Poker

Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel Files Motion to Dismiss California AG Lawsuit, Claiming Sovereignty

The Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel has filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit launched by the State of California via the Attorney General’s office, that seeks to pull a plug on its online gambling aspirations. The tribe,...

Paul Phua Not Involved in National Defense, Says Malaysian Official, as Defense Retracts Letter

Paul Phua, the millionaire businessman with a penchant for poker, can’t seem to decide how to play his hand at the moment; or at least, his legal defense team seems to be having second thoughts. In fact, after being...

PokerStars Signs Japan and India Team Pros in Trend Reversal

PokerStars has gone to the seemingly unlikely countries of Japan and India for its latest Team Pro recruits, and at a time when the trend has been to cut pros, not add them. The ever-surprising site announced the signing of two...

Colman Claims Three POY Titles, Raises Reliability Questions

Dan Colman, poker player and part-time political commentator, might divided opinion when he’s away from the felt, but when it came to naming 2014’s Player of the Year he was the only pro in the running. Owing to his...

Global Poker Masters Entices Top-Ranking GPI Players to Teams

The first-ever Global Poker Masters (GPM) has announced most of the participants for its debut event, using Global Poker Index (GPI)-rated players as its foundation for teams. The first team poker tournament is scheduled to...

PokerStars Rake Increases Get the Boot, For Now

PokerStars rake increases will not see the light of day after all, at least not for now. The controversial site has announced that it will cancel nearly all of the planned rake increases that it previously announced in October,...

WSOP Schedule for 2015 Includes Low-Stakes “Colossus” Tournament

The World Series of Poker has released the first details of its 2015 schedule, including the dates for the next edition of the world’s most popular tournament festival and some information about a few of the highest-profile...

New Jersey Online Poker to Keep Improving in 2015, Says DGE

The New Jersey online poker market has plenty of room for improvement heading into 2015, according the state’s Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE). In a letter posted to the department’s website, DGE Director David...

Bwin.party Looks to Sell Amid Disappointing Revenues

UK-traded gambling operator Bwin.party announced this week its 2014 earnings will come in short of previous estimates, citing “exceptionally weak gross win margin in sports betting” as the primary culprit. While bet...

Poker Pro Phil Gordon Raises Millions for New Startup Chatbox

Phil Gordon’s Seattle-based Tetrapod Software has attracted investors to the tune of $2.35 million for its soon-to-be released collaboration software product Chatbox. Seed investors include several tech-savvy experts,...