Kate Barrington

Busy perusing around the web to find out what goes on behind the scenes, you can be sure she’ll have the answers to your questions. Kate B, or as her friends call her “Ask Kate”, is our own little online gambling Kate-pedia.

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Poker Central’s ARIA High Roller Player of the Year Award

Poker Central’s ARIA High Roller Player of the Year Award

Poker Central has decided to inaugurate rake-free-free high roller event which will whet the appetites of established players. The next season’s ARIA High Rollers will have a freshly-coined recognition known as the ARIA High Roller Player of the Year award. High rollers have been particularly popular daredevils in the field of gambling. They have contributed […]

Chinese Poker Giants Divided Over New Ban

Chinese Poker Giants Divided Over New Ban

Coming shortly after a Chinese government ban on online poker games and online gambling, Macau operators are divided about the future of the industry in the country. Concerned that the measures will not impact their business directly, they continue to eye the future with mixed feelings for the further expansion of the industry. The Chinese […]

Norway Just Indirectly Banned Online Poker

Norway Just Indirectly Banned Online Poker

Following the recent move by China to ban online poker, Norway is also another country that passed their own gambling restrictions. It is going to be implemented by May 7, 2018. Is this a good or a bad move? Different parties including Centrist, Socialist Left, Labour, and Christian People’s Parties have announced that they are […]

Is Blockchain Tech Going to Help Online Poker Companies?

Is Blockchain Tech Going to Help Online Poker Companies?

Online poker is convenient. You don’t even have to leave your house in order to play poker. However, there is one thing that makes people hesitate regarding playing online. One, online poker in general lacks transparency. In fact, it is quite common that online poker companies have breached the trust of their players over the […]

Is Online Poker Becoming a Reality in New York?

Is Online Poker Becoming a Reality in New York?

Online poker legalization in the US is a big deal. Currently, most states don’t allow online poker. There was even recent news that New York State Senate didn’t include in their budget the allocation for online gambling or poker. But just when everyone thought that things are over, it wasn’t exactly the case. Just when […]

Poker Stars Under Fire from ASA

Poker Stars Under Fire from ASA

Poker Stars is in trouble lately with the Advertising Standards Authority or ASA. It comes after strict monitoring of the entire gambling industry is in place. The ad produced in October 2017 by Poker Stars featured a voiceover of a man telling his friends “if you can bluff yourself, you can bluff anyone”.  What exactly […]

Chess Grandmaster a Victim of Tax Law Playing Online Poker

Chess Grandmaster a Victim of Tax Law Playing Online Poker

Both chess and poker have a common ground. For this reason, it isn’t really farfetched that we see the likes of Grandmaster Francisco Vallejo Pons try to cross over to poker. But do all crossovers produce good results? In Vallejo’s case, it isn’t always a good idea. He was already a chess Grandmaster at the […]

CoinPoker Allegations of Bots?

CoinPoker Allegations of Bots?

Cryptocurrency and blockchain technology has been catching the attention of many investors. In fact, businesses that have any hint of blockchain technology has been getting the attention of interested parties. And for this reason, it wasn’t surprising when CoinPoker was announced. CoinPoker is the cryptocurrency online poker room that was promoted by PokerNews. However, GameIntel’s […]

Pro-Poker Player Disguised as a Man in WSOP?

Pro-Poker Player Disguised as a Man in WSOP?

Gender-bias and poker, does it really exist? For pro-poker player that goes with the pseudonym Sia Layta, it does exist. In fact, she plans to launch her upcoming book, Black Widow Poker in the boldest way possible. She plans to launch the book publicly entering a $10,000 buy-in main event by July as she disguises […]

Gus Hansen Is Back on Poker After Dark

Gus Hansen Is Back on Poker After Dark

Gus Hansen has been absent from the Poker After Dark for almost the last eight years. And for the first time since 2010, Gus Hansen decided to make a comeback and play for the second and final day of “Racks of Lamb”. It was a week that was dubbed after the high-stakes player Ben Lamb. […]