Natalie is our resident poker pro with many years of experience in this gambling scene. She first discovered her love for poker during a university event on campus and has continued this passion ever since.
If we have a quick glance at how online poker fares in the old world, and Europe in particular, we will see plenty of controversies. And it all smacks of the experience we have here at home. Nearly five years ago, the EU Commission ordered Sweden to reshuffle its gambling laws, which were not yet […]
Konnikova as captured by PokerStars.com Maria Konnikova has become the latest PokerStars ambassador. The best-selling New York Times journalist has transformed her love for passion and research into a love for the game she has been researching. Maria Konnikova set out to explore and research poker having never played any card game in her life. […]
The world of poker has known its controversies. From the shutting down of websites to arguing the outcome of games, and on occasion – a few incidents involving gunmen storming offline events. Today we look into a slightly different matters, though. 32Red, an established British online casino, has been fined £2 million over its failure […]
The clock is ticking towards another high roller event, requiring $1 million as the buy in. Welcome the Big One for One Drop tournament. An event that excites poker enthusiats and strikes fear in the hearts of players. There’s a lot to be effusive about when it comes to such events. They are challenging, there’s […]
Amid all of these changes in regulation you have been hearing about, you must certainly be asking yourself: where can I play poker for a fact in the US online. It’s a good question and one that merits answering. Well, Pennsylvania managed to pass its own act legalizing online poker in October 2017, joining other […]
While poker has been vastly left out from the endorsement of sports betting, I believe the two are somewhat connected. New Jersey’s resounding victory in court on 14 May de facto paved the way of a legalized betting industry. But the implications, I have an inkling, may go much farther out than what we thought. […]
In the end, the $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold’em Championship was a much-contested affair. Kicking off with 114 players, the tournament saw Justin Bonomo make it to the very top and landing his second World Series of Poker distinction with a gold bracelet and adding $185,965 in the process. It was a sweet victory and one […]
Having a look overseas can be quite telling for online poker in America as well. With the scrapping of PASPA, a pesky bit of legislation outlawing sports betting, much hoping has emerged that we will soon see online poker, and indeed all forms of the iGaming industry, legalized for online use in the United States. […]
The poker industry has not been marked just by stories of success and exclusive plays. In fact, there is a fair deal of actual marketing opportunities and strategic partnerships going on. VGW’s subsidiary Global Poker has announced that it will be adding a variety of payment options for its customers to enjoy. Global Poker caters […]
The State of Illinois is joining the overall push to legalize the online gambling industry, as well as drive steady forays into the sports betting and daily fantasy sports segment. The news came on Friday with a newly-presented bill by the name of Senate Bill 7. This particular piece of legislation doesn’t address a particular […]
