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Spanish Poker Players Permeate Unregulated Online Market

Forty-three percent of Spain’s online gamblers and poker players play on illegal sites, and many care little about their country’s regulatory efforts. Those are the findings of  a new research study conducted by...

Phil Ivey Dismisses Borgata $9M Lawsuit Against Him

Phil Ivey recently won his tenth WSOP bracelet, but instead of going out to celebrate, he instructed his legal team to officially dismiss the $9.6 million lawsuit brought against him by the Borgata Hotel Casino. Despite...

Michael Borovetz Admits to Running Scams at McCarran Airport

It’s unfortunate to admit, but scammers have been (and probably always will be) a part of the gambling world, for as long as anyone can remember. Often, it’s up to the community to police the activity themselves,...

Daniel Colman Shows Disdain for Poker After One Drop Victory

When Daniel Colman won $15.3 million by taking down the Big One for One Drop at the World Series of Poker, he didn’t engage in the traditional post-victory bluster or interviews we’ve come to expect from poker’s...

Daniel Colman Sweeps WSOP Big One for One Drop for $15M

Poker players and fans have come to expect big celebrations from tournament winners. And when you’re winning the second-largest prize in tournament history, the expectations for your reaction go through the roof. But...

Poker Pro Chad Brown Dead at 52

It’s been a tough stretch for the poker world this past week: just days after the shocking news of Johannes Strassmann’s death in Slovenia, we’re saddened to report the passing of Chad Brown early in the morning...

Jonathan Duhamel Ex Girlfriend Sprung from Pokie

The one-time girlfriend of Jonathan Duhamel and the woman who conspired to steal his 2010 WSOP Main Event bracelet, Bianca Rojas-Latraverse, has been released from jail. The Canadian siren was the mastermind behind a...

WSOP Wrap Up: Ivey and Hennigan Win, One Drop Begins

When it comes to the World Series of Poker, there’s no doubt that the allure of the event is tied deeply into its star players. And over the last decade, no star has shined brighter than that of Phil Ivey. Widely regarded...

Body of Johannes Strassmann Found in Slovenian River

The fate of German poker pro Johannes Strassmann was sadly clarified this weekend, as a positively-identified-via-DNA-sampling body turned up in the Slovenian capital of Ljubljana, floating in the Ljubljanica River.  Local...

Luis Suarez Faces 4-Month Ban, Loss of 888poker Partnership

When Luis Suarez decided to take a bite out of Giorgio Chiellini at the World Cup last week, everyone knew that he would be facing serious consequences in the world of soccer. But what’s quickly becoming apparent is that...