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PokerStars Rolls Out Short Deck 6+ Hold’em Spin & Go’s

PokerStars Rolls Out Short Deck 6+ Hold’em Spin & Go’s

Renowned poker operator has officially become the first online poker platform to unveil short deck lottery tournament with the launch of its 6+ Hold’em Spin & Go events on Thursday, July 25. Players with access to the dot-com client of the poker room are now able to enjoy the poker operator’s offerings and they can […]

Apple’s Texas Hold’em Returns to the App Store

Apple’s Texas Hold’em Returns to the App Store

The year has been quite an eventful one for gamblers who use iPhones. Recently, Apple released some new guidelines pertaining to the development of native apps by gambling operators. As expected, this has had a huge impact on how gamers access their favorite casino games especially as companies adjust so as to be in compliance […]

2020 Aussie Millions Poker Championship Schedule Announced

2020 Aussie Millions Poker Championship Schedule Announced

So far, 2019 has been a great year for poker players but just when you think that there is nothing to top it, even more poker events are announced. There are a ton of exciting poker events in the pipeline for the remaining portion of the year. While these events are definitely worth keeping an […]

New Initiative Seeks to Eradicate Cheating in Poker

New Initiative Seeks to Eradicate Cheating in Poker

Rob Yong, the owner of the United Kingdom’s Dusk Till Dawn casino has recently announced a new ambitious initiative that seeks to eradicate cheating in poker. Referred to as the FairPlay Initiative, the association is set to consist of PartyPoker and Dusk Till Dawn casino as the founding members. The inclusion of PartyPoker does not […]

A Look at Global Poker’s Jackpot Sit’n’Gos

A Look at Global Poker’s Jackpot Sit’n’Gos

Anyone who has tried Global Poker’s Jackpot Sit’n’Gos knows just how much of a boost they can be to any player’s bankroll. The Jackpot Sit’n’Gos which made their debut on the platform in February have already paid out a whopping SC$15 million! This popular game format which only lasts a few minutes was launched as […]

Facebook and CMU’s New Poker AI Beats Five Poker Pros

Facebook and CMU’s New Poker AI Beats Five Poker Pros

Poker professionals may soon have to find new jobs as Artificial Intelligence seems to be taking over. Facebook and the Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) have recently built an Artificial Intelligence (AI) bot that was able to beat top human professional poker players in six-player no-limit Texas hold’em poker which is the most popular variant of […]

Belianin Gets DQ’d and Arrested at WSOP Main Event

Belianin Gets DQ’d and Arrested at WSOP Main Event

Russian poker pro Georgii Belianin was disqualified from the WSOP Main Event, issued a ban from entering Caesars properties and then arrested upon attempting to trespass. Belianin Gets in Trouble After Being Disqualified from WSOP Main Event Day 1C of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event was all set to start business as […]

Unibet Poker to Celebrate One Billion Hands with Promos

Unibet Poker to Celebrate One Billion Hands with Promos

Half a decade after the launch of its own online poker platform, Unibet Poker is on the verge of achieving yet another major milestone, that is, the poker operator is gearing up to deal its one billionth hand. This is a pretty big deal especially because it is an indicator of the rapid growth of […]

888 Given Green Light for Shared Liquidity in Portugal/Spain

888 Given Green Light for Shared Liquidity in Portugal/Spain

Serviço Regulação e Inspeção de Jogos do Turismo de Portugal (SRIJ), the Portuguese gaming regulator has recently given 888 the go-ahead to offer shared liquidity online poker with neighboring Spain. Launched in early 2018, the shared liquidity project was a culmination of prolonged negotiations between the gaming regulators of Portugal, Spain, Italy, and France in […]

Players Awarded at the WSOP First Fifty Honors Gala

Players Awarded at the WSOP First Fifty Honors Gala

Late last month, the World Series of Poker (WSOP) announced that they would be playing host to an event that would be honoring the top 50 poker players as part of the 50th-anniversary celebrations. The event that the poker operator would be hosting would be referred as the WSOP First Fifty Honors Gala and the […]

WSOP Announces 2019 Poker Hall of Fame Nominees

WSOP Announces 2019 Poker Hall of Fame Nominees

The World Series of Poker (WSOP) has recently released the list of 10 finalists that stand a chance of being inducted into the 2019 Poker Hall of Fame class. These 10 nominees were determined following a public nomination process which was then followed by screening by the Poker Hall of Fame’s Governing Council. As it […]

Loot Boxes Aren’t Poker, But Are They Kinder Eggs?

Loot Boxes Aren’t Poker, But Are They Kinder Eggs?

Electronic Arts is one of the companies that has the most to lose if loot boxes, an in-game purchasable good, are ever found to be a form of gambling. With the company already taking fire from Belgium and the Netherlands, where these devices have been banned, EA has the important task to convince UK Members […]