2016 World Series of Poker to Allow Team Play
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2016 World Series of Poker to Allow Team Play

February 16th, 2016 | by Brian Corlisse
The 2016 World Series of Poker (WSOP) will be testing out the notion that poker is a sport this summer when it introduces the concept of team play to the festival. Announced earlier this week on the RMC Poker Show by WSOP...
New Jersey iGaming Revenue Report: Poker Down, Overall Gambling Up
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New Jersey iGaming Revenue Report: Poker Down, Overall Gambling Up

February 15th, 2016 | by Brian Corlisse
New Jersey online poker revenue might have dropped in January, but online casino gaming continues to burgeon, according to the latest financial reports Late last week, the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) released...
WPT Season XIV FSN Shows to Start in February
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WPT Season XIV FSN Shows to Start in February

February 13th, 2016 | by Brian Corlisse
The latest flow of action from the World Poker Tour (WPT) will find its way on to the FOX Sports Networks (FSN) later this month when footage from the Choctaw stop is shown in the US. Although Season XIV is still in full swing...
DFS Site FanDuel CFO Hits Back at Poker Industry, Saying Card Game Is More Luck Than Skill
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DFS Site FanDuel CFO Hits Back at Poker Industry, Saying Card Game Is More Luck Than Skill

February 11th, 2016 | by Brian Corlisse
One of world’s leading Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) operators, FanDuel, has hit out at the poker industry by referring to it as nothing more than gambling. With the pressure on DFS sites to either completely close their doors...
HoldemX: New Poker Variant Seeks to Engage Next Generation of Gamer  
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HoldemX: New Poker Variant Seeks to Engage Next Generation of Gamer  

February 7th, 2016 | by Brian Corlisse
HoldemX, a new poker variant that seeks to reinvent the game for the Millennial generation, has arrived in alpha testing form, courtesy of Mediarex, the company behind the Global Poker Index (GPI) and the forthcoming Global Poker...
GVC Deal Prompts Partypoker to Revisit 21 Shuttered Markets
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GVC Deal Prompts Partypoker to Revisit 21 Shuttered Markets

February 5th, 2016 | by Brian Corlisse
PartyPoker will now be addressing quantity, after almost three years of focusing specifically on quality, as part of its new business strategy. Back in September 2015, the bwin.party board accepted a $1.6 billion takeover bid...
World Sports Exchange Fugitive Haden Ware Returns to US to Face the Music
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World Sports Exchange Fugitive Haden Ware Returns to US to Face the Music

January 30th, 2016 | by Brian Corlisse
Haden Ware, one of the founders of the pioneering World Sports Exchange (WSEX) website, appeared in a federal court this week to plead guilty to violating the Wire Act. Ware, an American citizen, has been a fugitive from the...
PokerStars Ambassador Neymar Jr. Ordered to Pay Fine for Outstanding Taxes
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PokerStars Ambassador Neymar Jr. Ordered to Pay Fine for Outstanding Taxes

January 28th, 2016 | by Brian Corlisse
Team PokerStars superstar athlete Neymar Jr. is by now as well known as the frontman for the online giant as he is for his skills on the soccer field. The 23 year old pro has made a fortune playing in his native Brazil and now...
Global Poker League Unveils Compensation Package for Drafted Pros
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Global Poker League Unveils Compensation Package for Drafted Pros

January 27th, 2016 | by Brian Corlisse
The Global Poker League (GPL) plans to pay its participating professionals a minimum of $100 per hour to compete against one another in the upcoming championship series that its founder Alex Dreyfus hopes will...
French Online Poker Economy in Danger With International Liquidity Sharing Rejected
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French Online Poker Economy in Danger With International Liquidity Sharing Rejected

January 26th, 2016 | by Brian Corlisse
The latest efforts by French online poker advocates to revive the country’s flailing Internet industry have been thwarted by the government’s opposition to liquidity sharing. Ever since France regulated online poker...