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PokerStars Demands Video Proof of Clean Play, Prompting Privacy Concerns

PokerStars’ bid to clean up online poker by bearing its very soul via complete player transparency came to light recently after select players reported that they were asked to provide video evidence of their sessions....

Voting Now Open for the 2016 Women in Poker Hall of Fame

  The Women in Poker Hall of Fame (WIPHOF) reconvened recently for the first round of voting aimed at honoring the top female poker players in the world. Although the latest inductees won’t be named until July 5th, the...

Poker World Pays Tribute to René Angélil, Celine Dion’s Husband Was Well-Known Las Vegas Player

René Angélil, husband of world-famous singer Celine Dion and a well-known Las Vegas poker player and gambler in his own right, has died at the age of 73 in his Las Vegas home. Angélil’s passing is the latest in a string...

Pennsylvania Online Gambling Still Possible, as Proponent John Payne Announces Retirement

Pennsylvania online gambling is still up for consideration, as Governor Tom Wolf (D) makes his way through the submitted state budget and line-item vetoes for the Commonwealth. Writing in an opinion piece this week for...

Antonio Esfandiari Wins Prop Bet, But Loses His Mind, at PCA 2016

Antonio Esfandiari is no stranger to prop bets, but his latest high stakes challenge turned him into persona non grata with tournament staff at PokerStars’ Caribbean Adventure (PCA) this week. The Magician is one of the...

Steve O’Dwyer Claims Another Title at 2016 PCA

Steve O’Dwyer has continued where he left off with a $945,495 win at the 2016 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA). The achievement follows an amazing run of success in 2015 at tournaments as well. Last year, the American...

Testosterone Bad for Poker, According to Recent Dutch Study

Testosterone and poker don’t mix, according to a new scientific study, but perhaps not in the way you might have thought. Far from causing risk-taking behavior and encouraging wild bluffing, as most would expect, an excess of...

“Molly’s Game” Movie Treatment to Bring to Life Molly Bloom Story, Aaron Sorkin to Write Screenplay

The infamous Hollywood poker home games that became known as “Molly’s Game” is being turned into a film by screenwriter Aaron Sorkin. Based on the memoirs of Molly Bloom and her “tell all” book of...

Chris Moneymaker to Help Launch Global Poker League’s First Franchise

Chris Moneymaker, the man who sparked the poker boom when he won the 2003 WSOP Main Event, will be hoping his profile has the same effect on the soon-to-be-launched Global Poker League. For much of 2015, Global Poker Index (GPI)...

Isaac Haxton Leaves PokerStars, Brands VIP Changes Unethical

The debris from PokerStars’ decision to overhaul its loyalty reward program continued to fall at the start of January after Isaac Haxton announced his departure from the company. A long serving member of Team PokerStars...