Presidential Hopeful Marco Rubio Supports Online Poker Carve-Out from iGaming Ban
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Presidential Hopeful Marco Rubio Supports Online Poker Carve-Out from iGaming Ban

October 31st, 2015 | by Greg Shaun
Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio is opposed to Internet gambling, and has said he will push to make sure it remains illegal. However, he isn’t opposed to the legalization of online poker. As Rubio continues his...
Valeriu Coca Exonerated of WSOP Cheating
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Valeriu Coca Exonerated of WSOP Cheating

October 30th, 2015 | by Kaycee James
Valeriu Coca, the Moldovan poker player at the center of alleged WSOP cheating scandal over the summer, has been cleared of wrongdoing by a joint investigation conducted by WSOP officials and the Nevada Gaming Control Board. Coca...
Phil Hellmuth Backs Out of Coaching November Niner Federico Butteroni
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Phil Hellmuth Backs Out of Coaching November Niner Federico Butteroni

October 29th, 2015 | by Greg Shaun
Phil Hellmuth is folding on his first coaching gig of a November Niner less than a week after the 14-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner announced the news. Short stack Federico Butteroni has just 6.2 million chips...
High Roller Dan Bilzerian Continues DraftKings Partnership, Despite DFS Operator’s Move Away From Poker
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High Roller Dan Bilzerian Continues DraftKings Partnership, Despite DFS Operator’s Move Away From Poker

October 28th, 2015 | by Greg Shaun
Dan Bilzerian and DraftKings teamed up earlier this month for a contest titled “Beat Blitz,” a special fantasy football game that came with 10 VIP prizes for the top finishers, featuring a weekend in Cabo San Lucas...
French Online Gambling Boss Explains Complicated ARJEL Environment
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French Online Gambling Boss Explains Complicated ARJEL Environment

October 27th, 2015 | by Brian Corlisse
French online gambling is overseen by the Regulatory Authority for Online Gaming (ARJEL), the ruling organization responsible for imposing a series of strict and sometimes puzzling regulations that often limit the market’s...
Kevin MacPhee Clinches WSOPE Main Event Title
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Kevin MacPhee Clinches WSOPE Main Event Title

October 26th, 2015 | by Kaycee James
The latest incarnation of the World Series of Poker Europe’s (WSOPE) Main Event came to a conclusion on Sunday, and when the chip rifling was over, a victorious Kevin MacPhee stood smiling in the spotlight. In 2013, the...
DraftKings and World Series of Poker End Partnership 
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DraftKings and World Series of Poker End Partnership 

October 25th, 2015 | by Kaycee James
DraftKings is distancing itself from gambling and poker, the daily fantasy sports (DFS) platform requesting that the World Series of Poker (WSOP) terminate its sponsorship agreement effective immediately. The last two WSOP events...
partypoker Ends Deal with NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers
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partypoker Ends Deal with NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers

October 24th, 2015 | by Brian Corlisse
partypoker’s corporate relationships in the US took a knock this week after the online poker operator announced that it had cut ties with the Philadelphia 76ers. According to a press statement given to the Philadelphia...
Ethan Haskell Exonerated in DFS “Insider Trading” Scandal
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Ethan Haskell Exonerated in DFS “Insider Trading” Scandal

October 23rd, 2015 | by Jason Reynolds
Ethan Haskell, the DraftKings employee who found himself at the center of the daily fantasy sports “insider trading” debacle has been exonerated of any wrongdoing by an independent investigation. Haskell was the mid-level...
Phil Hellmuth Coaching November Nine Short Stack Federico Butteroni
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Phil Hellmuth Coaching November Nine Short Stack Federico Butteroni

October 22nd, 2015 | by Brian Corlisse
Phil Hellmuth is one of poker’s most accomplished players, the winner of an unprecedented 14 World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets and 115 tournament cashes including the 1989 Main Event. The legend is additionally one of...