Retail sports betting first, then online Massachusetts has finally joined most of its neighbors, as its legal sports betting market has gone live. As of 10:00am Tuesday, people located within the borders of the Commonwealth can place bets at one of three brick-and-mortar casinos: Encore Boston Harbor, MGM Springfield, and Plainridge Park Casino. All just… Read more »
Month: January 2023
888 Share Price Plummets as CEO Leaves Under Shadow of Internal Investigation Into AML and KYC Failures
888 staggered The bottom dropped out of shares in gambling group 888 Holdings plc on Monday as CEO and Executive Director Itai Pazner has stepped down from both roles as an internal investigation into possible failures in the company’s anti-money laundering (AML) and know-your-customer (KYC) processes. 888’s shares opened down nearly 10% from Friday’s close… Read more »
partypoker Reworks Tournament Schedule, Adds 600 Events Per Week
$3 million in guarantees each week Partypoker has announced a new tournament schedule, featuring more than $3 million in guaranteed prize pools. That money is spread out over tons of events – the online poker room has added around 600 new tournaments to the weekly schedule. And good news for us low-rollers: the “super micro”… Read more »
Portugal’s Michel Dattani Emerges as Champion of 2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event
In a quick four-hour final table, Portugal’s Michel Dattani emerged from the 889-entry field to capture the championship of the 2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure. In winning the first PCA since 2019, Dattani also captures his largest-ever payday after making a deal with countryman Pedro Neves, who earned second-place honors. In a rather strange occurrence, however,… Read more »
Michigan Poker Player Gets Probation for Running Poker Room
In the world of poker, the laws have been changing in some areas very quickly. Michigan is one of those states where online poker has recently come to town, but it has also come with a crackdown on charitable poker. For one Michiganite, the myriad of gaming laws has resulted in him pleading guilty to… Read more »
Michel Dattani Leads 2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event, Taylor Paur & Jonathan Little in Pursuit
The players are certainly showing PokerStars the error in their ways. Three years after the last excursion to the Caribbean, the 2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure has once again taken its place among the most prestigious events on the international tournament circuit. In the $10,000 Main Event, they are down to the penultimate day with Michel… Read more »
Gabe Kaplan Announces Retirement From High Stakes Poker Commentator Booth
Poker royalty relinquishes his throne Famed actor and poker enthusiast Gabe Kaplan has retired as commentator on High Stakes Poker after one episode in Season 10. PokerGO announced Kaplan’s decision on Wednesday, saying that his replacement, to work with A.J. Benza, will be named when the second episode airs next week. Kaplan’s final episode was… Read more »
Chopped Pot at WSOP Circuit Final Table Somehow Results in a Player Being Eliminated
Uh…what just happened? The latest poker controversy has dropped: a split pot at the final table of a World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit event somehow resulted in player being eliminated from the tournament. The incident occurred when the WSOP Circuit Rozvadov Main Event at King’s Casino – the home venue for WSOP Europe –… Read more »
Global Poker Index, Hendon Mob Release Categories for 4th Global Poker Awards
Multi-stage voting process has begun The Global Poker Index (GPI) and The Hendon Mob have announced the categories for the 4th Global Poker Awards. A total of 29 trophies will be awarded at the ceremony, scheduled for March 3, 2023 at the PokerGO studio in Las Vegas. Preliminary ballots went out yesterday to the voting… Read more »
PokerStars Opens Zoom Poker Cash Games in Michigan and New Jersey
“Limited time,” so get in quickly PokerStars player pools in Michigan and New Jersey have been combined for about three weeks now, but as is common upon new online poker launches – in this case the launch of an interstate poker network – not all game types have been available from the jump. This could… Read more »
Two Brothers in Minnesota Investigated for Running Casino Gambling Scheme Via TikTok
Livestreaming slot play on behalf of TikTok viewers I’ve written about poker and gambling for a long time, so naturally, I have enjoyed gambling on occasion. I have not, however, been so eager to gamble that I was willing pay exorbitant fees to someone to gamble for me. That’s exactly what many TikTok viewers have… Read more »
Why Isn’t Anyone Taking Beau Rivage to Task for the Postle Payout?
