Poker
March 12th, 2015 | by
Kaycee JamesPokerStars may be in hot water with Italian financial authorities, as the police unit that investigates financial crimes in that country, known as the Guardia di Finanza, as named an Italian subsidiary of the online poker giant...
Players
March 11th, 2015 | by
Kaycee JamesThe European Poker Awards are much older than the American Poker Awards: this year will mark the 14th time that they have been awarded, and they’re the model that the American version was based on. This year’s European Poker...
Financial
February 24th, 2015 | by
Kaycee JamesLock Poker is one of the least-trusted names in the world of online poker these days, thanks mainly to the fact that players have been unable to withdraw funds for well over a year now. Just about everyone is in agreement that...
Legal
February 19th, 2015 | by
Kaycee JamesThe Poker Players Alliance (PPA) has just recruited an influential new figure to help support its push for legalized iGaming across the US. Andrew Lichtenberger, known online as LuckyChewy, was one of the early high-stakes stars...
Financial
February 12th, 2015 | by
Kaycee JamesAmaya Gaming is being investigated by the US-based Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) regarding its rocketing stock price prior to the announcement of its $4.9 billion acquisition of PokerStars and the Rational Group...
Casinos
February 6th, 2015 | by
Kaycee JamesThe Washington State online poker bill, HB 1114, which was unexpectedly presented last month at the opening of the state’s legislative session, is already dead, according to its sponsors. Curtis Woodward, the crusading founder...
Players
February 5th, 2015 | by
Kaycee JamesTwenty-two players at the EPT Deauville Ladies event this week had suspiciously large Adam’s apples. Some of them even had big hairy hands and nostril hair. Something was amiss. The poker world rolled its eyes in exasperation...
Financial
January 31st, 2015 | by
Kaycee JamesPolice in Fairfax County, Virginia, have come under fire this week for their decision to use a SWAT team to break up a private poker game, before confiscating a chunk of the players’ money. The high-stakes game, which took...
Casinos
January 29th, 2015 | by
Kaycee JamesThe Nevada Gaming Control Board has moved to reassure poker players that its proposed bill, SB 40, will not outlaw the practice of staking players in tournaments. Fears were raised earlier this week on the TwoPlusTwo forums when...
Casinos
January 28th, 2015 | by
Kaycee JamesThe World Series of Poker announced Tuesday that they would guarantee payouts to the top 1,000 finishers in the WSOP Main Event, increasing by approximately 50 percent the number of players who would walk away from poker’s...
