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Phil Ivey Back to Court for Crockfords Edge Sorting Appeal

Phil Ivey is to appeal against the judgment of the High Court in London in the Crockfords Casino edge-sorting case. According to his lawyer, Matthew Dowd of Archerfield Partners LLP, Ivey has formally filed papers to challenge...

Cercle Cadet Poker Club in Paris Hit with Criminal Allegations

The Cercle Cadet Poker club in Paris’ Rue Cadet was raided by French police on Tuesday morning, following a yearlong investigation into alleged extortion by organized gangs, embezzlement, money-laundering, and criminal...

Phil Ivey Loses Advantage Over Crockfords in Court Case

Phil Ivey suffered a major loss in court on Tuesday, as a London judge ruled that his use of edge sorting techniques to win at baccarat constituted cheating. The case involved whether Ivey, who sought to force Crockfords Casino...

Betfair Signs with Caesars to Stay in New Jersey for Now

Betfair and Caesars Entertainment have reached an agreement that will keep the online gambling company in New Jersey for at least another six months. The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (NJDGE) has signed off on the...

Phil Ivey Tells Crockfords Casino: “It’s a Crock”

It’s Phil Ivey versus Crockfords Casino, Round One. The long-awaited lawsuit brought by Phil Ivey against Crockfords got underway on Friday in the High Court in London. Ivey is suing the upmarket casino after it withheld...

Steve Wynn at G2E Shares Concerns About Online Poker

Steve Wynn used the keynote address at the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) this week to reiterate his position against online gambling, including online poker. In the Tuesday address, Wynn once again shared an opinion that, while not as...

Phil Ivey to Talk Edge Sorting on 60 Minutes Sports

Phil Ivey will appear on the Tuesday, October 7 edition of 60 Minutes Sports on Showtime to talk about his life and the recent lawsuits that surround his edge sorting techniques in high-stakes baccarat games. The interview marks...

World Series of Poker Asia Pacific Coming to Crown Melbourne

The World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific (WSOP APAC) will begin at the Crown Casino in Melbourne on October 2 this week, with ten bracelet events in a variety of different poker disciplines. And while these tournaments may be...

Ultimate Poker Folds Its Hand in New Jersey

Ultimate Poker has decided not to see the river with its land-based casino partner, the Trump Taj Mahal, in New Jersey. Of course, this isn’t a huge claim to fame in 2014 in the Garden State: Atlantic City casinos have had...

Donald Trump Eyeing Buy Back of New Jersey Casinos

Is Donald Trump plotting to save the Atlantic City casinos that bear his name? Just days after the Trump Plaza closed its doors and it was announced that the Donald’s former company Trump Entertainment is facing bankruptcy,...