December 5th, 2016 | by
Kaycee JamesThe anti-online poker movement has reared its ugly had once again, this time thanks to a group of ten Attorneys General. Although President-Elect Donald Trump and Vice President-Elect Mike Pence are yet to officially take office,...
November 28th, 2016 | by
Kaycee JamesDavid Baazov has been forced to amend his bid for Amaya after it emerged that a proposed backer hasn’t actually put their chips on the table. Following reports that KBC Aldini Capital, a Dubai-based investment firm,...
November 21st, 2016 | by
Kaycee JamesThe Australian online poker industry might be about to change for the worse if an amendment to the country’s Interactive Gambling Act 2001 comes into effect. Despite being something of a grey area for online poker since the...
November 14th, 2016 | by
Brian CorlisseFormer Amaya CEO David Baazov may be under investigation for potential financial crimes, but that hasn’t stopped him from putting together a $6.7 billion bid for the company. Back in March, Baazov was one of five...
November 9th, 2016 | by
Kaycee JamesDonald Trump is the new president of the United States and the poker community isn’t sure what to make of it. As it is in society as a whole, politics often divides opinion. Throughout the latest presidential campaign,...
November 7th, 2016 | by
Brian CorlisseInternet gaming isn’t as addictive as gambling, that’s the tentative conclusion from a team of researchers at the University of Oxford. The issue of Internet Gaming Disorder, as defined by the American Psychiatric...
October 12th, 2016 | by
Kaycee JamesPartypoker is bidding to increase its following and make up some ground in the online poker rankings with the help of a dedicated Twitch channel. Over the last 12 months there’s been a wave of new poker streams featuring...
October 10th, 2016 | by
Brian CorlisseWilliam Hill and PokerStars could be set to merge if the former can agree a deal with Canada’s Amaya Gaming. William Hill is one of the largest sports betting companies in Europe and in the last few days it’s emerged...
October 7th, 2016 | by
Brian CorlisseThe World Series of Poker (WSOP) final table is glinting in the distance like a bracelet in the sun, and before the chips start to fly, you can speculate on who will clinch the top prize. Just as casinos in Vegas have started to...
October 4th, 2016 | by
Greg ShaunHas Full Flush Poker closed its virtual doors? Or is it all just a temporary shutdown? These are the questions on many online poker players’ minds this week, when the site became inaccessible to customers. According to...