Poker

California Online Poker Hearing Mostly A Dud

If California is to regulate online poker, it will take a number of hearings, votes, and debates before it will finally happen. And while there may be some exciting moments along the way, we shouldn’t expect fireworks at every...

Chris Moorman Wins 25th Triple Crown Of Career

Chris Moorman may just be the greatest online tournament poker player of all time, and he continues to prove it to this day. Not only did Moorman accomplish one of the most revered feats in tournament poker for the 25th time last...

Sheldon Adelson Beware, Pennsylvanians Want Legalized Online Gambling

Sheldon Adelson isn’t your typical 81-year-old. Though he could easily retire, the man worth $30 billion is on a crusade to make Internet betting illegal, but a new poll claims the overwhelming majority of residents, at...

Online Poker Left Out of UKGC Gambling Trends Study

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) breakdown of gambling trends across the country has just been released and online poker didn’t even score a mention. Despite making up around 19 percent of the UK’s £2.83 billion...

Viktor Blom To Stream 10-Hour Session On Twitch

Viktor Blom (better known to many as “Isildur1”) has a reputation as one of poker’s greatest gamblers, a man who is willing to take on anyone at any stakes and doesn’t shy away at the prospect of losing a million dollars...

Mississippi Unlikely To See Online Poker Anytime Soon

Mississippi online poker was never something that supporters had really hoped to push through the state legislature this year, so it wasn’t much of a surprise when a bill to regulate the game died quickly earlier this year....

PokerStars to Push California Regulators this Week

The push for regulated online poker in California received a boost this week thanks to PokerStars and two of its leading pros, Daniel Negreanu and Jason Somerville. Intent on contributing to the recent wave of positive momentum...

New York Online Poker Bill Omits Bad Actor Language 

New York online poker, previously thought to be a longshot for passage in 2015, just received a much-needed boost by way of a new bill. Authored by State Senator John Bonacic (R-District 42), bill S05302 would allow certain...

Amaya And GVC Look To Trump 888 Holdings With Bwin.party Acquisition Bid

Bwin.party’s future today became the subject of a high-powered bidding war between two giants of online gaming. In one corner is 888 Holdings, which announced on Monday morning that it had submitted a proposal to acquire...

Jason Mercier Picks Up Two Scoop Titles In Two Nights

Jason Mercier is no stranger to winning poker tournaments. But even for an accomplished player like Mercier, it is rare to pick up two major titles on back-to-back days. But that’s just what Mercier accomplished this week in...