WSOPE Berlin Bound for Bumper Bracelet Festival
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WSOPE Berlin Bound for Bumper Bracelet Festival

May 8th, 2015 | by Kaycee James
Since upping anchor and setting sail for new horizons back in 2007, the World Series of Poker (WSOP) has handed out bracelets in the UK and France under the WSOPE(urope) banner. In 2015, however, the international tour will set...
Australian Study Suggests Online Poker Doesn’t Cause Gambling Problems
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Australian Study Suggests Online Poker Doesn’t Cause Gambling Problems

May 6th, 2015 | by Kaycee James
Online poker and other Internet gambling games have come under assault in the United States, with many opponents suggesting that these games are more likely to lead to problem gambling than land-based forms of betting. However, a...
PokerStars to Restrict Affiliate Agreements to Two Years
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PokerStars to Restrict Affiliate Agreements to Two Years

May 5th, 2015 | by Kaycee James
The poker affiliate world is set for a major shakeup on June 1 thanks to a recent announcement by PokerStars. In an effort to redistribute its marketing budget, PokerStars has informed its affiliates that the way it handles...
Online Error Earns Asher Conniff the WPT World Championship Title
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Online Error Earns Asher Conniff the WPT World Championship Title

May 3rd, 2015 | by Kaycee James
A slip of his mouse was all it took for Brooklyn born Asher Conniff to win this year’s World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championship. After logging into his online account with the intention of playing a Sunday Major, Conniff...
Scott Seiver Moves to Top of GPI Rankings 
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Scott Seiver Moves to Top of GPI Rankings 

May 2nd, 2015 | by Kaycee James
Scott Seiver is clearly one of the world’s top poker players, and nobody needs an official ranking list to tell them that. With over $15.1 million in career live tournament earnings, few players have resumes that can match...
Mehmet Hassan’s Killers Sentenced to 88 Years 
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Mehmet Hassan’s Killers Sentenced to 88 Years 

April 30th, 2015 | by Kaycee James
The three people convicted of murdering a British poker pro in what’s been described as a “honey trap” operation have been sentenced to more than 80 years in prison. Despite taking almost a year to bring the...
Anthony Zinno Wins WPT Player of the Year Award
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Anthony Zinno Wins WPT Player of the Year Award

April 29th, 2015 | by Kaycee James
Anthony Zinno capped an incredible campaign during Season XIII of the World Poker Tour by being named the WPT Player of the Year. The announcement was made official after the elimination of Darren Elias from the WPT World...
Bryan Micon Charged for Operating Bitcoin Poker Site by Nevada AG
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Bryan Micon Charged for Operating Bitcoin Poker Site by Nevada AG

April 28th, 2015 | by Kaycee James
Bryan Micon, the former chairman of the Seals with Clubs (SwC) Bitcoin poker network, has been formally charged by the Nevada Attorney General’s Office on one count of operating an unlicensed online poker site. The charge...
Republican Jewish Coalition Spring Meeting Attracts 2016 Candidates
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Republican Jewish Coalition Spring Meeting Attracts 2016 Candidates

April 27th, 2015 | by Kaycee James
The Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) Spring Leadership Meeting was held over the weekend at the Venetian Resort and Hotel in Las Vegas, with many of the leading candidates seeking the 2016 GOP ticket making appearances and...
Pennsylvania Anti-Online Gambling Bill Introduced
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Pennsylvania Anti-Online Gambling Bill Introduced

April 25th, 2015 | by Kaycee James
  Pennsylvania anti-online gambling advocates are finally having their voices heard as a new bill has been introduced that seeks to ban all online gambling including poker. House Bill 1013, primarily sponsored by State Rep....