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Bryan Micon Charged for Operating Bitcoin Poker Site by Nevada AG

Bryan Micon, the former chairman of the Seals with Clubs (SwC) Bitcoin poker network, has been formally charged by the Nevada Attorney General’s Office on one count of operating an unlicensed online poker site. The charge...

Republican Jewish Coalition Spring Meeting Attracts 2016 Candidates

The Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) Spring Leadership Meeting was held over the weekend at the Venetian Resort and Hotel in Las Vegas, with many of the leading candidates seeking the 2016 GOP ticket making appearances and...

Daniel Negreanu Streams First Real Money Twitch Session, Wins $50,000

Daniel Negreanu has nothing left to prove in his poker career. He’s won nearly $30 million in live tournament poker, and while there aren’t any reliable cash game stats available, it’s safe to say he’s a favorite at...

Frank Luntz Tells iGambling Advocates to Unify Message

  Frank Luntz is an expert when it comes to gathering political data, and this week he stressed that in order for the online gambling industry to gain support from elected leaders, proponents need to create a stronger, more...

Pennsylvania Anti-Online Gambling Bill Introduced

  Pennsylvania anti-online gambling advocates are finally having their voices heard as a new bill has been introduced that seeks to ban all online gambling including poker. House Bill 1013, primarily sponsored by State Rep....

Loretta Lynch Confirmed as Attorney General

Loretta Lynch waited a long time, but on Thursday, she was finally approved for her next job. Following a five month delay, the Senate confirmed Lynch as the next Attorney General of the United States, making her the first black...

bwin.party and Sportech Fully Licensed by NJ DGE

One of Europe’s largest online poker and casino operators, bwin.party, has just been granted a full gaming license by New Jersey’s Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE). Despite being operational within the Garden...

Former WSOP Champ Jonathan Duhamel and PokerStars Break Up After Long Bromance

The World Series of Poker Main Event 2010 champion, Jonathan Duhamel, has parted ways with his longtime sponsor, PokerStars. The reason for the split is as yet unknown. The lone statement given to PokerNews by PokerStars’...

New Online Gaming Merchant Codes Could Strengthen iPoker

Gaming merchant codes have long hindered the regulated Internet poker market, but that trend might soon change thanks to the issuing of three new processing codes. Since Nevada legalized online casinos back in 2013, financial...

Lock Poker Ceases Operations as Players Lose Millions 

Lock Poker has apparently thrown away its key, taking its software offline three days after the network disconnected and leaving millions of dollars in player account balances hanging in a perpetual state of unsettlement....