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MPN Announces v43 Software Update

MPN Announces v43 Software Update

Microgaming Poker Network (MPN) has announced an upcoming software update, which will provide players with an improved tournament experience. The announcement was made on Twitter, so only a few details are known thus far. What we know from MPN’s tweet is that there will be a change to the tournament lobby. It seems as though […]

Winning Poker Network Comes Under Fire for Bot and Rakeback Concerns

Winning Poker Network Comes Under Fire for Bot and Rakeback Concerns

The Winning Poker Network has come under fire for the way it has dealt with a number of important issues affecting players. The increasing presence of bots and underpayment of rakeback on WPN has angered plenty of players, who are eagerly waiting for the company to address these problems and clarify how it plans to […]

Asian Poker Tour (APT) Kicks off in Taipei, Taiwan Today

Asian Poker Tour (APT) Kicks off in Taipei, Taiwan Today

The Asian Poker Tour (APT) Taiwan is about to kick off in Taipei, and that’s 13 days of poker action for you right there. Starting today, October 9, there will be three separate events, setting the competitive cogs in motion. APT Taiwan Schedule & Events Event 1: Super High Rollers Warm Up Single Day with […]

Snead Takes Final Table at HPT Meadows Main Event and Wins

Snead Takes Final Table at HPT Meadows Main Event and Wins

After a four-hour showdown at the HPT Meadows Main Event, Calvin Snead, pushed his way to the top, grabbing the HPT Trophy and $61,080 in cash. Not only that, but Snead is going to use the $3,500 prize package to participate in the HPT Championships in St. Louis – a decent showing for the player. […]

PokerStars and Run It Up Introduce Chat Plays Poker

PokerStars and Run It Up Introduce Chat Plays Poker

At the poker tables, collaborating with other players is often considered to be collusion and this is usually not allowed. This has been the case even for streamed poker games. Even so, one of the best things about watching these poker streams is being able to speculate about what the player will do next and […]

It’s a Tight Race in the 2019 GPI Player of the Year Leaderboard

It’s a Tight Race in the 2019 GPI Player of the Year Leaderboard

We’ve seen plenty of activity on the 2019 GPI Player of the Year Leaderboard. Players have been swapping places constantly, and it really is anyone’s game this year. There are 10 very talented players at the top of the leaderboard in 2019, each with an impressive number of large cashes behind them. As 2019 comes […]

New Jersey Reports Dip in Online Poker Revenue in April

New Jersey Reports Dip in Online Poker Revenue in April

For the first in a very long time, the New Jersey online gambling sector recorded a monthly decrease in revenue during the month of April. While it has become a norm with online poker, it is still quite unusual for online casinos to decrease from month to month – a substantial decrease is even harder […]

China Bans Online Poker and Games Associated with Gambling

China Bans Online Poker and Games Associated with Gambling

China is not too happy about online poker. For a while now, the country has been systematically clamping down on various versions of the game. Recently, the Chinese government has introduced a series of restrictive measures affecting not only the online poker industry, but also video games. Chinese Government Clamps Down on Online Poker and […]

Interactive Gaming to Go Live in Pennsylvania on July 15

Interactive Gaming to Go Live in Pennsylvania on July 15

Nearly a year and a half since the governor of Pennsylvania signed into law legislation that proposed statewide gambling expansions, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has finally announced the official launch date of the state’s online gambling industry. Thankfully, online gaming enthusiasts within the state’s borders will only have to wait a little less than […]

West Virginian Reportedly Advancing Online Poker

West Virginian Reportedly Advancing Online Poker

On Friday, the West Virginia House of Representatives passed a bill that, if signed into law, would legalize online poker as well as other forms of online gaming in the state. After passing the House 72 to 22 without the vote of six representatives, the House Bill is now in the Senate where it is […]