The FBI has accused Paul Phua of membership in the 14K Triads. According to the Malaysian Home Minister, those charges are false. On July 14, 2014, Paul Phua and seven other men were arrested at the Caesar’s Palace Hotel in Las Vegas. A Malaysian national, Phua was accused of masterminding an illegal internet betting ring […]
Staff December 22, 2014 16:36:58
The US Army hunted Osama Bin Laden for almost a decade, referring to him using the codewords “Geronimo” and “Jackpot.” Osama Bin Laden comes close to the top of the American list of most hated people of all time. With Bin Laden joying such diabolical company as Adolph Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Mao Zedong and Pol […]
Canseco admitted to TMZ that his recent severed finger stunt at a Vegas poker room was a publicity stunt. Former professional baseball player Jose Canseco has never claimed to be a poker star, but most people couldn’t help but chuckle at the news that his reattached middle finger fell off during a tournament at an […]
Alex Nevsky November 14, 2014 14:58:37
Daniel Negreanu, who recently turned 40 became the newest ‘Kid On The Block’ in the Poker Hall of Fame. Canadian-born Daniel Negreanu was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame, in a ceremony which took place on November 9, 2014 in Los Angeles. He was honored alongside the likes of the famous Tournament Poker director, […]
Monica E. October 30, 2014 13:27:16
William Pappaconstantinou is already a foosball legend, so now he’s preparing to conquer the world of poker at the November Nine. The World Series of Poker (WSOP) is something all poker fans look forward to and this year’s edition has already brought a lot of surprises. William Pappaconstantinou – or Billy Pappas, as fans and […]
Alex Nevsky October 16, 2014 16:17:28
Garden City Group has repaid around $1.8 million to former Full Tilt Players, but there’s still much more to follow. Last month, American poker players who former Full Tilt Poker members, received a wave of refunds from Garden City Group (GCG). The refunds were in line with the procedure and dates first announced by John […]
The best way to win money at the casino is to learn how to count cards effectively. But if you insist on looking for an easier way to win, cheating may be right up your alley. We would never encourage you to cheat as it’s dishonest and sometimes illegal, but this piece provides an introduction […]
Monica E. October 14, 2014 18:40:03
Two men will be going to jail for running an illegal poker joint, disguised as a women’s health club. Newspapers wrote that 33 year-old Ryan Dion and business partner Thomas Rand, aged 43, both pleaded guilty to breaking American gambling laws by running an illegal poker club in the back of a women’s health club, […]
Maine lawmakers are debating expanding gambling in a state with an already squeezed casino market. The casino market in the Northeast looks as close to saturated as it could get. Pennsylvania now has the nation’s second-largest gaming industry, Connecticut has the largest American poker room, New York is considering commercial casino legalization for the first […]
Monica E. August 27, 2014 16:27:26
The new Horseshoe Casino employs about 2,500 people, and half of them come from Baltimore. Think of all the glitz and glamour of a flashy new casino, multiply it by ten and you’ll have an image of what the new Horseshoe Casino in Baltimore looks like. The bright lights, showgirls, cocktails, fancy food and loud […]
Monica E. August 21, 2014 13:09:52
A group of guards hired to pick up cash from the Revel Casino in Atlantic City lost a bag containing $20,000. According to recent gambling news, on August 6th GardaWorld employees drove to the Revel Casino to retrieve cash, but while loading the bags of money one of them was left on the roof of […]
Phil Ivy has a calm demeanor on and off the felt, but he’s currently been in the news for controversial stories, including edge sorting and posting bail for two Macau businessmen booked on illegal betting charges. Phil Ivey has been an American poker legend for more than a decade, but in talking to him, you […]
Drinan chose to play aggressively early-on; he was punished by having his entire bankroll wiped out in a single hand. Talk about bad beats. At the most recent World Series of Poker event in Las Vegas poker professional Connor Drinan took a $1 million hit on single hand. The event will go down as one […]
Monica E. July 20, 2014 13:51:37
