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Online poker became a legalized activity in three states in the United States in 2013 – Nevada, New Jersey, and Delaware. During that time, other states have explored regulation but none have pulled the trigger. Over the next couple of years, several …

David Diaz of Bartlett, Tenn., won the main event of the Isle Open poker series Monday, earning $134,523. Diaz was the chip leader when the final three players decided on a weighted chop at the Pompano Beach poker room. Evan Teitelbaum of Parkland …

The other two poker sites or networks that saw player traffic bump upward were 4th-ranked iPoker Network (1,400) and PartyPoker (1,100) in 6th. Both picked up 50 more players on average. iPoker appears to be benefiting from its recent decision to …

Members of the Resolute Motorcycle Club on Tuesday, Oct. 20, paused in front of the Columbia County Courthouse long enough to have their photo taken. The club was donating proceeds from a recent poker run to SAFE of Columbia County, the Columbia …

To outsiders, 17-year-old Gladys MacKnight seemed an unlikely killer, as did her boyfriend, 18-year-old Donald Wightman. But to those who knew the high school sweethearts, the death of Gladys' mother, Helen, wasn't entirely shocking. (Though being …

There are still more than two months left in 2015 and a budget deal must eventually be reached, so anything can happen. Pennsylvania would be the fourth state in the country with regulated web poker, joining Nevada, Delaware and New Jersey.

Florida Keys national wildlife refuge managers will close down Boca Grande, Woman Key and the beaches at the Marquesas Keys for three days next month to keep powerboats off those sensitive islands during an annual powerboat poker run. All boaters will …

One of the co-sponsors of a bill seeking to ban online gaming nationwide is running for president, and he is actually open to the idea of a carve-out for peer-to-peer poker. According to a report from the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Florida Senator Marco …

Twitch Poker has had a breakout year in 2015. Tens of thousands of viewers tune-in to watch top-tier live streaming personalities Jason Somerville, Jaime Staples, and Joey Ingram. The entrepreneurial format of Twitch has piqued the interest of many …

LAS VEGAS — World Series of Poker watchers won't be seeing the logo for daily fantasy sports site DraftKings when the tournament returns to Las Vegas starting Nov. 8. A spokesman for the annual poker contest owned by Caesars Entertainment Corp.

The 2015 Monster Bash Poker Run will take place Oct. 16 and 17 on Arizona's Lake Havasu. Event organizer Lake Racer LLC and title sponsor Teague Custom Marine are staging the run to benefit the Lake Havasu Food Bank. The organizer describes the …

… the $1,250,806 he's down on Full Tilt. Taking both sites into account, Blom is still the year's biggest winner by a large margin, while Ivey is actually online poker's biggest 2015 loser by a nearly 3:1 margin over Jean-Robert "Jaqueline" Bellande …

YOU can get your picture on the front cover of Card Player Europe by winning the Master Classics Of Poker in Amsterdam at Holland Casino. Not only will you be featured front cover material, your personal material world will increase with your big winnings.

The World Series of Poker has announced that poker pros John Juanda and Jennifer Harman will be inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame next month. The two beat out Max Pescatori, Matt Savage, David Ulliott, Chris Bjorin, Bruno Fitoussi, David Chiu …

And a few years later, he sits atop the standings as the overall chip leader heading into the final table of the prestigious World Series of Poker. He has over $60 million in chips to his name, comprising more than a third of all the chips in play. He …

The New York Times reported late last week that DraftKings ended its partnership with the world's preeminent poker tournament series. The DFS industry, which will generate around $2.6 billion in entry fees this year and could reach $14.4 billion in …

A man who played a key role in the U.S. government's indictments against three top poker sites in 2011 is back living a high roller lifestyle in Australia, according to a report Saturday from the Gold Coast Bulletin. Australian Daniel Tzvetkoff, the …

Perhaps only in Australia, with its seemingly contradictory combination of concentrated media ownership and restrictive media laws, could this high-stakes game of corporate poker have played out. And it's far from over as Gordon, who owns nearly 15% of …