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RAWA Congressional Hearing to be Held March 24
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RAWA Congressional Hearing to be Held March 24

March 14th, 2015 | by Greg Shaun
The Restoration of America’s Wire Act’s Congressional hearing is now scheduled for March 24. The Sheldon Adelson-backed bill, which was reintroduced to the House by Representative Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) in January, will be...
Bwin.party Continues Sale Talks As Poker Revenues Decline
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Bwin.party Continues Sale Talks As Poker Revenues Decline

March 11th, 2015 | by Jason Reynolds
Bwin.party says that talks to sell part or all of their business are becoming more serious, though there are still no details about what companies they are talking to or what kinds of deals are on the table. That news comes as...
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis Relying On Game Theory?
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Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis Relying On Game Theory?

March 9th, 2015 | by Greg Shaun
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis is adamantly denying various media reports that claim he’s using game theory to navigate his country’s devastating economic situation. An author of several books on game theory,...
Pala Interactive Pulls Plug On New Jersey Poker Plan
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Pala Interactive Pulls Plug On New Jersey Poker Plan

March 7th, 2015 | by Greg Shaun
Pala Interactive, which became New Jersey’s first tribal operator when it partnered with the Borgata to unveil an online casino platform last November, has said it will not launch online poker in the state, as planned. While...
Anthony Zinno Keeps Winning While Phil Ivey Keeps Losing
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Anthony Zinno Keeps Winning While Phil Ivey Keeps Losing

March 6th, 2015 | by Brian Corlisse
Anthony Zinno entered the final table at the WPT LA Poker Classic $10,000 NLHE main event in the fifth position. With the starting field of 538 players down to six, Zinno wasn’t exactly in a dominating position, but he...
PokerStars and Amazon Set To Bet The Farm On New Twitch Deal
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PokerStars and Amazon Set To Bet The Farm On New Twitch Deal

March 2nd, 2015 | by Brian Corlisse
Twitch wants the help of the poker world and the poker world appears to want the help of Twitch. Following two separate but seemingly connected announcements in the last 24 hours, players have been given a glimpse into the future...
Could Playerpool Sharing be a Step Closer in France?
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Could Playerpool Sharing be a Step Closer in France?

February 27th, 2015 | by Brian Corlisse
An effort to implement playerpool sharing between the French online poker community and the rest of Europe may have taken another step forward this week. Although news of bill signed by 22 Deputies in the French parliament has...
Pennsylvania Renews Online Gambling Push
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Pennsylvania Renews Online Gambling Push

February 27th, 2015 | by Greg Shaun
Pennsylvania’s efforts to legalize online poker have resumed with the introduction of bill HB 649 to the legislature by State Representative John D. Payne. Payne announced the bill on Wednesday, but his repeated use of the...
Seals with Clubs Founder Talks About Raid on Home
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Seals with Clubs Founder Talks About Raid on Home

February 26th, 2015 | by Greg Shaun
Seals with Clubs (SwC) was the most popular Bitcoin poker site on the Internet. That was true right up until February 11, when the site went offline due to what was originally described as a technical issue. That was expected to...
Positive Changes for Portuguese Online Poker Bill
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Positive Changes for Portuguese Online Poker Bill

February 25th, 2015 | by Brian Corlisse
Recent changes to the pending Portuguese online poker bill have given the country’s residents renewed hope for the future viability of the local igaming economy. When the Portuguese government signaled its desire to enact a...