Last week, the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the possibility of reviving federal regulation of sports betting. The discussion, which was brought up because of the Supreme Court ruling in May that overturned the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) of 1992, deviated away from just being about sports betting and brought… Read more »
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Yevgeniy Timoshenko Agrees to Settlement in Financial Clash with Former Roommate
In my previous article, I said that one personality trait that I find “painfully endearing” in poker players is their willingness to take on prop bets. Whatever, whenever. Now maybe this is just me not being a professional poker player and viewing that world largely from the outside, but one thing I have never understood… Read more »
PokerStars, Poker Pro Gordon Vayo Heading to Court for Showdown in November
The next step in the legal brouhaha between the online behemoth PokerStars and former “November Niner” and poker professional Gordon Vayo is approaching a major point. A hearing is scheduled for the near future that could have an effect on whether the case is even heard in a courtroom or not. Don’t Want to Pay… Read more »
William Kassouf, Cate Hall Face Consequences for Their Actions
It is often said in the world of poker that you only have your “good name” to serve as your calling card. Your “good name” can serve to aid you in getting into a game, being vouched for by other poker players and gamblers and, in essence, to get you deeper into the world of… Read more »
Hearing for PokerStars Motion to Dismiss Gordon Vayo Lawsuit Moved to November
Gordon Vayo will have to wait a bit longer to see if his legal action against PokerStars can proceed. In May, the poker pro and 2016 WSOP Main Event runner-up filed suit against PokerStars, or more specifically, Rational Entertainment Enterprises Limited (REEL), in the U.S. District Court Central District of California Western Division after the… Read more »
TheHendonMob.com Allowing Players to Opt-Out of Tournament Record Publication
There is a chance that my job may have just gotten slightly more difficult, as TheHendonMob.com (THM), the most respected and used source for live poker tournament results, has begun allowing poker players to request that their records be deleted from the database. Alternatively, players can request their name be replaced with a nickname. THM… Read more »
Former Employee of CardPlayer Magazine Arrested for Theft of over $1 Million
According to reports from the Las Vegas Review-Journal and reporter David Ferrara, a woman who is now (naturally) a former employee of one of the top poker magazines in the world has been indicted on charges of theft. The Basics of the Case Prosecutors in Clark County announced the indictments on Thursday against Shelby McCann,… Read more »
New Jersey District Court Rules Against Phil Ivey, Ordered to Pay Over $10 Million Immediately
As reported last week here at Poker News Daily, poker professional Phil Ivey and the Borgata were involved with dueling motions regarding Ivey paying back the $10.1 million he won from the casino in the now-infamous 2012 “edge sorting” case. A District Court judge has made his decision regarding the case and, unfortunately, it doesn’t… Read more »
Senator Chuck Schumer Joins Fellow Senator in Call for Federal Sports Betting Legislation
Hot on the heels of the overturning of his previous legislation, Utah Senator Orrin Hatch vowed to bring new federal regulation regarding sports betting. Now he is being joined by fellow Senator and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer in these calls, with Schumer offering specific ideas as to the legislation. “With the Supreme Court’s ruling, it’s… Read more »
Joseph Stiers Suing WSOP After DQ from 2017 Main Event
From the files of “poker news you don’t hear every day,” a poker player is suing the World Series of Poker. Joseph Stiers of Maryland has filed a lawsuit against Caesars Entertainment, owner of the WSOP, for kicking him out of the 2017 WSOP Main Event, taking his buy-in in the process. Specifically, court documents… Read more »
Utah Senator Orrin Hatch Indicates Future Bill Regarding Sports Betting is Coming
Following the defeat of a bill that he ushered through the Congress in the 1990s, senior Utah Senator Orrin Hatch has indicated that he will soon put forth a new sports betting bill that would once again attempt federal regulation of the sports betting industry. Hatch: “Improvements in Monitoring and Enforcement” Hatch indicated that his… Read more »
WPT’s Angelica Hael: Women’s Poker Summit “Trying to do More for Women”
One of the conundrums of poker is why more women don’t take part in the game, since the female population makes up more than half of humanity. From its beginnings, there have been a lack of women in the game – be it playing or in its management – and it is something that has… Read more »
