Poker News

Each week, PokerNews brings you insight into the happenings at some of the major poker sites. Featuring the most popular blog posts, the BlogNews Weekly is your one-stop shop for all your poker site blog highlights. In our first weekly BlogNews report …

Ivey has been accused of spotting manufacturing defects in the cards while playing baccarat at The Borgata Hotel Casino. The suit also named the manufacturer of the cards, Gemaco Inc. of Blue Springs, MO. In addition, Ivey's alleged accomplice, Cheng …

When the infamous UIGEA (Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act) was passed in 2006 no one could really predict the events that were going to unfold in the coming years relating to online poker. The bill was very controversial in its numerous …

A game of poker is one of life's great pleasures … with the right people around. If you've got a table, whether it's virtual or online, full of friends and/or people who love poker as much as you do, it will be time well-spent, win or lose. Though …

(PRESS RELEASE) — BetVictor Poker has today re-launched an improved Victor's Wheel – a wheel of fortune style arcade game – following a successful roll-out last December and in response to player demands. The revamped Victor's Wheel gives players …

The 2014 World Poker Tour Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown main event set a lofty $5 million guarantee in it's $3,500 no-limit hold'em main event. A total of 1,795 entries were made, setting a record as the largest field in the 12-year history of the …

The Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT), which was originally founded by Bryan Mileski as the Minnesota State Poker Tour, launched back in 2009 at Canterbury Park in Shakopee, Minnesota. This weekend, the tour returns "home" with the latest stop on its …

The Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT), which was originally founded by Bryan Mileski as the Minnesota State Poker Tour, launched back in 2009 at Canterbury Park in Shakopee, Minnesota. This weekend, the tour returns "home" with the latest stop on its …

The state of New Jersey has figured out what the Borgata casino in Atlantic City should do to resolve the cheating scandal at one of its poker tournaments in January. The $2 million guarantee event, the first of the 2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open, was …

The record-setting field of 1,795 entries at the 2014 World Poker Tour Seminole Hard Rock Showdown was trimmed down to 18 on Monday. American poker pro Jake Bazeley will enter Day 4 with the chip lead after bagging more than 8,000,000 in chips, but …

The French Regulation Authority of online gambling (ARJEL) published on Monday, April 14th its report on online gambling in France during the 1st quarter of 2014. According to the ARJEL, the market of online poker is breaking into a difficult beginning …

Poker was relatively flat month-over-month in absolute terms with a total of $3.2mm vs $3.1mm for Feb. March actually represented a drop from February's performance in terms of poker revenue per day. Casino picked up both absolute and relative growth …

According to a new report released by France's online gaming regulator ARJEL, the country's online poker regulated market has continued to decline despite tournament poker showing positive results. The negative trend that France's online poker industry …

A new TV show, “Poker Night in America,” gave a man from Reisterstown, Md., a chance to match luck and skill with some of the game's stars. Matt Glantz jokes with other players at the filming of "Poker Night in America" at Maryland Live Casino. At left …

The goal, once you choose and name a male or female character, is to claim the governorship of Texas by winning enough in poker to literally buy up all the towns in the game. Two types of games are available: tournaments that pay out if you finish in a …

Dobrilovic earned $39,650 for his efforts along with the coveted Borgata Spring Poker Open trophy. This is his largest cash since January of 2013, where he won a black-chip bounty event during the WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open for $67,546. The New York …

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — An Atlantic City casino is suing poker champion Phillip Ivey Jr., claiming he cheated his way to more than $9.6 million in winnings. The Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa alleges in a lawsuit filed Wednesday that Ivey exploited a defect …

The World Poker Tour Seminole Hard Rock Showdown $3,500 buy-in Main Event continued Sunday with Day 2 action in sunny Hollywood, FL. The 673 survivors from the three Day 1 starting flights combined to form one field to close out the weekend, but …