Plenty of sports betting options in Arizona Sports betting operators can start taking bets in Arizona on Thursday, September 9, after a judge ruled against a tribe that had filed an injunction to block the industry’s launch. On Monday, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge James Smith rejected most of Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe’s arguments. Arizona Governor… Read more »
Flutter Entertainment announced on Monday that it is putting a deposit limit on young players in the UK and Ireland. Effective immediately, customers under the age of 25 on Betfair, Paddy Power, and Sky Betting & Gaming will have a net deposit limit of £500 per month. Flutter is willing to make exceptions for some… Read more »
Following state guidelines The World Series of Poker announced Tuesday that players will be permitted to go maskless while seated at their tables. The decision, says the WSOP, is in line with Nevada Emergency Directive 050, signed by Governor Steve Sisolak on September 2. Whenever players are away from the table, even a step, they… Read more »
Dotting i’s and crossing t’s UPDATE: The companies announced on September 9 that 888 Holdings is, in fact, buying William Hill’s non-US assets for £2.2 billion. 888 has already received support for the move from its largest shareholders, totaling 47% of the company’s shares, as well as from its Board of Directors. It expects the… Read more »
Looking for redemption Phil Hellmuth and Tom Dwan are almost set for another heads-up battle. Over the weekend, Hellmuth tweeted that he has formally challenged Dwan to a High Stakes Duel III rematch: The gauntlet throw-down comes about a week and a half after Dwan dispatched Hellmuth in Round 2 of PokerGO’s High Stakes Duel… Read more »
Normally when people find out that I work in the poker industry, they will have a host of questions about it. Sometimes it is the casinos, sometimes it is the players, and sometimes it is about the game itself. One of the questions I get the most is “What is better: online or live poker?”… Read more »
Poker might be a tough way to make a living, but there are other areas that it could be argued are even tougher. In particular, the world of professional golf is a highly competitive endeavor in which the players have to climb a ladder to reach the pinnacle of the game. Recently, a poker player… Read more »
After going with an online format in 2020 due to the COVID pandemic, the “powers that be” at PokerGO have announced that the 2021 Poker Masters will return to a live format for this year’s tournament. The 2021 Poker Masters is scheduled to start this Monday, September 7, and run through September 18. The 12-event… Read more »
Facilitating bets between friends The Tennessee Education Lottery (TEL) has approved social sports betting site Wagr to begin offering its product in the Volunteer State. With the green-lighting of both Wagr and Barstool Sportsbook on Tuesday, Tennessee now has nine sports betting operators. Wagr is an interesting sportsbook, different than most traditional bookmakers. It is… Read more »
When you defeat 40 players in a poker tournament, you don’t normally expect to win $3,690,000, but not every tournament is the Super High Roller Bowl (SHRB) Europe. On Wednesday, Wiktor “Limitless” Malinowski, a high stakes cash game specialist, finished off the six-handed final table for by far the most lucrative live tournament win of… Read more »
