Financial
June 1st, 2018 | by
Jason ReynoldsOnline poker in Spain enjoyed a major upswing during the first three months of 2018 thanks to the first stages of its long-awaited liquidity sharing pact with France, Italy and Portugal. Outlining the industry’s first quarter...
Players
May 18th, 2018 | by
Jason ReynoldsThe 2018 World Series of Poker (WSOP) will be a more player-friendly experience all-round thanks to some changes to the festival’s structure and more. In a press release published ahead of the May 29 start date, WSOP bosses...
Players
May 14th, 2018 | by
Jason ReynoldsOurgame has told the Hong Kong Stock Exchange that six employees were arrested in April around the same time China’s poker app ban was announced. Inside Asian Gaming first reported the news on May 14 following weeks of...
Poker
April 25th, 2018 | by
Jason ReynoldsWSOP.com is set to celebrating the merging of players from three US states with an enhanced tournament schedule boasting $15 million in added value. Dubbed the “$15 Million Summer”, the latest selection of promotions and...
Players
April 18th, 2018 | by
Jason ReynoldsPoker pro Jaime Staples has agreed another big money weight loss bet less than a month after dropping 115.7 pounds and picking up $150,000. Announcing the news via Twitter, Staples confirmed that he would once again be working in...
Poker
April 16th, 2018 | by
Jason ReynoldsCaesars Interactive Entertainment is planning to launch its new cross-border poker platforms in the US on May 1. Reported by New Jersey gaming correspondent Wayne Parry on April 16, the news is the first confirmed action since...
Players
April 13th, 2018 | by
Jason ReynoldsPoker pros Erik Seidel and John Juanda are suing a fellow player for more than $1 million after falling victims to an alleged Super Bowl ticket scam. Following the indictment of high stakes gambler Seyad Reza Ali Fazeli (aka Ali...
Poker
April 9th, 2018 | by
Jason ReynoldsA court ruling against Big Fish Games has forced PokerStars to close its free play platform in Washington State. Following the recent ruling that social casino games violate local gambling laws, the worlds largest poker operator...
Financial
April 6th, 2018 | by
Jason ReynoldsSCOOP 2018 is going to give away at least $65 million in prize money as well as five Platinum Passes worth $30,000 each. Since launching in 2009, the annual Spring Championship of Online Poker has continued to grow in size, but...
Players
April 2nd, 2018 | by
Jason ReynoldsUS online poker players could be about to lose one of their biggest advocates after the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) failed in its bid to raise $25,000 in public donations. When the PPA announced that it was experiencing...
