Reporter Exposes Mafia-Style Chinese Poker Den
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Reporter Exposes Mafia-Style Chinese Poker Den

June 7th, 2016 | by Brian Corlisse
A Chinese poker den reportedly taking thousands of dollars in illegal bets has been exposed by an undercover reporter. According to local newspaper The Beijing News, a reporter was able to infiltrate an unlicensed high stakes...
2016 World Series of Poker Daily Update: A Star-Studded Cast at the Rio
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2016 World Series of Poker Daily Update: A Star-Studded Cast at the Rio

June 6th, 2016 | by Brian Corlisse
Day Five of the 2016 World Series of poker brought out the superstars, and put some unknown players in a position to achieve a dream. Colossus II started with over 21,000 players and is now left with just 77 $1 million hopefuls....
2016 World Series of Poker Update:  Colossus Chases Record, ‘Jesus’ Returns
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2016 World Series of Poker Update:  Colossus Chases Record, ‘Jesus’ Returns

June 5th, 2016 | by Brian Corlisse
Saturday, June 4 at the 2016 World Series of Poker was quite the eventful day. A legend returned and a record was broken, but not the record some had hoped. Let’s get started with the last of three Day One flights in Event #2...
Aria Super High Roller Bowl Reaches Final Table After Exciting Day Three
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Aria Super High Roller Bowl Reaches Final Table After Exciting Day Three

June 1st, 2016 | by Brian Corlisse
Day Three of the Aria Super High Roller Bowl features some exciting and gut-wrenching moments. After three days of competition, this $300,000 buy-in Las Vegas poker tournament is down to its final seven players. Those players are...
Online Poker Exposing Secrets of the Machiavellian Mind
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Online Poker Exposing Secrets of the Machiavellian Mind

May 29th, 2016 | by Brian Corlisse
Online poker players could provide the answers to how and why we deceive people according to university researchers. The human trait of being deceptive is one that’s intrigued psychologists, writers and artists ever since...
No More Poker for Professional Skier Petter Northug
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No More Poker for Professional Skier Petter Northug

May 28th, 2016 | by Brian Corlisse
Petter Northug, one of Norway’s top professional skiers, has revealed that he’s not allowed to play poker anymore because of his sponsor. Known to some as the “bad boy of skiing,” Northug has long been a...
RAWA Defeated as UIGEA Author Attempts Backdoor Maneuver 
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RAWA Defeated as UIGEA Author Attempts Backdoor Maneuver 

May 27th, 2016 | by Brian Corlisse
The Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA), the bill that seeks to prohibit online gambling in the US at a federal level, and would trammel individual states’ rights to regulate online poker if they chose to do so, has once...
Normandie Casino Card Club Closing After 69 Iconic Years Due to Money Laundering
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Normandie Casino Card Club Closing After 69 Iconic Years Due to Money Laundering

May 24th, 2016 | by Brian Corlisse
The Normandie Casino in Gardena, California, will close its doors in the coming months almost 70 years after it first opened. On April 24, 2016, the California Gambling Control Commission (CGCC) ordered the revocation of...
PokerStars Hoping to Break New Ground with Sponsorship Deals
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PokerStars Hoping to Break New Ground with Sponsorship Deals

May 21st, 2016 | by Brian Corlisse
PokerStars’ venture in new and potentially untapped markets continued recently with the announcement of two new sponsorship deals. First up on the roster of promotional acts was the news that PokerStars will now be...
Amaya Revenues Double in First Quarter as PokerStars Takes New Jersey  
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Amaya Revenues Double in First Quarter as PokerStars Takes New Jersey  

May 17th, 2016 | by Brian Corlisse
Amaya revealed on May 16 that revenues for the first quarter in 2016 have more than doubled compared to the same three months in 2015, and the key component to the Canadian gaming company’s rise is unsurprisingly...