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WSOP Colossus Pulls in Record Players, But Disappoints in Payout Structure

World Series of Poker 2015’s Colossus is proving to be a massive tournament for the WSOP, breaking records left and right thanks to its massive field. Unfortunately, one aspect of the tournament hasn’t quite lived up to...

Paul Phua FBI Evidence Bungle May Clear Poker Player Entirely

Paul Phua’s legal team of David Chesnoff and company may have played its trump card this week, as the judge presiding over the case has dismissed yet another round of the FBI’s evidence against the high roller. But to...

WSOP 2015 Begins with Casino Employee and $5K NLH Events and Lots of Colossus Buzz

Say hello again to WSOP 2015: the much-anticipated World Series of Poker is now in semi-full swing at the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. WSOP features over 60 events, tens of millions of dollars in prizes, and the...

Tiger Woods Charity Event to Star Big-Name Poker Celebs

Tiger Woods, one of golf’s all-time greats, is sitting down with poker’s all-time greats to raise money for the Tiger Woods Foundation, an organization that helps children disrupt the cycle of poverty through...

Penn National Says Online Gambling “Vital” to Land-Based Casinos

Penn National operates 26 gambling facilities in 16 states and another in Canada, so it might come as a surprise that the company is one of online gambling’s biggest advocates. Delivering testimony to Pennsylvania’s...

World Series of Poker 2015 Hopes to Cater to Mainstream Poker Audience

The World Series of Poker 2015 is out to outdo itself this year. Obviously, WSOP is always the biggest poker event of the year, but this year, organizers are hoping to bring more players than ever into the fold. According to WSOP...

Amendments to California Online Poker Bill Revealed

The California online poker bill that historically passed through the state’s Assembly Governmental Organization Committee last week is merely a shell bill, one that will need to be filled in with many more details before it...

Harry Reid Supports RAWA Regardless of Poker Carve Out

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, the man who once supported online poker in the US, is now in favor of the Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA). The 75-year-old, who is stepping down from his political post, has...

PokerStars New Jersey License in Closing Stages

PokerStars long-awaited return to the US igaming market is closer than ever before according to the owner of Resorts Hotel & Casino, Morris Bailey. Following a deal with PokerStars back in 2014, Resorts has been working with...

Open-Face Pineapple Texas Hold’em? UK Students Invent New Poker Game

Poker has no shortage of different variants to choose from. Texas Hold’em and Omaha are the standards today, while the classics like Seven-Card Stud and Five-Card Draw are still quite popular as well. Those looking to be a bit...