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Improper Actions at 2018 WSOP Main Event Mar Otherwise Record-Shattering Event

Improper Actions at 2018 WSOP Main Event Mar Otherwise Record-Shattering Event

Earl Burton, Jul 9, 2018 03:26 UTC

The 2018 World Series of Poker Championship Event is working its way down from its monstrous 7874 player field, which was the second biggest “Main Event”

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2018 Poker Hall of Fame Nominees Announced – Who Gets In?

2018 Poker Hall of Fame Nominees Announced – Who Gets In?

Earl Burton, Jul 3, 2018 05:17 UTC

The Poker Hall of Fame, after carefully calculating the fan balloting over the past month, has announced the nominees for induction in 2018. But who has

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Casinos Not Biting During Pennsylvania’s Online Gaming Licensing Push

Casinos Not Biting During Pennsylvania’s Online Gaming Licensing Push

Earl Burton, Jun 29, 2018 02:42 UTC

When Pennsylvania became the fourth state to pass online gaming and poker regulation, it was expected that there would be a flood of activity from the

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Pennsylvania Could Pass One-Year Budget Fix, Postpone Gaming

Cliff S, Aug 25, 2017 09:51 UTC

Pennsylvania lawmakers might decide upon a one-year fix for their budget deficit, a move which might shelve all gambling legislation until 2018. Postponing a budget fix is one of several

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Bovada Relaunches Its Online Poker Site

Cliff S, Aug 24, 2017 11:23 UTC

After a year of inactivity, Bovada re-opened its online poker room this week. Bovada Online Poker accepts players from nine countries at present: The United States, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Colombia,

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Andrew Cuomo Threatens Seneca Nation with Buffalo Casino

Cliff S, Aug 23, 2017 08:17 UTC

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo warned the Seneca Nation they would face retaliation if they stop making casino revenue payments. Earlier this year, the Seneca Nation threatened to stop making

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PartyPoker Leaving Australian Poker Market on August 31

Cliff S, Aug 23, 2017 07:49 UTC

PartyPoker announced it plans to withdraw from the Australian market, due to passage of the Internet Gambling Amendment 2016 earlier this month. PartyPoker’s decision to leave Australia’s gaming market was

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Tilman Fertitta Proposes Changes to Louisiana Casino Laws

Cliff S, Aug 22, 2017 02:24 UTC

Tilman Fertitta, whose Fertitta Entertainment Inc. owns Golden Nugget Lake Charles, criticized Louisiana slot machine laws at a conference this week. Mr. Fertitta’s remarks were made at a meeting of

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Absolute Poker/Ultimate Bet Players to Receive $33+ Million

Cliff S, Aug 21, 2017 03:39 UTC

Absolute Poker and Ultimate Bet players are set to receive $33,500,000 in reimbursements from funds lost during the Black Friday scandal of 2011. Customers of the Cereus Network of poker

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Red Water Casino Faces Judge-Ordered Approval Vote

Cliff S, Aug 20, 2017 10:00 UTC

The $25 million a year Red Water Casino project is in danger, after a judge ruled Mississippi voters should decided the issue. Chief Phyllis Anderson of the Mississippi Band of

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New Jersey DGE Lowers RTP on Skill Based Gaming Machines

Cliff S, Aug 19, 2017 01:10 UTC

New Jersey is considering a new amendment to its skill-based gaming laws to lower minimum return-to-player (RTP) requirements. That might sound like a bad proposition for players, but it means

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Pennsylvania Plans Sept 19 Online Gambling and VGTs Hearing

Cliff S, Aug 18, 2017 05:26 UTC

The Pennsylvania Senate Law & Justice Committee scheduled a hearing to discuss online gaming and video gambling terminals on Tuesday, September 19. That meeting should set the agenda on online

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Japanese Casinos Might Not Have Poker Rooms

Cliff S, Aug 17, 2017 11:53 UTC

Japan’s casinos might not have poker rooms. An expert panel created to advise the Japanese Diet on the casino bill called for house-banked games of chance only. Poker rooms, with

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