Players
October 16th, 2014 | by
Jason ReynoldsUK poker player Darren Woods was in court this week, charged with cheating at online poker. As reported by the Grimsby Telegraph, a small northern English local newspaper, Woods appeared in Sheffield Crown Court to answer 12...
Poker
October 14th, 2014 | by
Jason ReynoldsNew York online poker may still seem like a pipe dream, but with MGM Resorts backing the plan, it’s a dream that could yet materialize. That’s because MGM wants online poker in New York, and is the source behind a...
Financial
October 10th, 2014 | by
Jason ReynoldsIf you’re a poker tax evader in Sweden, listen up: you could be on a Wanted List in the Skandie country. The Swedish tax authority, known as Skatteverket, is searching for information on poker players who have collected big...
Players
October 8th, 2014 | by
Jason ReynoldsIsai Scheinberg, the now-infamous billionaire PokerStars founder, won the UK and Ireland Poker Tour’s (UKIPT) Isle of Man High Roller tournament, marking a very public win for a man who, until recently, had been living a...
Financial
October 6th, 2014 | by
Jason ReynoldsBelgium’s professional poker players may soon face some rather harsh taxes, with rates of up to 75 percent being levied against their winnings for top-tier players. According to a report from tijd.be, an online financial...
Casinos
October 5th, 2014 | by
Jason ReynoldsIt’s Phil Ivey versus Crockfords Casino, Round One. The long-awaited lawsuit brought by Phil Ivey against Crockfords got underway on Friday in the High Court in London. Ivey is suing the upmarket casino after it withheld...
Financial
October 2nd, 2014 | by
Jason ReynoldsDelaware online poker revenues were up 23 percent in August, showing strong growth for a market that seemed nearly dead earlier in the summer. While the raw numbers are still very low, even considering the size of...
Legal
September 26th, 2014 | by
Jason ReynoldsPokerStars UK poker players are reacting angrily to news that the automatic top-up and rebuy functions will be removed from the new PokerStars UK client, in accordance with Gambling Commission regulations, thus putting them at a...
Players
September 25th, 2014 | by
Jason ReynoldsJC Tran’s run to the final table at the 2013 World Series of Poker Main Event paid off in more ways than one, as it also landed him a sponsorship deal with 888poker. Now, after a successful year for the long-time poker pro,...
Financial
September 23rd, 2014 | by
Jason ReynoldsEverleaf Poker hasn’t been in business for over a year now, but there’s still some punishment to be dealt out to those in charge of the failed online gambling firm. And now, one of the directors of Everleaf Gaming has...
