One thing about living in Florida is that poker is plentiful throughout the state. In fact, it can be said that poker in Florida is seeing one of its greatest periods of poker popularity, with high-stakes action, tournaments, and other cash games running daily from the Keys to Tallahassee. I figured it was time to… Read more »
Month: August 2023
Florida, Kentucky Moving Forward with Sports Betting Regulations
Since the U. S. Supreme Court struck down the laws on sports betting in the States of America, it seems as if EVERY state has opened the gates to the industry. There are several reasons behind it but suffice it to say that these state legislatures have seen that there is an easy revenue stream… Read more »
Florida State Poker Championship in Action at Harrah’s Pompano Beach
Last week, we told you about the upcoming Maryland State Poker Championship being conducted at Maryland Live! in Hanover. This week, we take a trip down the Atlantic seaboard to Pompano Beach, FL, and Harrah’s, where the Florida State Poker Championship is also in action. Over the next ten days, the biggest events on the… Read more »
Crown London Aspinalls Wins Case Against High Roller Who Wouldn’t Pay Up
In March, Crown London Aspinalls Casino argued in court that high roller Lester Hui should pay £589,724 in baccarat losses that he incurred years earlier. Hui claimed the casino knowing gave him alcohol until he was “blackout drunk” and thus couldn’t make appropriate decisions. On Friday, a UK High Court judge sided with the casino… Read more »
Penn Entertainment, ESPN Team Up to Create ESPN BET Sportsbook
New giant on the block In what will be a sizable shift in the US sports betting industry, ESPN and Penn Entertainment have partnered to create ESPN BET. It will be the sports media leader’s first official entry into the sports wagering business, though it has partnered with other companies as sponsors and broadcast data… Read more »
Timothy Adams Wins Triton Poker London Main Event, $4.185 Million
Timothy Adams has won the second Triton Main Event of his career, taking the title in the $125,000 buy-in Triton Poker London Main Event on Monday for $4,185,000. His previous victory was at Jeju (South Korea) in 2019, where he won $3,536,550; he is just the third player to win two Triton Main Events.\ Adams… Read more »
GGPoker Releases 2023 WSOP Online Schedule
GGPoker has revealed the schedule for the upcoming 2023 WSOP Online. Running August 20 to October 2, WSOP Online will offer 33 official gold bracelet events and $60 million in guaranteed prize pools. WSOP Online debuted in 2020, when the traditional, live World Series of Poker had to be canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic… Read more »
Daniel Negreanu Crashes Neighborhood Kids’ Home Game
I recently saw Bruce Springsteen tell a story on the Graham Norton Show about how on his off day in St. Louis during a concert tour, a young fan invited him back to his house to meet his parents. The Boss took him up on the offer, they had a nice, relaxing night, and whenever… Read more »
ACR Poker Bans Virtual Machines and Remote Viewing in Latest Updates
For the majority of the States of America, online poker operates in a quasi-legal (or illegal) stasis. People in these states have offshore options, which can be a bit on the iffy side (and we here at Poker News Daily encourage ANYONE to do their due diligence when it comes to playing online on these… Read more »
Maryland Live! Filling the Tournament Poker Lull with Maryland State Poker Championship
Right now, there is a lull in the tournament poker world, especially after the 2023 World Series of Poker. The Triton Poker Super High Roller Series is going on as we speak in London and the European Poker Tour is still a couple of weeks from kicking off its festivities. For those with a bit… Read more »
Australian Province Enacts Betting Limits in Casinos
In the States of America, it is unthinkable that the government would be able to tell you what you can spend your money on (within reason, of course). Imagine if you can that a country would allow for casinos to exist, but then would restrict how much you could wager in them. That seems to… Read more »
Georgia Man Wanted for Defrauding Religious Charities Out of $30 Million, Using $1 Million to Gamble
Taking advantage of the giving spirit U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Georgia has charged a man from Dublin, Georgia with dozens of counts related to his defrauding people out of over $30 million and using about $1 million of that to bet on sports online. In the indictment unsealed this week, 45-year-old… Read more »
Midstakes Madness to Kick Off on PokerStars This Weekend
A weekend is coming up on the calendar, which inevitably means that another poker tournament series is starting on PokerStars, or so it seems. This coming Sunday, though, there really is a series kicking off: Midstakes Madness. Running August 6-13, Midstakes Madness features 61 events with buy-ins ranging from $11 to $109. Now, for me,… Read more »
Iowa State’s Starting Quarterback Bet on Team’s Game, Charged With Sports Betting-Related Crime
Lots of bets, small dollar amounts It looks like the Iowa State University football team is going to have to scramble to figure out who will be starting at quarterback when the team opens its season a month from today against the University of Northern Illinois. Hunter Dekkers, who started every game for the Cyclones… Read more »
Mega Millions Lottery Jackpot Eclipses $1 Billion Again
Are you ready to be a loser once again? I know I am. Mega Millions, one of the two major multi-state lotteries in the United States, has again seen its jackpot climb above $1 billion. For the next drawing, scheduled for Tuesday night, the estimated jackpot is a brain-numbing $1.1 billion. And you know I’m… Read more »