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Nevada's 71 poker rooms in January collectively raked $9.5 million, according to figures released Friday by Silver State gaming regulators. The revenue was a 2.85-percent decline compared to January of last year. Nevada's 71 poker rooms had a combined …

The 26-year-old poker pro based out of Ottawa, Ontario outlasted a total field of 423 entrants to capture his first WPT title, the $278,537 CAD ($278,537 USD) first-place prize and 1,440 Card Player Player of the Year points. This was Ormsby's first …

By contrast, the lifeless online poker vertical mirrored the global market by reporting DKK 40m, flat year-on-year and having shown no movement in any direction for the final nine months of the year. Poker's total revenue for 2015 was down 25% from its …

Daily fantasy football might seem like a world away from poker – but actually, the skills needed in order to be winners at both are broadly similar. By being a smart, savvy poker player, you can also play a winning hand when it comes to daily fantasy …

Mustapha Kanit was the first ever draft pick of the Global Poker League. Who else got picked? The historic day finally arrived as the Global Poker League held its first ever draft in Los Angeles, live streamed on the league's Twitch channel. The draft …

An appeals court in Sweden last week overturned a fraud conviction for five people who designed a poker-playing bot and used it on the state-owned poker site Svenska Spel. The equivalent of about $450,000 was returned to more than 25,000 players who …

Each week, the Global Poker Index releases a list of the top tournament poker players in the world using a formula that takes into account a player's results over six half-year periods. For a look at the entire list, visit the official GPI website …

Once upon a time, somewhere in the 1950s and '60s, the right to social housing was one of the pillars of the socioeconomic ethos of this country. Within that framework, a national social housing company was established called Amidar (Hebrew for “my …

Canadian poker pro Kara Scott said this week that she is the newest sponsored player for online poker site 888, which has a presence in all three U.S. states with regulated real-money online poker. Scott, who has more than $550,000 in lifetime …

Wouldn't it be awesome to end February by winning an online satellite and a package worth €2,500 that covers lodging, travel expenses to Dublin for you and a companion, and a seat in the 2016 Irish Poker Open Main Event? You bet it would!

In back-to-back weekends, all of the major tournaments in New Jersey regulated online poker rooms exceeded their posted guarantees. Action is expected to heat up next week when the Garden State Super Series (GSSS) returns for its fourth edition on …

According to KSN.com, police say that many people in Kansas don't realize poker is illegal, especially since the state allows raffles and bingo. A 2014 law change authorized those games for charitable purposes and apparently led to many thinking …

The battle to get online poker legalized in the most populous state in the U.S. continues with AB 2863, Assemblyman Adam Gray's latest effort in California. The bill, which can be viewed in full here, was introduced Feb. 19 and calls for up to $60 …

Members of the North American poker industry and players are gathering at the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills on Feb. 25, 2016, for the second annual Global Poker Index American Poker Awards, where their achievements during the past 12 months are set to be …

Anyone who has competed at a previous edition of the Sky Poker UK Poker Championships can attest to it being a fantastic poker festival, one that has an eclectic mix of recreational and professional poker players sharing one common goal: to win a …

The Card Player Cruises staff is happy to spread any poker game and limit that the players request, but usual games for most cruises include limit hold'em with stakes of $2-$4 up to $20-$40, Omaha eight-or-beter from $4-$8 to $10-$20, mixed games at …

BRICK, NJ — The Brick chapter of UNICO will be holding its annual Texas Hold 'Em Poker Tournament on Friday, April 1 at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8867 on Adamston Road, Brick. The event runs from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.; doors open at 6 p.m. It …

California Assemblyman Adam Gray introduced the newest effort to regulate and legalize online poker in the state on Friday, February 19. The assembly bill (AB) 2863 was quickly met with support by California Nations Indian Gaming Association (CNIGA) …