New Yorkers who looking forward to online poker being legalized in the state might be waiting even longer thanks to a new bill that seeks to study the effects of gambling. A00591, the bill in question, is seeking to "commission a statewide evaluation regarding the extent of gambling by New York state residents." One of [...]
Lots of poker-related companies have been working very hard to promote the games in all parts of the world, but Partypoker, which is currently considered to be the leading player in the online poker industry, has certainly done much more to be where it is right now. A number of changes have been adopted and [...]
A Kentucky appeals court has recently overturned what is considered to be the largest ruling against a company in the history of the state. The three-judge appeals court panel voted to release the Stars Group, formerly PokerStars, from an $870 million judgment that was awarded back in 2015 by a trial judge. Franklin Circuit Judge [...]
In a surprise move, renowned online poker operator Partypoker has announced a new online tournaments series, Christmas Freeze, that will run alongside PokerStars' Winter Series over the next few weeks. The schedule for the tournament series is yet to be officially announced but the operator's lobby has already listed the Christmas Free tournament – apparently, [...]
PokerStars' iconic Caribbean Adventure is about to return for yet another season in January, and it promises to be just the proper start of the year right after the New Year's blow-outs, assuming you are a fan. PokerStars' Caribbean Saga Edges Closer Back in January the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) Main Event elected its worthy [...]
The midterm elections in Michigan were a close call but somehow Brandt Iden managed to come out on top, thus keeping the hopes of poker fans alive. Maybe the numbers of November's elections don't exactly tally with how the state representative envisioned his win, but his favorable view on gaming is exactly what die-hard gamblers [...]
The recently concluded WSOPC Tournament at Planet Hollywood didn’t go unnoticed. A player attempted to cheat and almost succeeded before he was called out and proven in the wrong. The accident would have gone down unnoticed had it not transferred to the bowels of social media, from where it gave Justin Lapka quite the trouble. [...]
The Caribbean Party Poker has come to an end, and Filipe Oliveira has managed to distinguish himself at the $5,3000 Main Event. The upshot? He’s leaving the tropical destination $1.5 million richer. The Crowning Caribbean Poker Event is Over In the past two or so weeks we have seen quite a few developments in the [...]
WSOP continue to add new locations, with the events gaining popularity and an ever-broader coverage. As a result, Sydney, Australia will now be part of the professional Circuit. WSOP Adds Sydney to Circuit The World Series of Poker (WSOP) has added a new Circuit, and which will head for Sydney, Australia, which will dominate the [...]
With the poker madness in Malta wrapping up, the Main Event has found itself a winner – enter Emanuele Onnis. The Grand Event Concludes, Onnis Wins Emmanuel Onnis from Italy managed to secure a victory at the €550 Grand Event, part of the Malta Poker Festival. Onnis managed to pull a respectable feat overcoming nearly [...]
