quite a week. It happened to PokerNow ambassador and poker commentator Kasey Mills over the weekend, as she won… Read more »
Boosting needed funding The United States’ leading gambling industry advocacy and lobbying group has come out in opposition to federal legislation that would earmark a portion of sports betting taxes for problem gambling services. The Gambling Addiction Recovery, Investment, and Treatment (GRIT) Act was introduced by Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) and Rep. Andrea Salinas (D-Oregon)… Read more »
