Poker

ESPN Betting on eSports Experiencing Poker-Like Growth as Television Coverage Increases

eSports is a rapidly growing form of sports or, depending on who you ask, the action of watching someone else play video games for hours on end. Regardless of how it’s defined, eSports is an intriguing concept that brings...

Shane Warne and Joe Hachem See Limo Go Missing Ahead of Aussie Charity Poker Event

Shane Warne and Joe Hachem received a bad beat this week, after their limo was stolen just hours before a charity poker event they were due to attend. The two Aussie celebrities were enjoying a meal at Fisherman’s Pier...

PokerStars NJ to Host Americas Cup of Poker at Resorts AC

PokerStars NJ’s mission to establish itself as the leading poker provider in New Jersey took another step forward recently after the operator announced details of the next Americas Cup of Poker. Since returning to the US...

RAWA Language Seeking to Ban Online Gambling Slipped into Senate Appropriations Bill

RAWA, the Restoration of America’s Wire Act, has been shuffling around the halls of Congress for more than two years, but the anti-online gambling and poker legislation has found little patronage or support during its...

Could Adelson Support Sway Donald Trump on Poker Issue?

Donald Trump has a new friend in the form of billionaire Republican Party supporter and online poker hater, Sheldon Adelson. Although Adelson has been reluctant to show his support for Trump until now, the withdrawal of his final...

PokerStars Refunds Players after Terms of Service Spin

Dozens of PokerStars Spin & Go players received a batch of unexpected refunds recently following what’s been described as a “violation” of the site’s Terms of Service. Rumblings of an issue involving...

Poker Player Arnaud Mimran Goes on Trial for €300 million Fraud

French poker player Arnaud Mirman stood in the dock of a Parisian court this week accused of orchestrating a scheme that defrauded the French government out of a “minimum” €284 million ($323 million) in taxes. He is also...

Will Liquidity Sharing Approval Lift Online Poker in France?

Online poker in France looks set to receive a shot in the arm thanks to a new liquidity sharing bill, but it could be too little too late for the struggling economy. The French online poker scene is one that’s often in the...

Former Amaya CEO David Baazov Denies Guilt Regarding Insider Trading Allegations

Amaya founder David Baazov has pleaded not guilty to charges levied against him by the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), Quebec’s financial and securities regulator. Baazov is accused of five charges by AMF officials...

Michigan Online Gambling Hearing Today at State Capitol Bears a Solid “Maybe”

A Michigan online gambling bill was heard by the State Senate’s Regulatory Reform Committee today at the State Capitol Building in Lansing. Authored by State Senator Mike Kowall (R-District 15), Senate Bill 889 would allow...