PKR Shuts Down Italian Online Poker Client for Good
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PKR Shuts Down Italian Online Poker Client for Good

October 14th, 2014 | by Brian Corlisse
Online poker site PKR has ceased its operations in Italy and shut down its Italian online poker client indefinitely. The British company, which offers immersive, 3D online poker, stated that its continued presence in a declining...
Bodog Exec Calvin Ayre Wanted on Wire Act Charges
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Bodog Exec Calvin Ayre Wanted on Wire Act Charges

October 10th, 2014 | by Brian Corlisse
Bodog exec Calvin Ayre is a wanted man, it seems. And so are some of Ayre’s colleagues, according to the feds. Federal prosecutors in Maryland are renewing their ambitions to have the owners of Bodog (Bovada) extradited to...
WSOP Player of the Year Down to Shack-Harris, Danzer
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WSOP Player of the Year Down to Shack-Harris, Danzer

October 9th, 2014 | by Brian Corlisse
The 2014 World Series of Poker Player of the Year race could produce some high drama at the WSOP Asia-Pacific, as the top two players, Brandon Shack-Harris and George Danzer, have gone back and forth in their efforts to secure...
Spanish PokerStars Launches Online Casino Games
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Spanish PokerStars Launches Online Casino Games

October 7th, 2014 | by Brian Corlisse
Spanish PokerStars has launched online casino games in their Spain-based client, marking the first time that a PokerStars product has included games other than poker. Both blackjack and roulette are now available in the...
Steve Wynn at G2E Shares Concerns About Online Poker
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Steve Wynn at G2E Shares Concerns About Online Poker

October 3rd, 2014 | by Brian Corlisse
Steve Wynn used the keynote address at the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) this week to reiterate his position against online gambling, including online poker. In the Tuesday address, Wynn once again shared an opinion that, while not as...
Phil Ivey to Talk Edge Sorting on 60 Minutes Sports
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Phil Ivey to Talk Edge Sorting on 60 Minutes Sports

October 3rd, 2014 | by Brian Corlisse
Phil Ivey will appear on the Tuesday, October 7 edition of 60 Minutes Sports on Showtime to talk about his life and the recent lawsuits that surround his edge sorting techniques in high-stakes baccarat games. The interview marks...
PokerStars and Full Tilt Retreat from Gray Market Countries
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PokerStars and Full Tilt Retreat from Gray Market Countries

October 1st, 2014 | by Brian Corlisse
PokerStars and Full Tilt have announced that they will no longer be offering real money poker games in a number of gray market jurisdictions, including many countries in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. The move comes at a time...
Matt Savage Receives Epic Poker League Settlement
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Matt Savage Receives Epic Poker League Settlement

September 30th, 2014 | by Brian Corlisse
Matt Savage, the acclaimed poker tournament director who has played an important role in most major poker tours and festivals at one time or another, announced on Twitter last week that he had received a settlement check from the...
Poker Pro Achilleas Kallakis Faces $5.3M Fine or Imprisonment
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Poker Pro Achilleas Kallakis Faces $5.3M Fine or Imprisonment

September 28th, 2014 | by Brian Corlisse
Achilleas Kallakis, the convicted poker player imprisoned for perpetrating a $760 million property fraud, has been ordered to repay just £3.25 million ($5.3 million) of his ill-gotten gains. Kallakis, a familiar face on UK...
New UK Gambling Laws Send More Online Sites Packing
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New UK Gambling Laws Send More Online Sites Packing

September 26th, 2014 | by Brian Corlisse
The new UK gambling laws continue to claim casualties in the online gaming industry, as yet more operators have decided to leave the market. Despite the UK’s High Court postponing the introduction of the new laws until...