Without any professional poker experience, Billy Pappas has a good chance to make WSOP history. An exceptional foosball player, William Pappaconstaninou had little idea what he was getting into when he joined this year’s World Series of Poker (WSOP). The man had no professional background in poker and this is no child’s game. But the […]
Alex Nevsky July 15, 2014 08:43:53
California residents will soon be able to play real-money online poker at a brand new site launched by the Iipay Nation. It looks like US poker enthusiast will soon be able to enjoy a fully legal online poker site in the United States. According to the renowned online blogger Marco Valerio, who has been supplying […]
Monica E. July 10, 2014 15:37:09
Poker legend Doyle Brunson decided to skip this year’s Main Event at the WSOP. A few days ago, a tweet from Doyle Brunson announced that the poker veteran would be retiring from the 2014 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event. The 80-year-old poker legend and 10-time bracelet winner said the reason why he won’t […]
Monica E. July 7, 2014 12:59:02
The World Series of Poker has entered its most exciting phase: the $10,000,000 guaranteed main Event. The time has come. Event #65A or the No-Limit Hold’em Main Event of the 2014 World Series of Poker (WSOP) has begun. Players from all over the world pay the $10,000 buy-in for a chance to win the biggest […]
Monica E. June 27, 2014 13:25:40
After three slow years, the online poker player from Jacksonville won $212,093 in the $1,500 buy-in Ante-Only NLHE race . Jesse McEuen arrived at the American poker room in Las Vegas in his car, with a dog and a bare minimum cash fund in his pocket. The 34 year-old poker pro got a financial boost […]
Monica E. June 3, 2014 18:59:43
The first event in this year’s WSOP lasted for three days and brought 55-year-old Roland Reparejo a prize of $82,835. The 2014 World Series of Poker (WSOP) kicked off on May 27 at an American poker room in Las Vegas, with the traditional $5,000 casino employees’ poker race. A total of 876 players participated in […]
Monica E. May 26, 2014 19:10:08
The 2014 World Series of Poker officially begins tomorrow, but the first bracelet has already been awarded to Dominik Nitsche. The National Circuit Championship brought the German player $352,800 in cash, as well as his second WSOP bracelet. The event took place at an American poker room in Atlantic City, where Nitsche had to make […]
Sharemypair is the embodiment of Poker 2.0, a revolutionary peer-to-peer sharing concept that is helping countless poker players improve their games. Poker aficionados and entrepreneurs Steve Miller and Rich Sondheimer are the creative minds behind Sharemypair, a popular new social media app catering specially to serious poker players. On the surface, the app is simple […]
Nucky Tompson of Boardwalk Empire is not only one of best characters on TV these days; he’s also a brilliant poker player. Here’s a few things you can learn from him. Boardwalk Empire’s Eunuch “Nucky” Thompson is one of the most compelling characters to appear on television in recent memory. He’s been called everything from […]
Hollywood actors seem unable to stay away from poker games and blackjack tables. Some of them have actually been pretty successful. Hollywood actors and high-stakes gambling go together like white on rice. Maybe its the huge piles of cash, the desperate need for attention or the desire for intense stimulation, but these celebrities seem unable […]
Monica E. May 13, 2014 17:54:22
Ten more players have signed up for the $1 million buy-in Big one for One Drop charity poker tournament. There are 23 seats still available for the World Series of Poker Big one for One Drop $1 million buy-in No-Limit Hold’em charity poker tournament. Participants will gather at an American poker room, at the Rio […]
Monica E. April 23, 2014 18:01:22
The tournament was cancelled after organizers discovered someone was using counterfeit chips, so now Borgata is reimbursing players. The event hosted in an American poker room at the Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa had more than 2,100 participants. But it turned out one of the players had been using fake chips, distorting the outcome of […]
Monica E. April 23, 2014 17:49:07
The golf star’s poker event will take place next month, on May 16, at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Tiger Woods has announced his third annual charity poker tournament will have Phil Hellmuth as a special guest. The poker legend, winner of 13 World Series of Poker bracelets, will emcee “Tiger’s […]
Monica E. April 23, 2014 17:35:28
