The World Series of Poker announced Thursday that it plans to host a live festival of tournaments at the Rio in Las Vegas this fall, with the action kicking off on Sept. 30. WSOP organizers plan to put on a full schedule of events, with the Main Event – the […]
California Split, directed by Robert Altman in 1974, is a popular gambling film and poker movie that eloquently captures the dodgy gambling world set in California in the early 1970s. Elliot Gould and George Segal play Charlie and Bill, a pair of action gamblers and poker players, who embark on […]
With less than a month of data in the books, betting receipts show that Michigan’s online poker tables are some of the most packed in the country. PokerStars launched in the state on Jan. 29 as Michigan became the the fifth state to offer online poker options to bettors, joining […]
The first two PogChamps online chess tournaments surpassed all expectations. Featuring lineups of Twitch celebrities, they became two of the most-watched events in chess history. Now, PogChamps 3 will attempt to push the envelope even further in February. Chess.com announced on Monday that PogChamps 3 will begin on Feb. 14, […]
Ready for another OG List? We’ve compiled a complete rundown of every player who’s won the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event since its inception in 1972. We’ve also included a comprehensive list of WSOP Europe winners, and winners from the now-defunct WSOP Asia. Johnny Moss won the WSOP […]
The COVID-19 pandemic altered sporting events across the globe this year, and the World Series of Poker was no exception. Organizers postponed the traditional Las Vegas poker festival, offering a series of online tournaments instead. But the WSOP will still hold its annual Main Event, even if the format has […]
Officials announced Monday afternoon that the 2020 World Series of Poker will be postponed, with hopes to hold the tournament series in the fall. Staff ‘Committed to Running’ the WSOP The 51st running of the annual event at the Rio All-Suites Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas was originally scheduled […]
Dozens of professional golfers will take to the virtual felt on Thursday as they compete in the Chipping All-In charity online poker tournament to benefit the MGM Resorts Foundation’s Employee Emergency Grant Fund. The tournament, which kicks off at noon PST on Thursday, features popular golfers including John Daly, Kevin […]
Isai Scheinberg, founder of online poker operator PokerStars, pled guilty to one count of operating an illegal gambling business on Wednesday, according to a press release from the US Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of New York. Scheinberg faces up to five years in prison, though he is still […]
2019 was a year of loss and sadness in the poker world. Many of our friends and family are no longer with us. However, let us take one final opportunity not to mourn their passing, but to celebrate their lives. Note to Readers: Allow me to share something very personal […]
On Sept. 23, Caesars Entertainment announced it had finally sold the Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino, putting an end to one of the longest running rumors in Las Vegas. A company co-owned by Micheal Fascitelli — also a co-owner of the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks — is buying the property for […]
The Gibraltar-based gaming company, 888 Holdings PLC, reported its pre-tax profit dropped 63% in the first six months of the year, and cut its dividend by 29%. And that may have been the good news. Reading 888 Holdings’ CEO’s Sept 10 comments, one might think the company hit one out […]
Germany’s Hossein Ensan overcame Italy’s Dario Sammartino after a long heads-up session to win the 2019 World Series of Poker main event, winning $10 million and the traditional gold bracelet. The 55-year-old Ensan clinched the tournament on the 100th hand of heads-up play. Pocket Kings Hold Up for Ensan On […]
James Holzhauer, best known for winning $2.46 million on the game show Jeopardy!, is about to play in the 50th Annual World Series of Poker. Every year, the best poker players in the world flock to Las Vegas for the opportunity to play in the most prestigious poker tournament. This […]
Gaming industry observers were both freaking out and insisting “no big deal” when it emerged late Monday that the DOJ had reversed a 2011 opinion on the Wire Act with a new interpretation that potentially put an emergent US online gambling industry at risk. The new interpretation of the 1961 […]
John Cynn battled with Tony Miles for nearly 200 hands before finally breaking through to win the 2018 World Series of Poker Main Event title. Cynn won $8.8 million for his efforts, which came after more than 10 hours of heads-up play. Heads-Up Play Sets Records The final day of […]
The final hand of Day 7 of the 2018 World Series of Poker Main Event not only determined the nine players who would make the final table, but also propelled Nicolas Manion to the chip lead in the race for the $8.8 million first prize. Michael Dyer had the chip […]
The Stars Group announced that it has agreed to purchase Sky Betting and Gaming for $4.7 billion, a move that will create the worlds largest publicly traded online gambling company in the world and give Stars a larger presence in the sports betting world. SBG is currently owned by CVC […]
Leave it to Shaquille O’Neal to take the “man cave” concept to new heights. On Friday’s season finale of Treehouse Masters (Animal Planet, 9 pm ET), the basketball legend lays eyes for the first time on his new backyard escape at his estate in McDonough, Georgia. Shaq seems thrilled with the results. […]
If New York State Senator John Bonacic (R-42nd District) gets his way, online poker will accompany Daily Fantasy Sports as legal for residents to play. His bill S 3898 passed through the Senate Finance Committee, Tuesday and will now face a full vote in the senate. Bonacic hopes that the […]
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