Short schedule, as always As the 2022 winds to a close, it is not just time to look back on the year that was, but also to look ahead at what is to come. To that end, PokerStars has announced the schedule for the upcoming 2023 European Poker Tour (EPT) season. features some of the most ...
Each player risking $800,000 When Scott Seiver withdrew from his scheduled Round 5 match against Phil Hellmuth in “High Stakes Duel III,” it seemed like that it was it for that series, that we would have to wait for PokerGO to organize an eventual “High Stakes Duel IV.” On Tuesday, though, PokerGO announced that Jason ...
A poker tour that requires no travel If you are itching to get into a poker tournament this weekend, but don’t live near a casino, you could logon to an online poker room, but even with that, not everybody lives in a jurisdiction where the online game is legal. Plus, while online poker is fun, ...
Thanksgiving leftovers will have to wait There are two factions of people in the United States the day after Thanksgiving: those who need a day to recover from the gluttony of the previous night’s feast and those who are up bright and early trying to get the best Black Friday deals. Hundreds of poker players ...
Scammer creating accounts in pros’ names The poker world is at the center of yet another scandal, though this time it does not involve cheating (alleged or proven) or wrongdoing by a player. This week, multiple professional poker players have made it known that someone created online gambling accounts in their names, deposited money from ...
GLPI owns the Tropicana’s land The CEO of Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc. (GLPI) said that, contrary to popular belief, he is interested in acquiring additional property on the Las Vegas Strip, if the right opportunity presents itself. In an earnings call on Friday, Peter Carlino admitted, in a bit of a surprising mea culpa ...
Online gambling industry can exhale The online gambling industry appears to be back on the good side of the Interstate Wire Act of 1961 (Wire Act). On Thursday, the US District Court for the District of Rhode Island ruled in favor of International Game Technology (IGT) in the gaming company’s lawsuit against US Attorney General ...
Colluding with the blackjack dealer There’s the easy way to steal money from a casino and there’s the hard way. We’ll let you decide which is which. Let’s start in Buffalo, New York, whose residents are celebrating an NFL opening day win for their Bills, who kicked off the season Thursday night by demolishing the ...
Valuable prize package Even though poker players in five states have the ability to enjoy the online game, one problem they run into is that they are ringfenced from the rest of the world and, in turn, many of the best international tournament series and promotions. PokerStars is attempting to remedy that at least somewhat, ...
No more looking the other way Popular political betting exchange PredictIt may be on its way out. On Thursday, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Market Oversight (DMO) announced that it was withdrawing its no-action position letter on PredictIt, a potential death knell for the site created by Victoria University of Wellington, New ...
