Charitable Poker Tournaments Draw Scrutiny in New Hampshire
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Charitable Poker Tournaments Draw Scrutiny in New Hampshire

September 7th, 2015 | by Kaycee James
One might assume charitable poker wouldn’t be controversial in nature as its primary goal is to raise money for non-profits, but a recent law passed in New Hampshire has transformed the philanthropic fundraising into big...
PokerStars Bolsters Team Pro Roster in Asia with Two New Signings
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PokerStars Bolsters Team Pro Roster in Asia with Two New Signings

September 5th, 2015 | by Kaycee James
PokerStars has made no secret of the fact that they want to make Asia one of their biggest targets for growth in the coming years, seeing it as the great untapped market for poker players in the world. That strategy has largely...
Hialeah Park Casino Poker Tournament Ends in Scandal
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Hialeah Park Casino Poker Tournament Ends in Scandal

September 3rd, 2015 | by Kaycee James
The Hialeah Park Casino is being accused of running a deceitful poker tournament to celebrate its two-year anniversary, with players alleging that the prize pool and chip count totals didn’t add up. According to an...
Italian Online Poker Revenues Sliding in 2015
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Italian Online Poker Revenues Sliding in 2015

August 29th, 2015 | by Kaycee James
Italian online poker figures have been hard to come by in recent years. The national regulatory body (AAMS) had stopped releasing statistics for two years, with numbers only now available on a section of the AAMS website that is...
Betfair and Paddy Power Agree to Merger
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Betfair and Paddy Power Agree to Merger

August 26th, 2015 | by Kaycee James
Paddy Power is one of the biggest, most outlandish names in bookmaking today, especially well known for their shops in Ireland and the United Kingdom. Betfair is one of the leaders in online bookmaking, with their betting...
Jason Somerville Inks Deal with DraftKings, Run it UP Satellites Planned 
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Jason Somerville Inks Deal with DraftKings, Run it UP Satellites Planned 

August 24th, 2015 | by Kaycee James
Jason Somerville and his Run it UP (RIU) brand is joining forces with DraftKings, the second largest daily fantasy sports (DFS) network that is currently in a battle for player liquidity and overall popularity with frontrunner...
Online Legend Chad Batista Passes Away Aged 35
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Online Legend Chad Batista Passes Away Aged 35

August 22nd, 2015 | by Kaycee James
Chad Batista aka ‘lilholdem954’, the man who terrorized the online tournament world for a number of year’s back in the game’s heyday has sadly passed away. The 35-year-old was once one of the most...
Omar Zazay Wins 2015 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship
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Omar Zazay Wins 2015 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship

August 19th, 2015 | by Kaycee James
Omar Zazay outlasted his final table opponents and survived a heads-up duel that lasted over 100 hands in order to take home the 2015 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship title. Zazay took home a prize of $1 million after...
888 Holdings’ bwin.party Takeover in Doubt
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888 Holdings’ bwin.party Takeover in Doubt

August 18th, 2015 | by Kaycee James
The expected merger between bwin.party and 888 Holdings could be in jeopardy according to recent reports. Following what seemed like a successful $1.4 billion (£900 million) takeover bid by 888 back in July, the iGaming operator...
Indian Supreme Court Case Could Lead to Poker Legalization
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Indian Supreme Court Case Could Lead to Poker Legalization

August 16th, 2015 | by Kaycee James
The Indian Supreme Court is currently hearing a case that deals with the legality of playing rummy for money. But poker players in the country are also paying close attention to the proceedings, as the ruling could potentially...