Legal

Sen. Tom Cotton Looking to Revive UIGEA with His Anti-Gambling Advert Bill

The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) may be about to rear its ugly head and threaten the US online gaming industry thanks to Senator Tom Cotton. The junior Senator for Arkansas has reintroduced a bill aimed at...

Phil Galfond Extends Lead Over Kornuth As He Prepares to For Another Challenge

Phil Galfond has extended his lead over Chance Kornuth and moved a step closer to winning a $250,000 side bet. The two high-stakes pros have been battling on WSOP.com for more than a week. An initial surge by Galfond was negated...

Michigan Online Poker Sites Could be Live by Late Fall

Online poker could be on its way to the US state of Michigan before the end of 2020 according to local gaming authority executive director, Richard S. Kalm. Kalm declined to give an exact date on when Michigan online poker sites...

Woman Arrested After $1 Million Disappears From Antonio Esfandiari’s Apartment

Poker pro Antonio Esfandiari is known for making chips disappear from other player’s stacks, but it was his money that was subject to an underhanded trick in July. Esfandiari, otherwise known as The Magician, saw $1 million...

UKGC Creates Experts by Experience Advisory Panel to Raise Standards

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) wants to use first-hand experience from former gambling addicts to refine its safety policies. Announced on June 19, the latest innovation will garner thoughts and opinions from those affected by...

Mike Postle Facing Two Counts of Cheating as Marle Cordeiro Files Second Lawsuit

Mike Postle has come under fire from a second flank as the Stones Gambling Hall cheating saga took another twist this week. With one lawsuit already filed, Postle will now have to defend himself against a second suit from Marle...

Mike Postle Follows Stones Gambling Hall and Files Motion to Dismiss

Mike Postle has filed a motion to dismiss the $30 million lawsuit against him and Californian poker room Stones Gambling Hall. The court document appeared, in full, on the site RounderLife. It’s not known how the document was...

Germany Votes to Enact Nationwide Online Gaming Law

Out of the new coronavirus chaos, a glimmer of positivity has emerged in Germany thanks to new online gaming laws. The new regulations will come into effect on July 1, 2021 and make casino and poker sites legal across the...

Stones Gambling Hall Asks Judge to Dismiss Mike Postle Cheating Case

The next chapter in the Stones Gambling Hall saga has been written, but this time not by the man in the firing line. The case against Mike Postle engulfed the poker venue in a legal battle in October 2019 and now its lawyers have...

PokerStars Co-Founder Isai Scheinberg Finally Surrenders to Federal Prosecutors

PokerStars CO-founder Isai Scheinberg as surrendered to the US authorities after nine years on the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) wanted list. The 73-year-old started the final chapter of his long-running saga with federal...