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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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What to Expect Regarding Online Gaming and Poker in 2018

Earl Burton, Jan 3, 2018 04:55 UTC

For the first time since 2013, the drive for online gaming and poker regulation finished on a high note. Outside of when the “Original Three” – Delaware, Nevada, and New

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Five Things to Start Your Poker Year on the Right Foot

Earl Burton, Jan 1, 2018 04:01 UTC

The confetti have been cleaned up, the noisemakers have been put away and some are nursing off the remainder of the hangover they acquired from their New Year’s Eve celebrating.

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2017 Year in Poker: Top Three Stories from the Political Poker Scene

Earl Burton, Dec 29, 2017 03:54 UTC

We’ve come once again to the end of the year and you know what that means! It is time to look back at the year gone by and remember both

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2017 Year in Review: Top Three Stories from The Tournament Poker Scene

Earl Burton, Dec 27, 2017 03:35 UTC

We’ve come once again to the end of the year and you know what that means! It is time to look back at the year gone by and remember both

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A Visit from St. Doyle

Earl Burton, Dec 25, 2017 12:00 UTC

This was originally written in 2006 and, in each subsequent year, it has been tradition for it to be run. Some of the players in the game might not be

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Three Ways to Fund Your Online Poker Account

Earl Burton, Dec 22, 2017 08:19 UTC

One of the things that people love about online poker is the ability to play at just about any time of day. To be able to play – unless you’re

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Michigan Senate Committee Passes Online Poker Bill, Open for Discussion in 2018

Earl Burton, Dec 19, 2017 08:27 UTC

For all the excitement that comes when a state passes online gaming and/or poker regulations, there’s little desire by the public to actually see how the sausage is made, so

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2018 World Series of Poker Schedule Announced

Earl Burton, Dec 14, 2017 12:27 UTC

With Christmas just around the corner, it usually means that the announcement regarding the World Series of Poker’s schedule for the coming year is about to be released. Not looking

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Final Funds Laundered by Full Tilt Poker’s Ray Bitar Remitted to U. S.

Earl Burton, Dec 13, 2017 04:19 UTC

Over six years after the incident first occurred, the final funds that were laundered by former Full Tilt Poker Chief Executive Officer Ray Bitar have been remitted to the States

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Legislation Introduced to Allow for New Jersey Online Gaming to Accept International Players

Earl Burton, Dec 5, 2017 04:29 UTC

When it passed online poker and casino gaming regulations in 2013, the New Jersey legislature made sure that it was looking out for its major industry – casino gaming in

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