Poker

Sheldon Adelson Changes Course in Pursuit of RAWA Passage

Sheldon Adelson doesn’t think you should be allowed to gamble online, and he’s on a mission to make sure lawmakers in Washington, DC, adhere to his point of view by pressuring politicians through the threat of...

Partypoker Postpones PokerFest in Wake of Technical Issues

It was supposed to be the jewel in partypoker’s annual tournament calendar for players outside of the US, but Pokerfest Online 2015 has had to be postponed due to technical issues. Following a series of technical glitches...

Restoration of America’s Wire Act Opposed by Coalition of 12 Organizations

The Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA) has been introduced in both the United States Senate and House of Representatives by Republican lawmakers largely thought to have been pressured by GOP mega donor Sheldon...

Binion’s Sparks Outrage by Removing Festival Guarantees

The birthplace of the World Series of Poker, Binion’s Gambling Hall, received a wave of criticism this week after it unexpectedly removed the guarantees from its Poker Open midway through the festival. For a number of weeks...

PokerStars New Jersey Delay Due to Amaya Probe, DGE Director Says

The PokerStars New Jersey dramatic entrance has been heralded and then delayed numerous time throughout the past year. Blame for the delay has been placed on a variety of people, including Governor Chris Christie. But this week,...

Maria Ho to Host Twitch Show for Poker Central

Poker Central is set to hit the airwaves in October, making it the first television network devoted 24/7 to the game of poker. But the network doesn’t plan to limit itself to TV, and their latest announcement shows how they...

Ben Tollerene Triumphs in Most Expensive Online MTT Ever

The most expensive online poker tournament, PokerStars, came to a conclusion this week and when the betting was over it was Ben Tollerene standing victorious. A week before its $10 million World Championship of Online Poker...

New York Online Poker Discussion Continues After Senate Committee Hearing

New York online poker is without a doubt going to be on the docket come January when lawmakers resume politicking in Albany, and with the fall season commencing on Wednesday, the 2016 legislative year is quickly approaching....

Tobey Maguire Talks Poker Ahead of Bobby Fischer Chess Movie “Pawn Sacrifice”

Tobey Maguire’s latest role in the biopic Pawn Sacrifice sees him playing Bobby Fischer, the American chess champion who famously defeated Soviet grandmaster Boris Spassky to become World Chess Champion in 1972. Tobey, on the...

Amaya Confident on Future of California Online Poker

California online poker proponents could be forgiven for being a little disappointed after the state came nowhere near regulating Internet poker games during the 2015 legislative season. But one of the major forces behind efforts...