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Press of Atlantic City reported that Borgata is facing a suit from 4,000 poker players who played in the $560 buy-in, $2 million guarantee event in January. The event was suspended, and then later canceled, with just 27 remaining. The prize pool has …

This morning, Tuesday 25th February, one of the first things I saw was a barrage of messages directed at British poker legend Neil Channing thanking him for his time and effort with his online poker site and community, Black Belt Poker. It appears that …

This is what the latest World Poker Tour (WPT) champ taught us after an amazing three-day run in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Canadian Matthew Lapossie came away with the victory after a series of ups and downs, bad beats and one-of-a-kind poker hands.

Both Delaware and Nevada have three legalized online poker sites currently running, but there is no overlap. In Delaware, Delaware Park holds the biggest share of the market, followed by Dover Downs and Harrington and combined the trio only brought in …

History was made Tuesday, as governors for Nevada and Delaware signed a compact to share liquidity — and thus increase revenues — for real-money online poker play. It was the first deal of its kind in the United States for the commercial casino industry.

It was like a cash game in poker. Once you've gotten enough money, why risk more money? Why make a big bet? If I know I've got $18,000 in the bank and someone's like, “Hey, want to bet $8,000 that you know the answer to this question?” No. Why would I …

The U.S. Supreme Court decided to reject the appeal of Lawrence DiCristina, who was convicted of running an illegal gambling business thanks to spreading a poker game in a New York warehouse. The operation had a five-percent rake and employed …

With little time remaining on the clock, California legislators hit a double buzzer-beater, submitting two different bills to regulate online poker on the day of the deadline to introduce new legislation. The first bill is SB 1366 and it was submitted …

The World Poker Tour Fallsview Poker Classic Main Event began with 383 players earlier this weekend, but after 10 levels of play on Sunday's Day 2 the returning 114 players were whittled down to the final 10. Leading the way is Jason James with 2.606 …

The Hollywood Poker Open is off and running with Season 2, and the third event on the schedule is ongoing at Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course in Grantville, PA. On Saturday, the $1,800 HPO Regional Main Event will kick off and run through …

This could have been the first time the Supreme Court took a case with poker at the heart of the issue, though it was considered a long shot, as are all cases petition to the highest court in the country. For the poker industry, it means that the …

Feb. 24 (Bloomberg) — Poker players lost their bet at the U.S. Supreme Court. The justices today turned away an appeal from a man convicted of violating a federal anti-gambling law by running a for-profit poker club in the back room of a New York City …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will not disturb the criminal conviction of a New York man whose underground poker game ran afoul of a federal anti-gambling law. The justices on Monday rejected an appeal from Lawrence DiCristina, who said his …

Twenty-year old Alex Spencer of Doncaster is the name engraved on the 2014 Sky Poker UK Poker Championship (UKPC) Main Event trophy after he emerged victorious in the £1,100 buy-in tournament on Sunday night. In addition to the monster-sized …

A new poker network known as The Hive launched just a few months ago and is quickly adding players mostly from regions in Europe, Turkey and Italy. The Hive made its debut on PokerScout's global rankings in 14th place and currently clocks in with a …

Goldstar chief executive August Liguori said he was excited to have established the relationship with LVFH, noting that the platform was able to support a range of games alongside poker. “This will enable Goldstar to partner with casinos for online …

The Microgaming Poker Network (MPN) has announced a brand new live poker tour, and the first MPN Poker Tour (MPNPT) will include several stop throughout Europe. The tour will begin in London during the summer and will then stop at several locations, …

With the release of the 2014 World Series of Poker schedule last week, BLUFF reached out to WSOP Executive director Ty Stewart to get his thoughts on the process of making the schedule, dealing with player issues and keeping the balance between the …