Legal
March 9th, 2015 | by
Brian CorlisseMihai Lacatos pleaded guilty to 14 counts related to fraud and four more charges of possessing false identification related to a string of frauds that he perpetrated against poker players at several casinos across the United...
Players
March 8th, 2015 | by
Brian CorlisseLock Poker appears to be in serious difficulty as players continue to abandon the disgraced poker site like rats from a sinking ship. Industry analyst PokerScout’s latest “Scouting Report” highlights the fact that player...
Financial
March 6th, 2015 | by
Brian CorlisseAnthony Zinno entered the final table at the WPT LA Poker Classic $10,000 NLHE main event in the fifth position. With the starting field of 538 players down to six, Zinno wasn’t exactly in a dominating position, but he...
Poker
March 5th, 2015 | by
Brian CorlissePokerStars suffered a two-hour outage that impacted players worldwide on Tuesday morning, sending players into a temporary panic but causing no obvious long-term concerns for the site. The outage began at approximately 4:40 am...
Legal
March 4th, 2015 | by
Brian CorlisseA second Pennsylvania online gambling bill has been introduced to the House, this time by State Representative Nick Miccarelli, and its poker only. Miccarelli presented a poker-only bill last year (HB 2297), and while the text of...
Financial
March 2nd, 2015 | by
Brian CorlisseTwitch wants the help of the poker world and the poker world appears to want the help of Twitch. Following two separate but seemingly connected announcements in the last 24 hours, players have been given a glimpse into the future...
Poker
March 1st, 2015 | by
Brian CorlisseThe World Series of Poker Circuit Tour has announced events in Morocco, Italy, and Mexico, marking the first time in its 10-year history that the series will venture away from its home soil in the US. In a continued effort to...
Financial
February 27th, 2015 | by
Brian CorlisseAn effort to implement playerpool sharing between the French online poker community and the rest of Europe may have taken another step forward this week. Although news of bill signed by 22 Deputies in the French parliament has...
Players
February 26th, 2015 | by
Brian CorlisseVictoria Coren Mitchell cleaned up at the British Poker Awards this week, taking home awards in three categories: Performance of the Year, Poker Personality of the Year, and Social Media User of the Year. Victoria Coren Mitchell...
Financial
February 25th, 2015 | by
Brian CorlisseRecent changes to the pending Portuguese online poker bill have given the country’s residents renewed hope for the future viability of the local igaming economy. When the Portuguese government signaled its desire to enact a...