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Nebraska Lawmaker Wants to Legalize Poker in State

Nebraska prohibits most forms of gambling throughout the state, but at least one lawmaker wants to change that by allowing poker to be played there. State Senator Tyson Larson (R-O’Neill) has introduced a bill that would...

Darren Woods Sentenced to 15 Months in Jail For Cheating

Darren Woods, a professional poker player who won a World Series of Poker bracelet in 2011, has been sentenced to 15 months in jail after having been found guilty of fraud against online poker rooms, payment processors and...

PokerStars Launches “Pay-by-Poker” Restaurant in London

Poker players have been known to earn food through casino comps, and plenty of professionals use the game to pay for their meals. But a new venture from PokerStars is connecting the card game to diners in a more direct way. A...

California Assemblyman Mike Gatto Still Fighting As He Amends Online Poker Bill

California State Representative Mike Gatto has amended his state’s online poker bill to remove a highly criticized clause where players were expected to register in person at land-based casinos. Bill AB 9, also known as The...

Gus Hansen Invest “Millions” in Bridge Invention

Gus Hansen, one of the online poker world’s biggest losers, might have had rough time at the virtual felt recently, but it seems as though years of turmoil haven’t decimated his bankroll. According to a recent article...

Dan Bilzerian Seeking Plea Deal to Avoid Felony Charges

Dan Bilzerian may be the “King of Instagram,” but he’s now facing some pretty serious charges in court. Officials allege that Bilzerian and a friend illegally blew up the cab of a tractor-trailer using homemade...

Kevin Schulz Wins PCA Main Event with Hero Call

The PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) reached its dramatic finale last night as American Kevin Schultz won the title with a $1.4 million hero call. When the dust cleared after six days of play on Paradise Island in the...

Winning Poker Network Now Accepting Bitcoins

Bitcoins are now available for both deposits and withdrawals on the Winning Poker Network (WPN), one of the larger US-facing online poker networks in operation today. The move followed the acceptance of Bitcoins for deposits at...

Russian Player Wins First $1 Million Spin & Go Tournament

PokerStars’ Spin & Go tournaments have awarded big prizes in the past, but Russian player “sss66666” captured a prize unlike anything ever awarded before in a lottery style tournament. He was the lucky...

WSOP and 888 to Partially Combine Enormous New Jersey Player Pools

New Jersey online poker players may see larger tournament prizes and more players at the cash game tables, as two of the larger sites in the state will be combining their player pools. The two sites, WSOP.com and 888poker.com...