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888 Poker Questions Luis Suárez Relationship After Bite

Uruguayan striker Luis Suárez is a study in contrasts. He’s certainly one of the most talented soccer (or football, if you prefer) players in the world, and has had many great moments for both his country and his club...

PokerStars Inches Towards Licensing in New Jersey, Quebec

The ink hasn’t even dried on the announcement that PokerStars and the Rational Group will be bought by Amaya Gaming Group, and it will still be months before the deal is finalized. But PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker are...

Microgaming Poker Network Ditches English Only Rule

The “English only at the table” rule in poker has always been a sacrosanct law; a ruling tenet of poker etiquette, etched in stone perhaps by the poker gods themselves.”Thou shalt not collude against me in a...

888 Poker CEO Wants PokerStars Back in US Markets

In the fight over online poker in the United States, one of the major battlegrounds has been deciding just who gets to participate in this very lucrative market. In most cases, some sort of “bad actor” clause has been...

Bovada No Longer Accepting Players from Nevada, Delaware

Regulated online gambling is something that most poker players in the United States welcome, but that doesn’t mean that there aren’t a few downsides to it, at least in the short-term. While having the state license...

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...

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,...

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),...

Full Tilt Poker to Expand Casino Gaming Selection

When PokerStars took control of Full Tilt Poker as part of their Black Friday settlement, one of the major questions was how the Rational Group would differentiate between the two brands. That problem appears to be resolving...

Libertarian Groups Fight Online Gambling Ban

While there are plenty of political issues in which battles take place largely along partisan lines, gambling has rarely been one of them. Some regions are heavily pro-gaming, while others are likely never to consider it....