Poker

Tobey Maguire’s Poker Face Revealed By Molly Bloom

Tobey Maguire, one of Hollywood’s top acting talents, was publicly lambasted recently by self-proclaimed “Poker Princess”, Molly Bloom, after their high stakes poker relationship went sour. Following her...

PokerStars Fields Players, Regulators After Amaya Purchase

When the Rational Group was purchased by Amaya Gaming for $4.9 billion, there was no doubt that it would rock the online gambling landscape in any number of ways. But with only a quick reference to uninterrupted service for...

Pennsylvania Senate Introduces Online Poker Bill

Pennsylvania has long been rumored to be one of the next states that could take up some form of online gambling. For a while now, the word has been that they were studying what was happening in New Jersey and other states before...

New Jersey Online Poker Revenues Continue Downward Trend

Online poker revenues in New Jersey have fallen for the second consecutive month, according to figures released this week by the state’s Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) in its May report. Numbers in May dipped by...

Regulation Clock is Ticking for Portuguese Online Gaming

The fate of online poker in Portugal should be decided in the coming weeks, unless the game’s opposition throw up any significant political hurdles. Following mounting pressure from the forces responsible for the...

WSOP Wrap Up: Bilokur and Anderson Bring Home Gold

While the $10,000 buy-in Main Event is seen as the crown jewel of the World Series of Poker, No-Limit Hold’em isn’t the only game that has a first-class world championship event on the WSOP schedule. While the fields...

PokerStars Snapped Up By Amaya for $4.9 Billion

Just two years ago, PokerStars struck a deal with the United States government in order to take control of Full Tilt Poker, in what was the most significant online poker acquisition in the industry’s history. This week,...

Online Poker Informant Daniel Tzvetkoff May Escape Jail

Despite once facing the threat of 76 years in jail for fraud, money-laundering and the illegal possession of over $1 billion, Daniel Tzvetkoff, the Australian former businessman and playboy whose testimony brought down three of...

Millionaire Banker Sues Upscale London Casino for Losses

A millionaire banker is suing swanky London casino Les Ambassadeurs over claims that the high-stakes games he played there were corrupt. Iraj Parvizi, 48, believes he was the subject of an elaborate sting at the casino in the...

Full Tilt to Release $15 Million in Third Round of Repayments

Full Tilt Poker will be engaging in a third round of repayments, according to the Full Tilt Poker Claims website that will include about 3,500 transactions which will total approximately $15 million. The Garden City Group (GCG),...