It’s only taken a little longer than a year but, come Wednesday, Floridians might get some idea if they can bet on sports in the state or not. After final briefs were filed by both the federal government and Florida officials, the D. C. Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments as to whether the… Read more »
It was bound to come eventually as the once mightiest online poker room in the world expanded across the States of America. In the next few weeks, PokerStars’ U. S. operations in two states will become only the second online operation in the country to compact their offerings. This compact will allow for the player… Read more »
Christmas (or Hanukkah, or Kwanzaa, or whichever holiday celebration you follow) is just around the corner, but poker isn’t taking any breaks. On both sides of the Atlantic, major tournament schedules are underway. The play in these events should capture the attention of poker’s fandom and keep them entertained up to Santa’s drop down the… Read more »
In one of the fastest versions of the event, high stakes pro Jason Koon blitzed Phil Hellmuth in the made-for-streaming High Stakes Duel. In becoming only the second person to defeat the sixteen-time World Series of Poker Bracelet winner, Koon booked a massive $1.6 million win. Now the question becomes…will this version of High Stakes… Read more »
Trainwreck is mad In wake of Twitch’s recent ban of streams featuring unregulated online casinos, Tyler “Trainwreck” Niknam, one of the most popular streamers on the platform, moving to a new site, Kick. Angry about the ban when sports betting, daily fantasy sports, and poker streams are still allowed, as well as supposedly upset about… Read more »
New year, new season PokerGO has announced that the tenth season of the ever-popular show High Stakes Poker will premiere in January 2023. As was the case for the past two seasons, all episodes will be shown PokerGO’s subscription streaming service. “High Stakes Poker is such a special, classic brand that has been the genesis… Read more »
Magic City Casino in Miami is the subject of an odd and perhaps petty lawsuit filed by one of its patrons. Nicolas Manzini of Florida filed the lawsuit in 11th Circuit Court against West Flagler Associates, Magic City’s owner, saying the company is essentially stealing money from customers by “manipulating the cash-out system” and not… Read more »
Cost-cutting move Struggling to pare down its debt, 888 Holdings announced last week that it withdrawing its sports betting product out of some states. The company has decided to focus on states that have online casino gaming in addition to sports betting, going for an “unsexy sweet spot” in the US gambling market. 888 acquired… Read more »
Fun idea gone wrong Poker controversy time! This one won’t have the legs that the “was her pocket vibrating or did she misread her cards” scandal had, but it is interesting, nonetheless. Hell, my wife thought it was interesting, so that’s something. Last week, 22-year-old chess woman grandmaster Qiyu “akaNemsko” Zhou won a WPT World… Read more »
If you have been around the online gaming world for any length of time, you have seen the exorbitant bonuses that some online casinos, poker rooms, and other gaming outlets will offer new customers. These bonus offers can often be in the hundreds of dollars, enticing people to get in the action. The state of… Read more »
Poker has long desired to enter the mainstream, especially in the States of America. One of the ways to do that is through sponsorship deals with companies and organizations that are in that mainstream area. PokerStars has pulled off such a deal, becoming only the second online poker operation to join forces with a team… Read more »
They might have rolled out slowly after the COVID pandemic, but the European Poker Tour is looking to reignite the engines for 2023. In an announcement this week, the venerable European circuit’s owners, PokerStars, announced the full schedule for the 2023 calendar year. The series will return to several familiar battlegrounds, but they have added… Read more »
In the last matchup before the World Poker Tour World Championship in mid-December, the WPT Seminole Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open title was determined last night. In the end, Andrew Wilson rode a monster start-of-day chip lead to the title. On the way to that championship, Wilson was also able to deny two attempts at… Read more »
