New York’s Online Poker and Sports Betting Legal Efforts

New York’s Online Poker and Sports Betting Legal Efforts

It’s no secret that New York is trying its best in order to include online gambling in the state. In fact, for the third straight year, the state attempted to include online gambling only to fail again. New York has been interested in making iGaming legal. This means that it would include not only online […]

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 […]

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. […]

Loni Harwood Wins $72K Prize in Vegas

Loni Harwood Wins $72K Prize in Vegas

Loni Harwood was able to do a really good job as she was able to outlast the rest of the 130 entrants for the WSOP Circuit Las Vegas Event #13: $2,200 No-Limit Hold’Em High Roller at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino. She was able to win $72,802 after all were said and done. Today, […]

From Winning £200 in Local Casinos to Winning £2M in Vegas

From Winning £200 in Local Casinos to Winning £2M in Vegas

Getting rich playing poker is a dream for many aspiring professional poker players. John Hesp usually sells caravans in Yorkshire for a living. With poker merely as a hobby playing once a month at his local casino, it was quite a surprise how he won a fortune playing in Las Vegas. However, what is even […]

Poker Pro Killed a Cyclist in a Car Accident

Poker Pro Killed a Cyclist in a Car Accident

Poker players are known for their risky and sometimes living in the fast lane lifestyle. But there’s one poker player who is currently in trouble mainly for killing a cyclist when he was driving his luxury car. If you are following the Australian poker scene, you may have heard of Warwick Mirzikinian already. Who exactly […]

The State of Poker and Gambling in Texas

The State of Poker and Gambling in Texas

Gambling has been illegal in the state of Texas for years. In fact, games were held underground and some of the big names include Doyle Brunson, Amarillo Slim, and the rest of other famed road gamblers have taken part in these events. It means that if you plan on playing poker, you will have no […]

Is Poker Affected by Crypto Price Swings?

Is Poker Affected by Crypto Price Swings?

Unless you are living under the rock, you may have heard of cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies were all over the news especially last year. In fact, its popularity skyrocketed to the point wherein Bitcoin’s value reached almost $20,000 in mid-December of 2017. So what exactly does it have anything to do with poker? Do […]

Kevin Hart Takes on Usain Bolt in #GameOn Challenge, Refereed by Daniel Negreanu

Kevin Hart Takes on Usain Bolt in #GameOn Challenge, Refereed by Daniel Negreanu

(Photo Credit: PokerStars.com)Kevin Hart and Usain Bolt are at it again! This time, veteran poker player Daniel Negreanu has been dragged into the drama between the two – the feud between the fast mouth, Kevin, and the once world’s fastest feet is getting more intense by the day. The poker-based feud that has been going […]

CoinPoker – New Cryptocurrency Poker Room Goes Live

CoinPoker – New Cryptocurrency Poker Room Goes Live

2017 has seen the world’s most famous cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, set new records after records, surging to all-time high of $7,879.06 on Nov 8. At the same time, more and more businesses are starting to accept the cryptocurrency, with the online gambling industry being particularly interested due to the innate benefits that almost seem tailor-made for […]