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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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Spain Changes Licensing Ahead of European Liquidity, Italian Politician Threatens to Derail It

Earl Burton, Oct 8, 2017 03:12 UTC

Ahead of the plans by the “Group of Five” for a shared liquidity between its nations, two countries involved in those discussions have been making some changes with their programs.

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California Done with Online Poker for 2017, Michigan on the Brink

Earl Burton, Oct 6, 2017 01:06 UTC

As the final quarter of 2017 turns on the calendar, it is increasingly looking as if there will not be any more states that will be entertaining online poker legislation.

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Poll Finds Majority Support for Sports Betting in the U. S.

Earl Burton, Oct 3, 2017 03:23 UTC

As a rule, sports betting in the States of America is a verboten activity. Other than four states that were grandfathered in by federal laws – Delaware, Montana, Nevada, and

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Jao Poker: Online Poker Groundbreaker or Next Great Online Poker Scandal?

Earl Burton, Oct 2, 2017 02:49 UTC

Since the advent of online poker, there have been many methods employed to have them turn a profit. There were “no rake” rooms, which in theory would make money from

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Is Bitcoin the Future of Online Poker?

Earl Burton, Sep 30, 2017 05:08 UTC

In the international sense, online poker has been doing well for nearly two decades now. In the States of America, it has been impacted by the “Black Friday” actions of

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Indian Tribe in Oklahoma Licensed for International Online Gaming Operations

Earl Burton, Sep 26, 2017 05:12 UTC

While many states continue to drag their feet regarding the issue of online gaming and poker regulation for its citizens, there’s a different story for an Indian tribe in Oklahoma,

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Nevada’s WSOP.com Marks Fourth Anniversary, Looks to Future

Earl Burton, Sep 25, 2017 01:23 UTC

It might be surprising to think of it, but online poker in the state of Nevada recently celebrated its fourth anniversary. It’s a tremendously different online arena than what was

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Pennsylvania Senate Rejects Budget Plan, Online Gaming in Limbo

Earl Burton, Sep 24, 2017 04:43 UTC

For the last year, the state of Pennsylvania has been battling it out in the state legislature over the funding of the government. Neither the GOP-controlled General Assembly nor the

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Texas Poker Room Harassed by Law Enforcement, Currently Closed

Earl Burton, Sep 21, 2017 05:42 UTC

In the state of Texas, there are laws and regulations on the books that prevent the play of even the namesake game of poker – Texas Hold’em – inside the

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Australian Legislator Looks to Overturn Australia’s Gaming Ban

Earl Burton, Sep 18, 2017 01:40 UTC

The States of America isn’t the only country that has issues with the subject of online gaming and poker. In Australia, an outright ban on the activity was passed through

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