Mike Sexton has been a poker visionary and pioneer for many years. Just look where poker was in the past and where it has come to today. Who would have ever dreamed such a big leap was going to happen for all of us, who love to play... more
The first major poker tournament in Brazil has just wrapped up its Day One, as the PokerStars.com Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT) has come to Rio. 314 players either paid the $2,500 buy-in, or won their way in on PokerStars... more
PartyGaming released their latest key performance indicators, showing continued growth in the first quarter of 2008. Net revenues were up 21% when compared to the same period last year and up 6.2% from the previous quarter... more
I recently had an opportunity to visit southern Florida for a combination family vacation and poker-playing trip. My, how the poker scene has changed recently. Up until July of 2007, poker was limited to $2-limit games... more
A bill designed to take a 10% slice of monies raised through charitable gambling events including poker continues to work its way through that state's legislature, despite opposition from charitable groups. Though New Hampshire... more
Aware of the growing sentiment against the implementation of the United States 2006 Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA), US Senator John Kyl (R-AZ), has stepped up his own political maneuvers in an effort... more
Canada had the opportunity to get in on the ground floor of what developed into a billion dollar industry. Had they taken it, the Canadians would have had ten years of online gambling regulatory experience under their... more
Team Full Tilt pro Allen Cunningham outlasted one of the toughest fields in the history of the World Series of Poker Circuit events to make the final table at the WSOP-C Caesars Las Vegas Main Event, then came from well back... more
The sixth and final suspect in the February robbery of a poker game at a private Delaware country club was arrested during a raid on Thursday. Authorities arrested Manuel L. Gonzalez, 21, at his Glassboro, New Jersey residence... more
In a stunning move that they hope will revolutionize how the general public experiences the world's largest poker tournament, Harrah's Entertainment confirmed this morning in a media conference call that the final table of the 2008... more
54 players returned to Caesars Palace in Las Vegas yesterday for their shot at the final table of the World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event. While many poker superstars went to the rail on Day 1, there was still plenty of star power... more
Tyner, a very flamboyant player, took out the first two players at the six-handed final table, including WPT ladies champion Van Nguyen. Nancy defeated Vanessa Selbst in the Five Star final, taking just over two hours to come back... more
A conference call is scheduled for 11:00am Las Vegas time tomorrow, but it seems that the rumors that have been flying in the poker world may be true. If you make the final table of the World Series of Poker, you will have to wait 117 days... more
Poker players are getting a heads-up about the qualifying criteria for one of the most popular and prestigious one-on-one poker tournaments around. The selection committee that determines which players are invited to NBC's National... more
Dozens of big-name pros gathered in the Caesars Palace poker room to kick off the World Series of Poker Las Vegas Championship, offering perhaps the most star-studded field of recent Circuit events. Among the 334 entrants were multiple... more
A concept for new legislation supported by the Treasury Department of the Isle of Man, home to several online gambling companies, seeks to streamline existing gambling laws and put into place a regulatory and supervisory framework... more
Classes come to a close this week for students at the University of Notre Dame, with finals just around the corner. Summer break is just a week away, leaving most poker games taking place around campus dried up for the year... more
In a move that will get the attention of both online players and the site's business competitors, PartyPoker.com will announce tomorrow that they are reducing their fees for all STTs (Single Table Tournaments, sometimes known... more
Washington State Democratic gubernatorial candidate Dino Rossi expressed his strong opposition to that state's felony law banning online poker in comments made during a recent on-air interview with talk radio host Dori Monson. The Thursday... more
Fed up with antiquated state gambling laws that ban any form of entertainment using cards or dice, several recent defendants in the cases brought against home-game poker players have opted for a trial by jury. The cases stem... more