Pala Interactive CEO Jim Ryan Raises Eyebrows and Questions in Borgata Team Up
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Pala Interactive CEO Jim Ryan Raises Eyebrows and Questions in Borgata Team Up

November 7th, 2014 | by Brian Corlisse
Pala Interactive, in tandem with new partner Borgata, is set to become New Jersey’s first tribal gaming operator, and will offer online poker and gambling in the Garden State. The company, which was founded by the Pala Band of...
Phil Ivey Back to Court for Crockfords Edge Sorting Appeal
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Phil Ivey Back to Court for Crockfords Edge Sorting Appeal

November 5th, 2014 | by Brian Corlisse
Phil Ivey is to appeal against the judgment of the High Court in London in the Crockfords Casino edge-sorting case. According to his lawyer, Matthew Dowd of Archerfield Partners LLP, Ivey has formally filed papers to challenge...
Daniel Negreanu Comes to Defense of PokerStars Rake Bump
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Daniel Negreanu Comes to Defense of PokerStars Rake Bump

November 3rd, 2014 | by Brian Corlisse
Daniel Negreanu took to the forums at his poker site to defend the recent changes at PokerStars that have riled up many in the online poker community. Negreanu’s post on Full Contact Poker discussed many of the changes that...
PokerStars Rake Increase Ups the Ante in Player Wrath
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PokerStars Rake Increase Ups the Ante in Player Wrath

October 31st, 2014 | by Brian Corlisse
PokerStars rake increases may be a penny-wise, pound-foolish move on the part of the online site, as the company has now announced sweeping changes to the rake structure of its cash games, tournaments and even Spin and Go’s....
Paul Phua Sports Betting Bust FBI Tactics Could Be Inadmissable, Lawyers Say
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Paul Phua Sports Betting Bust FBI Tactics Could Be Inadmissable, Lawyers Say

October 29th, 2014 | by Brian Corlisse
Lawyers for several defendants in the Paul Phua sports betting case say that FBI agents used illegal tactics to obtain evidence against their clients. That accusation came from legal counsel representing four of the eight...
Lock Poker Owes Players More Than $3 Million, Report Says
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Lock Poker Owes Players More Than $3 Million, Report Says

October 26th, 2014 | by Brian Corlisse
The scale of the Lock Poker cash-out scandal may be more alarming than had been previously suspected, according to a new report compiled by TwoPlusTwo poster “IHasTehNutz,” suggesting that players are owed almost $3.2...
Italian Poker Players Win EU Ruling on Taxing Winnings
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Italian Poker Players Win EU Ruling on Taxing Winnings

October 24th, 2014 | by Brian Corlisse
Two Italian poker players can breathe a little easier today, now that Italy’s poker tax laws have been clarified by the European Union Court of Justice (CJEU). While Italy’s poker laws have always been a thorny issue...
WSOP Main Event Final Table Odds Set by Bovada
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WSOP Main Event Final Table Odds Set by Bovada

October 21st, 2014 | by Brian Corlisse
WSOP Main Event fever is almost upon us once more, with just three weeks to go for the November Nine to reappear in all their gambling glory. With that in mind, online casino site Bovada has released its betting odds for the...
Breakout Gaming Uses Star Power for New Cryptocurrency Poker Site
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Breakout Gaming Uses Star Power for New Cryptocurrency Poker Site

October 17th, 2014 | by Brian Corlisse
Breakout Gaming is launching a cryptocurrency gaming site that will run using its own dedicated currency, known as Breakout Coin (BRO), and the company has brought along some big names to help it promote the site. Plans are to...
Phil Hellmuth Says No to ABC Wife Swap Offer
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Phil Hellmuth Says No to ABC Wife Swap Offer

October 16th, 2014 | by Brian Corlisse
Phil Hellmuth on Wife Swap? According to the Poker Brat, it’s a scenario that ABC viewers could very well have seen on their television sets this season, had the plan not been scuttled by another member of the Hellmuth...