Legal
February 10th, 2015 | by
Greg ShaunThe UK Gambling Commission has unveiled a range of new social responsibility measures that clarify the role that operators play in protecting vulnerable portions of society from gambling-related harm. The new regulations, which...
Poker
February 10th, 2015 | by
Greg ShaunPokerTube is a pretty straightforward website: it offers videos collected from around the Internet related to poker on one site, from tournament coverage to strategic discussions. It’s certainly a resource that many players...
Players
February 9th, 2015 | by
Greg ShaunDan Bilzerian, the poker player, actor and Instagram star who has become infamous for his outrageous photos and videos, managed to avoid jail time after pleading no contest to an explosives charge in a Nevada court. He and Jeremy...
Financial
February 7th, 2015 | by
Greg ShaunBwin-party has announced that the new European Union tax rules on digital services will cost the company €15 million ($16.9 million) in 2015. The EU rules, which came into force at the beginning of this year, state that...
Players
February 4th, 2015 | by
Greg ShaunDespite a dip in the French poker economy, EPT Deauville has welcomed a slew of grinders for its annual Main Event. Taking place in the plush surroundings of the French coastal resort’s Casino Barrière, the €5,300...
Players
February 3rd, 2015 | by
Greg ShaunThe Aussie Millions is the biggest tournament series in the Southern Hemisphere (only recently rivaled by the World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific), and as such, it attracts some of the best players from around the world to compete...
Casinos
February 2nd, 2015 | by
Greg ShaunThe World Series of Poker may have become famous thanks to the tape-delayed, edited coverage that airs every year on ESPN. But for serious poker fans, the best way to get immediate, detailed information from the WSOP floor has...
Players
February 1st, 2015 | by
Greg ShaunAlex Dreyfus, the CEO of the Global Poker Index, has launched a withering attack on Betclic Everest for refusing to allow its sponsored players to compete in his forthcoming GPI Global Poker Masters event. The sticking point is...
Legal
January 29th, 2015 | by
Greg ShaunPaul Phua, the multimillionaire businessman and high-stakes poker player currently embroiled in an illegal sports betting case out of Las Vegas, was reportedly already charged with similar offenses in Malaysia 11 years ago....
Players
January 27th, 2015 | by
Greg ShaunAndy Beal was once one of the biggest names in the world of poker. About a decade ago, Beal played a series of incredibly high-stakes poker matches heads up against many of the world’s top players in the dominant form of poker...