Rumors

FBI Evidence Thrown Out in Phua Case

Paul Phua, the high stakes poker player currently standing trial for allegedly masterminding a multi-million dollar World Cup betting ring from inside Caesars Palace, has received a huge lifeline in his bid to leave court a free...

China’s APPT Nanjing Millions Ends as Police Raid PokerStars Land-Based Tournament Site

The PokerStars-sponsored APPT Nanjing Millions event has been summarily shut down by Chinese police on Friday, four days into the main event. Reports on the ground are thin, due to Chinese restrictions on live media and blogging...

Poker Player Alex Jacob Winning on Jeopardy

Jeopardy is one of the world’s most popular game shows, and now a professional poker player has proven that he can hang with the trivia experts and geniuses among the show’s contestants. Alex Jacob, winner of the 2006 United...

Rand Paul Officially Announces Candidacy for Republican Presidential Nomination

The 2016 presidential campaign is officially underway, as the first candidates have begun to announce their bids and the first primaries and caucuses are less than a year away. That means that candidates officially declaring...

Amaya Reports Strong Earnings, Says PokerStars Will Enter New Jersey In Fall

Amaya made a variety of announcements during an earnings call Tuesday morning, covering topics ranging from the introduction of sports betting to their poker products to when PokerStars is likely to arrive in the state of New...

Pam Anderson Claims Rick Salomon Has Won $40 Million Playing Poker

The estranged husband of Pamela Anderson, Rick Salomon, reportedly won $40 million playing poker in 2014. The startling revelation hit the headlines this week after celebrity gossip site, TMZ, obtained court documents filed by...

Dominican Republic Bill Would Legalize Online Poker

The Dominican Republic Standing Committee on Finance is focusing its attention on regulating all forms of gambling and legalizing Internet gaming. Committee members are discussing a new bill that would create a national...

PokerStars Subsidiary Accused Of Tax Evasion In Italy

PokerStars may be in hot water with Italian financial authorities, as the police unit that investigates financial crimes in that country, known as the Guardia di Finanza, as named an Italian subsidiary of the online poker giant...

PokerStars Floating Tentative SCOOP Schedule On Two Plus Two

The PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) is one of the most important tournament series on the online poker schedule. That means that players are always anxiously awaiting to see what new wrinkles will appear on...

Adelson Camp A No-Show at CPAC For Debate On Online Poker Ban

Online poker supporters believe they have all of the facts on their side when it comes to opposing an Internet gambling ban that has been proposed in Congress. That said, they’ve shown a willingness to debate the issue with...