One of the big stories this week has been the subterfuge that disgraced poker “player” Mike Postle undertook to simply get into a poker tournament. The Beau Rivage in Biloxi, MS, played host to its highly popular Million Dollar Heater last week, and poker players from across the South came for the action. One other… Read more »
Isaac Haxton Wins PokerGO Cup Main Event, Cary Katz Overall Cup Champion
Friday night was the conclusion of the 2023 PokerGO Cup, but there was plenty still on the line. The four men who made the final table of the Main Event were there to divvy up the $1.3 million prize pool. There was also the trivial matter of the overall champion of the PokerGO Cup, who… Read more »
Punnat Punsri Wins Event #7 as Main Event Final Table Set at 2023 PokerGO Cup
It was a busy Thursday around the PokerGO Studios in Las Vegas. Punnat Punsri was able to defeat the two Daniels, Colpoys and Negreanu, to take down Event #7 and book a mid-six-figure win. While that was going on, the Main Event of the 2023 PokerGO Cup, the $50,000 No Limit Hold’em tournament, set up… Read more »
Alex Foxen Wins Event #6 of 2023 PokerGO Cup, Moves into P2 in Overall Race
It has been a decent week for the Family Foxen at the 2023 PokerGO Cup in Las Vegas. The better half, Kristen (Bicknell) Foxen has been able to score two final tables over the first half of the roster of events. Topping her, however, has been husband Alex, who took down the title last night… Read more »
Bill to Legalize Online Poker Introduced in New York
Skill game, not luck If nothing else, you’ve got to commend New York State Assemblyman J. Gary Pretlow for his persistence. On Tuesday, Pretlow introduced a bill that would legalize online poker something, he has tried nearly every year for about a decade. Pretlow’s tactic is to classify poker as a game of skill, therefore… Read more »
Justin Saliba Wins 2023 PokerGO Cup Event #4, Adrian Mateos Moves to Top of Leaderboard
2023 has been good to Justin Saliba so far. In the first week of the year, he finished fifth in the $5,300 buy-in “The Return” event at the Borgata, cashing for over $300,000. And just yesterday, he won PokerGo Cup Event #4: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em after beginning the final table with the second-smallest chip stack.… Read more »
PokerStars Bringing Back the Latin American Poker Tour
In an announcement that should excite many a poker player as live tournament poker continues to boom, PokerStars has revived the Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT). The first stop will be in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the first-ever location for the tour back in 2008, March 2-6, 2023. It will be a busy few days… Read more »
DraftKings’ Bettor Loses $1.4 Million After Jaguars’ Historic NFL Playoffs Comeback
If anyone ever tells you that something is a “sure thing,” do not believe them. There is no such thing as a sure thing. One DraftKings bettor found this out the hard way on Saturday when they lost $1.4 million on what seemed like a wager that could not lose. The Los Angeles Chargers played… Read more »
WSOP Broadcasting Legend Lon McEachern Wins WSOP Circuit Ring
Lon McEachern is not in the Poker Hall of Fame. He and his long time World Series of Poker broadcast partner Norman Chad have been finalists together, but they have yet to make it. When and if McEachern is enshrined, it will be for his contributions to the game in the broadcast booth, not at… Read more »
Ed Sebesta Wins Event #3 of 2023 PokerGO Cup, Event #4 Final Table Scheduled for Monday
The 2023 PokerGO Cup took a well-deserved day off on Sunday, but that does not mean that Saturday was free of action. In Event #3, veteran Ed Sebesta surprised a smattering of pros at the table to capture the title, while the final table was determined in Event #4. Both tournaments were $10,000 buy-in events,… Read more »
Aram Zobian Rides Chip Lead to Title in Event #2 of 2023 PokerGO Cup
The game is easy when you start with the lead! Aram Zobian was in the lead at the start of the final day of Event #2, a $10,000 buy-in No Limit Hold’em tournament, at this year’s PokerGO Cup and he did not waste it. He would outlast Kristen Foxen and Punnat Punsri to capture the… Read more »
2023 PokerGO Cup Series Underway, Sean Winter Books Win in Event #1
The 2023 tournament poker season is still in its infancy, but there have already been some big events. Bin Weng’s victory last weekend at The Borgata’s “The Return” in Atlantic City crowned him the first million-dollar champion of 2023. Now, the PokerGO Tour steps into the breech with the 2023 PokerGO Cup, where Sean Winter… Read more »
Another Sky High Lottery as Mega Millions Jackpot Up to $1.35 Billion
Who wants to be a billionaire? Here we go again, another lottery in the United States is at astronomical levels. Nobody won the Mega Millions jackpot Tuesday night, meaning the top prize for Friday’s upcoming draw is an estimated $1.35 billion. And yes, like you, I will be buying a ticket because, you know, now… Read more »
Georgia Destroys TCU in College Football Playoff National Championship Game, Dashes Mattress Mack’s Hopes Early
Mack wasn’t alone Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale always knows he could lose his enormous sports bets, but he probably didn’t think he’d effectively have no chance to win his wager on the College Football Playoff National Championship game Monday night halfway through the second quarter. Mack had put over $3m on TCU to defeat the… Read more »