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Ren Lin Crushing After Months Of ControversyRen Lin has surged into the top spot in the 2026 POY race. He's won four titles in five weeks after months at the center of controversy.
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Chino Rheem Wins PGT Mixed Games Series Kickoff
Chino Rheem won the opening event of the 2026 PokerGO Tour Mixed Games series, a $5,300 H.O.R.S.E. tournament, for his ninth career PGT trophy.
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CSOP Hosting Vegas Event For Neurodivergent Youth Hockey
The CSOP is hosting a Vegas fundraiser supporting Nevada’s only special needs hockey team to fund ice time and gear.
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Global Poker CEO Arrested In Australia
Laurence Escalante, the CEO of Virtual Gaming Worlds, which operates Global Poker, has stepped down as he faces violence and drug charges.
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Las Vegas Strip Drags Down December's Nevada Casino Revenue
Overall revenue at Nevada casinos was down slightly in December, mainly because the Las Vegas Strip suffered significant declines.
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Alabama Bill Would Bring Gambling Question To Voters
Alabama state Sen. Merika Coleman said she will file a bill that would simply ask voters if they want to expand gambling in the state.
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Kulev, Eibinger Win Big At Onyx High Roller Series
The two latest champions from the Onyx High Roller Series are a pair of bracelet winners in Alex Kulev and Matthias Eibinger.
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Three Oklahoma Casinos Evacuated After Swatting Calls
Three Oklahoma casinos located near the Texas border received bomb threats last Saturday that spurred evacuations.
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Soverel Talks National Heads-Up Championship Run
Sam Soverel won the 2025 National Heads-Up Poker Championship, in the prolific event's return after more than a decade off the air.
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Maurice Hawkins Wins Record 23rd WSOP Circuit Ring
Maurice Hawkins claimed a record-extending 23rd World Series of Poker Circuit ring, and 2nd of win of the series in Tunica, on his birthday.
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DraftKings To Accept Crypto In Certain States
DraftKings will now accept cryptocurrency for deposits in four states, while some other states do not allow crypto.
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Judge's Ruling Pushes Polymarket Out Of Nevada
Polymarket is no longer offering its prediction markets in Nevada after a judge granted a restraining order to state gaming regulators.
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Hellmuth’s New Year’s Resolution Could Cost $1.5M
17-time WSOP bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth is risking $1.5 million in 2026 to silence his cash game critics.
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New Jersey Court Will Rehear Case About Casino Smoking Ban
A New Jersey appeals court has sent a lawsuit over banning smoking in all NJ casinos back to the lower court to rehear the case.
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Study Projects Massive Growth Of Online Poker Market
A study by Custom Market Insights projects that the global online poker market will increase more than threefold over the next decade.
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Linus Loeliger Wins $500K In High Stakes Online Cash Games
Linus 'LLinusLLove' Loeliger had a tremendous day in the $100,000 buy-in cash games on CoinPoker, winning half a million dollars.
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June Kim Wins MSPT Diamond Poker Championship
Arizonan June Kim won the MSPT Diamond Poker Championship major event at Talking Stick Resort, outlasting a field of 3,220 to win $397,350.
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Elvir Nuhiu Wins PokerStars Open Campione
Swiss player overcomes field of nearly 1,600 entries to win the 2026 PokerStars Open Campione for his first six-figure score.
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Jonathan Little: Be Sure To Defend Adequately!
Poker coach Jonathan Little breaks down a hand that shows why you should be defending adequately based on your range.
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PGT Kickoff: Berk, Mantel Close Series With Wins
The 2026 PGT Kickoff came to a close on Saturday, with the final pair of events won by Michael Berk and Ariel Mantel.
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JRB Wins Onyx High Roller For $1.5 Million
Jean-Robert Bellande overcame 50 entries in a $100,000 high roller in Cyprus for the largest tournament score of his career.
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South Carolina Casino Bill Appears To Die In House
Legislation to legalize casinos in South Carolina seems dead after the measure was sent back to a committee in the House.
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Taylor Paur Wins First Live Title In Over A Decade
Taylor Paur recorded his first live poker victory since 2016, taking down event no. 4 at the 2026 PGT Kickoff to earn $174,000.
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Feds Expanding Scope Of NBA Betting Scandal Investigation
A US assistant attorney told a court last week that the investigation of the NBA betting scheme could be expanding.
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Texas Card Room Partners With Kalshi
Prediction market firm Kalshi has partnered with The Lodge card club in Texas and will offer markets on livestreamed poker games.
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Andrew Moreno Earns PGT Kickoff Win, Third PokerGO Title
Andrew Moreno bested a field of 159 entrants to win event 3 of the PGT Kickoff series, taking home $162,300 and his third PGT title.
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WATCH: Esfandiari, Keating Clash In $2.4M Pot
Poker pros Alan Keating and Antonio Esfandiari recently squared off on PokerGO’s Super High Roller Cash Game in a $2.4 million pot.
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Negreanu Uses Kalshi Promo To Give Away WSOP Main Event Seat
Despite the mounting legal issues for prediction markets, Negreanu is running a Kalshi promotion where he gives away a main event seat.
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'Giselle54' Beats 'GucciNIKE' For Half Million In High Stakes Online PLO
'GucciNIKE' and 'Giselle54' were back at it in the $500-$1,000 pot-limit Omaha games on CoinPoker, and Giselle54 won more than $500K.
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Poll Shows Opposition To Mississippi Online Sports Betting Bill
A poll from an anti-iGaming group shows that the majority of participants in the Mississippi voter survey are opposed to online gambling.
