Poker
December 20th, 2015 | by
Kaycee JamesPokerStars’ foray into the world of sports betting took another step forward this week after the operator confirmed the launch of a new subsidiary brand known as BetStars. Earlier in 2015 PokerStars added to its poker and...
Legal
December 17th, 2015 | by
Kaycee JamesThe threat of US online poker being shutdown in 2015 has finally come to an end thanks to a political veto on the Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA). Disseminated to the online poker community via a Facebook post from...
Legal
December 10th, 2015 | by
Kaycee JamesThe Tenth Amendment delegates powers not identified by the US Constitution to the States. On Wednesday, numerous members of the House Oversight and Government Reform (OGR) Committee conveyed concerns they had in regards to how...
Legal
December 9th, 2015 | by
Kaycee JamesPennsylvania online poker and the expansion of Internet gambling has been included in the most recent version of a $30.3 billion budget bill presented by the state’s House of Representatives. On Monday, the House...
Poker
December 5th, 2015 | by
Kaycee JamesPortugal has announced that its newly regulated online market poker will not pool liquidity with any other nation. This news surprised the industry this week, not least in its short-sightedness. Portugal’s close neighbors,...
Legal
November 30th, 2015 | by
Kaycee JamesPhil Ivey, the master poker player and high stakes gambler, has been given another shot at £7.8 million ($11.7 million) in cash thanks to a London judge. Despite being case that stretches back to August 2012, Ivey could still...
Players
November 22nd, 2015 | by
Kaycee JamesA “cold deck” in poker means one in which you are about to be played by the illusion of success followed by a guarantee of pre-fab failure (unbeknownst to the victim, of course) from a hustler, where no matter what...
Financial
November 20th, 2015 | by
Kaycee JamesTravell Thomas, a New York poker player who holds two WSOPC rings, has been indicted by the US Attorney’s Manhattan office on charges of wire fraud, and is accused of being the head of the “largest fraudulent...
Poker
November 16th, 2015 | by
Kaycee JamesJames Corden, the British comedian and the presenter of CBS’s Late Late Show, recently tried his hand at being a poker dealer. Taking on the thankless task for the “Take a Break” segment of his show, Corden may...
Financial
November 12th, 2015 | by
Kaycee JamesWhile Canadian poker operator Amaya will definitely feel the impact of the strengthening US dollar, the company’s Q3 report has resulted in at least some positive news for its shareholders, after it reported an 8 percent...
