Poker

Paul Phua Deemed Bad for Sports Integrity As Crown Casino Flies Him in During Aussie Millions

Paul Phua, the Malaysian poker pro and bookmaker who dominated the legal headlines throughout much of 2015, is in hot water again, this time for arriving via private jet to the Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia during the...

Could Amaya Takeover Bid Signal More Changes at PokerStars?

David Baazov, the CEO of PokerStars parent Amaya Inc., is putting together a bid, along with an investor group, to buy out Amaya for CAN$4.39 billion ($3.13 billion) from shareholders and make it a private company once more. The...

MGA Tax Report Shows Poker’s Insignificance in iGaming Industry

Poker’s financial strength in the iGaming world appears to be on the decline following the Malta Gaming Authority’s (MGA) interim tax report. Providing a six-month review of 2015 before a full report is published in...

Washington State Online Poker Bill Gets Another Chance

Washington State online poker is once again up for debate, thanks to the resubmission of an old iGaming measure. HB1114 was submitted for consideration in January 2015, but despite many assuming it would be heard, the bill was...

No Bot in PokerStars TCOOP Event,  But Hour-Long Silence Remains a Mystery

Following speculation that a bot made the final table of the Turbo Championship of Online Poker (TCOOP) Event #8, PokerStars says it has found no evidence of improper conduct. The story hit the headlines earlier this week after a...

PokerStars Ambassador Neymar Jr. Ordered to Pay Fine for Outstanding Taxes

Team PokerStars superstar athlete Neymar Jr. is by now as well known as the frontman for the online giant as he is for his skills on the soccer field. The 23 year old pro has made a fortune playing in his native Brazil and now...

Global Poker League Unveils Compensation Package for Drafted Pros

The Global Poker League (GPL) plans to pay its participating professionals a minimum of $100 per hour to compete against one another in the upcoming championship series that its founder Alex Dreyfus hopes will...

French Online Poker Economy in Danger With International Liquidity Sharing Rejected

The latest efforts by French online poker advocates to revive the country’s flailing Internet industry have been thwarted by the government’s opposition to liquidity sharing. Ever since France regulated online poker...

Amaya Listens to Players but Won’t Reverse PokerStars VIP Cuts

Following the backlash to PokerStars’ VIP changes, Amaya held a meeting with some of its longstanding players who recently gave their thoughts on what took place. Dani Stern, Isaac Haxton and Daniel Dvoress flew to...

Delaware Online Poker Revenues Close 2015 Up, Year Ahead Faces Challenges

Delaware online poker limped its way through 2015, but there’s reason to be cautiously optimistic. After losing roughly one-third of its total revenues over the last 12 months, Internet poker posted stronger-than-expected...