King’s Resort, home of the World Series of Poker Europe, reopened its poker room on Monday. The 160-table poker room, the largest in Europe, was closed for nearly two months because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Sister casinos Admiral Casino and King’s Prague also opened. In addition to poker, King’s Resort has also made casino games… Read more »
Aggressive talk from party When I used to play online poker regularly, I lived for poker room promotions. It was great fun not only be playing poker every day, but working toward something other than purely profit from the tables (yes, we’ll go with profit for the sake of argument). When it was the 800-pound… Read more »
On Saturday, PokerStars hosted a whopper of a celebrity charity poker tournament on PokerStars.net. The Stars CALL for Action tournament raised $1 million for charity. Emerging victorious and winning $100,000 for his cause was actor David Costabile, known for his supporting roles in some of the best shows on television like “Breaking Bad,” “The Wire,”… Read more »
While it has not been proven to be an actual plan for the future of one of Las Vegas’ most powerful casino conglomerates, there is an alleged plan for the opening of the MGM Resorts properties making the rounds on social media. The plan, while logical, may be rooted in information that came from a… Read more »
He said that, once he left the poker realm, he wanted to concentrate on other areas of interest in life outside the game, and he is now doing just that. Former poker professional Doug Polk has started a petition drive against Las Vegas mayor Carolyn Goodman, seeking to have the mayor recalled from office –… Read more »
In a spirited and informational meeting on Thursday afternoon, the Nevada Gaming Control Board officially enacted their regulations for the reopening of the Nevada gaming industry. These rules will be in force for every major casino operation on The Strip in Las Vegas, in the historical downtown Fremont Street area and for the more than… Read more »
FSB Technology, a London-based gaming technology provider, got hit hard by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) on Wednesday. Citing “advertising, money laundering and social responsibility failings,” the UKGC fined FSB £600,000 and is requiring that company fundamentally changes its operations to meet the Commission’s regulations. It was found that between January 2017 and August 2019,… Read more »
I’ll admit, despite being an incredibly well-respected subject matter expert and trend-setter, I am not an avid consumer of online poker streams. This weekend, however, while I sit at home not doing yard work, I will likely pull up Twitch, YouTube, or Facebook and check out what should be an extremely entertaining poker tournament. On… Read more »
Online poker leaderboards are great fun, but you need to watch out for players who try to game the system. It appears that some people on partypoker did just that, but according to partypoker partner and founder of the Dusk Til Dawn poker club, Rob Yong, the offenders have been caught and kicked to the… Read more »
Coming out of retirement GGPoker is continuing its attempted coup on the online poker world, this time signing young “retired” poker pro, Fedor Holz as a brand ambassador. Along with Holz donning the GGPoker brand, his poker training site, Pokercode has partnered with the online poker room. “Pokercode is yet another top brand to add… Read more »
“It’s a bold strategy, Cotton. Let’s see if it pays off for ‘em.” Pepper Brooks, Dodgeball (2004) In a report from the “this should go well” files, the Island Resort & Casino in Harris, Michigan announced on Friday that it will reopen this coming Wednesday, May 6. Shutdown order not a concern But wait, you… Read more »
Finding yet another way to get their product to the viewers, a new broadcasting outlet has announced a deal with the World Poker Tour that will get a great deal of their product out through internet, mobile and smart TV outlets. Theta Labs, through their “always on” 24/7 live poker channel on THETA.tv, is looking… Read more »
Battling back after a year in which they were challenged with closure of their businesses and even loss of their freedom, two Houston poker clubs have filed lawsuits against the Harris County District Attorney who brought charges against them. These charges are civil in nature and the two clubs have indicated that there will be… Read more »
After nearly two months of closure due to the COVID-19 outbreak and the resulting quarantine, the Nevada Gaming Control Board has come out with minimum standards to allow for the reopening of casinos in the state. In some cases, the standards will be extreme in that it will not allow for the usual “fanfare” that… Read more »
