Customers of the WinStar casino in Oklahoma might be well-advised to check their financial accounts regularly for a while, as the casino’s app’s database was hacked, making patrons’ personal information easily visible. More accurately, the app wasn’t specifically hacked, but rather the customer database was left unsecured on the internet, allowing bad actors to potentially… Read more »
On the heels of a breach of the site, top professional poker player Jason Koon has decided to not only leave the site that was sponsoring him but also to give up his position on what was supposed to be a game-changing organization. Koon, who is in the Top Ten on the all-time money list… Read more »
One man enters, one man exits High stakes poker pro Fedor Holz has announced that he has joined the Poker Integrity Council (PIC), created by GGPoker in 2022. At the same time, poker pro Jason Koon announced that he is no longer affiliated with GGPoker: Koon gave no further explanation as to why he left… Read more »
Not a good time to be an Oakland sports fan Las Vegas is set to get yet another professional sports team next year, as MLB’s A’s plan to relocate from Oakland to the gambling capital of the world following the upcoming season. One would think that those in charge in Las Vegas would be over… Read more »
Player protection The Dutch Gaming Authority (KSA) has conducted a study on cashback bonuses in the online gambling industry, finding that more needs to be done to reel in operators who offer loss-based bonuses. The concept of these bonuses is straightforward: players receive a percentage of their losses back in the form of cash back… Read more »
The GGMasters Overlay Edition returns to GGPoker this month, with two weekends of what has been a very lucrative tournament for players. As the name implies, GGPoker knows full well that there is a high probability that it will be stuck paying an overlay. It certainly was in both 2022 and 2023. Why would a… Read more »
Moral obligation differs from legal obligation A judge has thrown out a New York man’s lawsuit against the Borgata and its parent company, MGM Resorts International, saying that Atlantic City casinos – and their online gambling sites – do not have to stop people from gambling, even if they are displaying compulsive behavior. In her… Read more »
Good timing With the Super Bowl coming to town, the last thing Las Vegas needed was a casino workers strike. Fortunately for everyone involved, it appears that strikes will be averted, as Culinary Local 226 said it has come to agreements with all but one of the casino-hotels with which it had yet to do… Read more »
He was one of four men who had a chance to take home the overall championship of the 2024 PokerGO Cup. He was also the least likely contenders, coming into the final table as one of the short stacks of six talented players. In the end, however, Jonathan Little emerged as the “last man standing”… Read more »
David Coleman has been having an excellent start to the 2024 tournament poker season, but David Peters is trying to keep pace with him. Peters, the victor in Event #1 of the 2024 PokerGO Cup, earned his second title during the series by taking down Event #6 on Friday evening at ARIA. In winning that… Read more »
It has been an outstanding start to the 2024 tournament poker season for David Coleman. Leading the way in the Player of the Year race (the CardPlayer one, as the Global Poker Index is not “live” yet), Coleman added some more points to his 2024 resume by taking down Event #6 at the 2024 PokerGO… Read more »
The 2024 PokerGO Cup is moving into its final few events, but just as exciting as the poker at the tables is the race for the overall PokerGO Cup title. In that battle, Jonathan Little sits atop the standings, but there are two tournaments left for someone to rise to pass Little. One of those… Read more »
