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The latter has become less and less popular among poker fans these days. During the past ten years, this Mediterranean island has attracted a great number of tourists thanks to its idyllic settings. Teased by the popularity of Malta along with the fact …

Ricardo Guadalupe, a commenté «Hublot est à nouveau premier, unique, différent en étant la première marque de luxe à s'engager comme Chronométreur Officiel et Montre Officielle d'un circuit international de poker. Nous avons choisi le World Poker Tour …

2015 World Series of Poker Schedule Announced The dates have now been announced for the 2015 World Series of Poker, with the long-running tournament series slated to get underway on May 27th at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

The premier poker tournament with more than 60 separate events produced by Caesars Entertainment is returning May 27 to July 14 to the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Organizers announced a new event will join the lineup in 2015. Dubbed …

Three of the four New Jersey online poker sites are offering reload bonuses at this time. WSOP.com is offering a 100% up to $500 reload bonus. It is good through the end of December. It clears at a rate of $10 for every $50 in rake paid at cash games …

Sheldon Adelson announced last year that he would spend “whatever it takes” to ban online gaming in the U.S. His efforts to this point have proved to be futile. His Coalition to Stop Internet Gambling group has been called out by media across many …

Today's game is played for more money than ever before, and with stakes now at levels that attract not only highly skilled players, but also crooks. From online poker cheats and illegal betting rings, to death threats and extortion, this rat pack has …

Some members of the poker community have been voicing their displeasure with the $10 million guaranteed first prize in the World Series of Poker main event in recent days. The WSOP released its preliminary schedule for the 2015 edition of the annual …

Most notably, Scott served as a “sideline reporter” for the World Series of Poker main event live coverage this year. Scott's departure as a sponsored pro was hardly the only one this year. PartyPoker and Marvin Rettenmaier, the former top-ranked …

One of the sadder online poker stories to have to report on during the otherwise joyous holiday season is the continuing and long-running fraud perpetrated by Lock Poker, a one-time popular site which has tumbled into a state of disrepute, and which …

About one month ago, Las Vegas-based poker journalist Marco Valerio received a message from Ultimate Poker, the online poker website that recently shut down. They were cashing out his outstanding balance of just $0.18. Valerio found the paltry cashout …

Ourgame and the WPT have collaborated previously to create the WPT National China poker tournament. The MGM Grand Sanya located on the Chinese holiday island of Hainan has hosted the WPT National China poker tournament for the past three years.

Xmas Poker Tweets From The Pros: Santa's Workout, Brunson's Turkey It's Christmas, and the poker pros have taken to Twitter to convey their holiday wishes. Here are some of their Xmas tweets: Todd Brunson. “We have to be at my parents in a couple hours …

After three states launched online poker and gambling regimes in 2013, there was hope that 2014 would see more state legislatures join the igaming party. With only one week left before 2015 arrives, those hopes have been dashed and the party has fizzled.

Although Mike Gatto's online poker bill introduced early in December has been criticized and found fault with, Gatto believes that it is a very effective bill. In an op-ed written for U-T San Diego, Gatto explains why he feels that his bill is the best …

The World Poker Tour held two major poker tournaments that awarded three prizes of over $1 million this weekend, with all of the action taking place in the Bellagio in Las Vegas. That casino played host to both the WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic …

As 2014 comes to a close, the staff here at PokerNews have collaborated and put together a list of what we feel are the top 10 poker stories of the year. Our list was created based upon a vote from each member of our staff and throughout the rest of …

While the legalization process continues to be debated around the country, the fall midterm elections weren't a good sign for proponents of Internet gaming. Of the 22 “Jokers” as labeled by the Poker Players Alliance, 21 were reelected, something …