With the recent EU/US settlement and the Antigua arbitration decision on record, many thought the World Trade Organization online gambling disputes were behind us. But in a somewhat unanticipated move, Costa Rica and Antigua both separately... more
'The poker culture is still anti-introspective,' claims Dr. Alan Schoonmaker, author of 'Your Best Poker Friend: Increase Your Mental Edge.' 'Poker players focus on learning strategy and reading other people, not on looking at... more
149 players returned to the felt for Day 2 of the PokerStars European Poker Tour German Open at the Casino Hohensyburg in Dortmund. Cyrille Chabot took the chip lead into Day 2, followed by big names such as Daniel Negreanu, Annette... more
Duplicate Poker is set to give PokerNews players a total of six exclusive $12,500 WSOP Freerolls and US players are also welcome! The first freeroll begins Sunday February 17 at 19:05 EST and players can qualify right now! more
PokerNews today announced the renewal of their media pact with BLUFF Media for continuing 'live reporting' of World Series of Poker events, including this summer's preeminent poker world get-together, the World Series of Poker at the Rio... more
The European Union today initiated action against two countries, Germany and Sweden, over international access to the countries' citizenry by providers of online-gambling services. Both countries have taken steps in recent months... more
On January 18th, 2008 a press release was sent out to gaming establishments in California from the Bureau of Gaming Control. The release read as follows: 'It has come to the attention of the Bureau of Gambling Control that some... more
213 players joined the field at the Casino Hohensyburg in Dortmund, Germany for Day 1b of the PokerStars.net EPT German Open, bringing the total field to 411 players. Among the stars taking to the felt were EPT Prague champion Arnaud Mattern... more
On January 28th, the sale of Harrah's Entertainment Inc. to private equity firms Apollo Management, L.P. and TPG Capital, L.P was completed. The sale closes the public ownership chapter of the largest casino operation in the world... more
UK fans of televised poker have a treat in store tonight when new episodes of "PartyPoker Poker Den: The Big Game II" begin to air. The popular show is the UK's rough equivalent to "Late Night Poker," which is more familiar to North.. more
Students enrolled at Indiana University are returning to classes after a long and much-needed winter break. Many students eagerly anticipate their return to campus, if only, perhaps, for their favorite poker games. With so many poker... more
The first day of the PokerStars.net European Poker Tour Dortmund Main Event got off to a late start for the best of reasons – too many entrants. With longer registration lines than organizers expected, the tournament started an hour late... more
It came as no surprise that the Nevada Gaming Commission has unanimously approved the license for the turnover of Binion's Gambling Hall and Hotel. After all, the license application was from Terry Caudill, owner of the Four Queens... more
As a tie-in to this spring's upcoming poker movie, 'The Grand,' the Golden Nugget has announced its 'The Grand Poker Series,' which will run from June 6 – July 6, 2008. The series is one of several lower-buyin options available... more
The Locale: Heads-up in Monte Carlo for a million dollars, featuring Phil Ivey vs. Paul Jackson. The Blinds: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante. Chip counts: Jackson, roughly one million; Ivey, roughly four million... more
The big story of Sunday's major online tourneys was a long heads-up duel to determine the winner of the Stars Sunday Million. 'roosterbill' and 'SNo0oWMAN' began their battle after the exit of third-place finisher 'batoelrob'... more
Two days after Chip Reese won the WSOP's first-ever $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. event in 2006, I was in traffic at a red light at Flamingo and the Strip. As I looked up at the biggest electronic video billboard in Vegas, in front of Bally's... more
A debate triggered by comments made by the director of the Copyright Law Division of the World Intellectual Property Organization at least temporarily raised the question of whether Antigua and Barbuda would be able to collect on its annual... more
Mohegan Sun has poker for the first time in over four years. But there still is no Mohegan Sun poker room. Mohegan Sun used to have a great poker room, but that room closed on Labor Day, 2004, with the announced reason that there wasn't... more
It should come as no surprise that the European Union is not pleased with Germany's newly enacted ban on online gambling. The news service Reuters has reported that the EU has decided to take legal action against Germany... more