As cheaters get better and better at their “job”, the time has come for gambling venues to gear up for the big fight against casino theft. Modern gaming chips using tracking technology have been around for years, but they have been slow to catch on. However, a recent cheating scandal has scared most of the […]
Struggling to master the complex art of poker? Growing a mustache can help you get going in the right direction. Poker is the ultimate game of skill, requiring mathematical reasoning, visual recognition skills and above all, the ability to manipulate one’s opponents. These abilities are difficult to master, so making the transition from casual player […]
Alex Nevsky April 16, 2014 12:04:15
The most attractive live poker tournaments with the biggest prize pools taking place this week in the USA. We continue to provide our faithful readers with extensive coverage of the live poker tournament world in the USA and worldwide. Check out the guide for the most interesting tournaments this week, which sport the best guaranteed […]
#7 Connecticut won 60-54 over Kentucky to win the NCAA championship; they are the lowest seed to win the title in 29 years. This year’s March Madness tournament was full of surprises. Duke and Kansas lost early in upset games, making a lot of money for online sportsbooks in the US and Canada which depend […]
The gambling industry has largely ignored the hipster market. What if it woke up to this tremendous opportunity and changed its business model? Hipsters seem to run the world these days, or at least, the US. Skinny jeans, big black-rimmed glasses, poorly-articulated leftish political opinions and the need to take in music and movies that […]
Online casinos and sportsbooks as well as Vegas establishments are pulling all the stops to get your business this March. March Madness is a special time of year. People across America and worldwide shirk their work and other responsibilities to watch games live, stream highlights and read box scores (“psst”: I’m checking my bracket as […]
Alex Nevsky March 17, 2014 13:25:38
An overlook of how poker managed to grow from a family game into one of the most popular sports on the planet. The debate whether poker is a game of skill or a game of pure chance is still going strong. Especially in those jurisdictions where there online poker gaming is still restricted as it […]
Greek gambler Alex Karas became a living legend with the worst losing streak in gambling history. Whether real or mythologized, the world of gambling is full of spectacular rises and heart-breaking falls. We love to hear of the backstreet card shark who strikes gold in Vegas or the son of a peasant who makes it […]
Greek gambler Alex Karas became a living legend with the worst losing streak in gambling history. Whether real or mythologized, the world of gambling is full of spectacular rises and heart-breaking falls. We love to hear of the backstreet card shark who strikes gold in Vegas or the son of a peasant who makes it […]
Greek gambler Alex Karas became a living legend with the worst losing streak in gambling history. Whether real or mythologized, the world of gambling is full of spectacular rises and heart-breaking falls. We love to hear of the backstreet card shark who strikes gold in Vegas or the son of a peasant who makes it […]
Greek gambler Alex Karas became a living legend with the worst losing streak in gambling history. Whether real or mythologized, the world of gambling is full of spectacular rises and heart-breaking falls. We love to hear of the backstreet card shark who strikes gold in Vegas or the son of a peasant who makes it […]
Greek gambler Alex Karas became a living legend with the worst losing streak in gambling history. Whether real or mythologized, the world of gambling is full of spectacular rises and heart-breaking falls. We love to hear of the backstreet card shark who strikes gold in Vegas or the son of a peasant who makes it […]
As more women enter casinos, the debate rages on which gender is more successful in gambling. As women have become involved in the gambling business in ever-increasing numbers the battle of the sexes has begun to rage. Most gambling activities are still associated with men, and some of the old-fashioned among us assume that men […]
While women are increasingly interested in poker and sportsbetting, bingo remains the top draw. It has become an undeniable truth that women enjoy gambling. Not as much as men do, but the gap is much smaller than people thought previously. We’ve heard about the industry’s transformation from female bookmaking and casino execs as well as […]
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