Degenerate Poker Player Didn’t Come Up With a Good Bank Robbery Plan
This story is about a month old, but it wasn’t something that got much publicity, so I missed it when it was fresh. It is worth telling, though, as it’s just so pathetic. As I write for a website called Poker News Daily and have done so for nearly a decade and a half, it… Read more »
Borgata Files Motion Demanding Payment from Phil Ivey
Poker professional Phil Ivey has been battling legal issues for much of the last six years regarding his play in casinos on both sides of the Atlantic. In one case, the casino refused to pay his money and, in the other, the casino sued to get the money back they had paid him in winnings.… Read more »
Golden Nugget Atlantic City Moves Poker Room to Make Room for Sportsbook
Reacting to the decision by the United States Supreme Court, the state of New Jersey – the state the brought the lawsuit that pushed the decision by the SCOTUS – has been quick to bring to life their sports betting industry. Casinos are having to make some moves also, such as the decision by the… Read more »
PokerStars Sponsored Player Maria Konnikova Featured in New York Times Interview
It seems of late that the “Gray Lady,” the venerable New York Times, has been paying a great deal of attention to the world of poker. A couple of weeks ago, the Times featured an article on “retired” poker professional Vanessa Selbst’s new life as a hedge fund manager. Now the Times is going the… Read more »
Has Omaha Hold’em Eclipsed Texas Hold’em as the “Game of Choice”
The world of poker is one that has been in a state of flux for some time. In its early days on the Mississippi riverboats where the game was arguably born, the 20-card pack (Aces through tens of the four suits) dictated that the game of poker was a four-player game. As the U. S.… Read more »
Former New York Knick Charles Oakley Pleads No Contest to Cheating in Casino
Former professional basketball player Charles Oakley pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge stemming from his arrest for cheating at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. He will not receive any jail time. Oakley played for five teams in his NBA career, but he was best known for his decade with the New York Knicks. He… Read more »
Rio Sale Rumor Crops Up Again
For a good part of the past decade, there has been the occasional murmur that Caesars was looking to sell the Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino, the home of the World Series of Poker. Late last week, the rumors kicked up again, this time via the Las Vegas happenings blog, VitalVegas.com. On Thursday, Vital Vegas… Read more »
Antonio Esfandiari to Face Kevin Hart in Boxing Match
Poker players are known for their love of prop bets, so here’s a fun one: poker pro Antonio Esfandiari will be taking on comedian and actor Kevin Hart in a boxing match in March 2019. The two agreed that Hart is a massive favorite, so Hart gave Esfandiari 35-to-1 odds. The two men are basically… Read more »
Justin Bonomo Admits “Big One” Chop, Will Not Pursue POY
It’s been quite an exciting six months of poker for Justin Bonomo. Since the start of 2018, Bonomo has been on a tear in the High Roller world, winning ten championships and making 19 final tables. That tear has brought in $24,811,941 (thanks Hendon Mob!) in just seven months…or maybe less, if you extrapolate Bonomo’s… Read more »
Vanessa Selbst Focus of New York Times Feature Article
In the entirety of her poker career, Vanessa Selbst has been a focal point of the game because of her skills on the felt. One area that she seemed to lack in, however, was the general (read: non-poker) media, even though she was arguably one of the most successful players in the game. In fact,… Read more »
Lance Bradley’s “The Pursuit of Poker Success” Presents Different Thoughts from Unheard Players
While it might not be as popular as it once was, reading someone’s guidelines for success in business, athletic endeavors or life in general through a book is a great way to learn. Picking up these useful tools as recounted by successes in that field is also popular in poker, but it has been a… Read more »
Poker Pro Ali Fazeli Pleads Guilty in Ticket Resale Scam
California poker pro Seyed Reza Ali Fazeli pleaded guilty to a charge of federal wire fraud for stealing $6.2 million from “investors” in a ticket resale scheme. The 49-year old Fazeli was originally indicted in March on two counts of wire fraud. Fazeli created a ticket selling company called Summit Entertainment and from May 2016… Read more »
James Obst to Leave Poker, Chase Pro Tennis Dream
This is slightly old news, but with the 2018 World Series of Poker having occupied our thoughts for a while, forgive us if we missed this. Aussie poker pro James Obst announced this month that he plans to ditch that “pro” designation, effectively retiring from full-time poker. Most young poker pros – Obst is just… Read more »