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Michigan Online Poker Has Great Chances This Year

The bill in Michigan that would legalize and establish regulation for online casino games is expected to become law this year, Card Player was told by the office of Michigan Sen. Mike Kowall, sponsor of the legislation. Dave Biswas, chief of staff and legislative director for Sen. Kowall, said that there should be one more […]

Graham Tries To Put I-Poker Ban Into Spending Bill

A $56.3 billion spending bill intended to support national security, law enforcement and American scientific innovation is apparently a last-ditch effort by South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham and Las Vegas casino mogul Sheldon Adelson to enact a nationwide ban on online casino games, including poker. The 141-page spending bill contains a single paragraph of RAWA-like […]

Super High Roller Bowl To Air On CBSSN

It was announced Wednesday that the CBS Sports Network will air this year’s Super High Roller Bowl, a $15 million poker tournament created and produced by Poker Central. CBS Sports Network will air 30 hours of the Super High Roller Bowl from May 29 through June 1, live from ARIA Resort & Casino in Las […]

Congress Holds Informational Hearing On DFS

On Wednesday, the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade held a hearing on daily fantasy sports, despite no legislation on the table that would regulate the games. The hearing was informational in nature. U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) pushed for the hearing last year, as his state continues to fight in court with the […]

2016 POY Update: Kurganov and Dunst Join Top Ten

In the past week the European Poker Tour has ended it’s 12th season while the World Poker Tour kicked off it’s 15th. Both tour’s events had big impacts on the 2016 Card Player Player of the Year race. Here is a look at the tournaments that helped to shape the POY leader board over the […]

Trump Taj Mahal To Re-Open Poker Room Friday

One of the iconic poker rooms in the Northeast will re-open Friday after being closed since February of last year. Atlantic City’s Trump Taj Mahal casino announced May 2 that it will again offer live poker. The action resumes starting at 11 a.m EST on May 13. Tropicana Entertainment, the owner of the Taj, said […]

Bernie Sanders Blasts Trump Over Atlantic City

In an effort to close the gap between himself and Hillary Clinton, Sen. Bernie Sanders appeared in Atlantic City, one of the most depressed cities in America, on Monday to blast the business experience of Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump. Though Trump is no longer a casino owner in Atlantic City, his name is still […]

Nevada Sports Betting Handle To Approach $5B

Thanks to record handle in March, Nevada’s sports betting handle is projected to reach nearly $5 billion this year, according to a report from the Las Vegas Review-Journal. The continued growth of Nevada sports betting comes at a time when lawmakers on Capitol Hill are beginning to feel pressure to look at reform to existing […]

Wynn Boston Harbors Receives Another Key Permit

The town of Everett has given Steve Wynn’s $2 billion casino project a necessary building permit, according to a report from The Boston Globe. Wynn Boston Harbor paid $5 million for the latest permit, which is part of $30 million it has committed to Everett. Wynn also brokered a deal with neighboring Boston to move […]

Gardens Casino Completes $90M Upgrade

The Gardens Casino in Southern California, known for its friendly service and wide game selection, has unveiled a spectacular new casino, the largest casino construction project the region has seen in more than 30 years. The previous 59,500-square-foot casino structure has been replaced with a beautiful, modern 200,000-square-foot gaming, dining, and entertainment complex that will […]

NV Considering Major Change To Mobile Sports Betting

Nevada is positioning itself for a future of legalized sports betting nationwide. According to a report from Seeking Alpha, the Nevada Gaming Commission is considering whether to allow people located anywhere in America to fund a sports betting account through a Nevada-based sports betting mobile app, as long as the gambler first appears in person […]

Bernard Lee To Celebrate 9th Year Of Poker Radio Show

This month, poker pro and media personality Bernard Lee will celebrate the ninth anniversary of The Bernard Lee Poker Show, which airs Tuesdays on Rounders Radio. “Without my devoted listeners, there would be no Bernard Lee Poker Show. They are the reason we are celebrating nine years, and I am grateful for their ongoing support,” […]

Full Tilt Poker Money Denied To 1,500 Players

Garden City Group said last week that roughly 1,500 petitions that were filed to recover Full Tilt Poker funds have been denied by the federal government. “GCG has been informed that the Department of Justice Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section has denied approximately 1,500 petitions,” a statement dated May 6 reads. “Petitioners flagged for […]

Jessica Chastain To Star In 'Molly's Game'

The upcoming film “Molly’s Game,” which will be the directorial debut for Oscar-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin, will star Jessica Chastain (pictured right) and Idris Elba, according to a report from The Guardian. Chastain will play poker organizer Molly Bloom, who earned $1 million from running high-stakes underground games for celebrities and rich businessmen. Elba will […]

Full Tilt's Poker Platform To Be Retired May 17

Amaya Gaming Group has announced that the merger of PokerStars and Full Tilt will happen on May 17, with the latter’s poker platform being retired permanently. Amaya announced the plan in February. As of last year, the two sites had roughly 70 percent of the global online poker market, Amaya Gaming said during a quarterly […]

Poker Strategy: Losing The Minimum

All plays lose value if your opponent is correctly reading your strategy. Some plays only have value when your opponent is incapable of reading your intent and correctly adjusting. For that reason, many valuable plays in smaller no-limit games against weaker opposition have little value when playing higher-stakes games where tougher opposition will read your […]

Papazian Wins EPT Grand Final €25k High Roller

Alexandru Papazian came into the 2016 European Poker Tour Grand Final €25,750 no-limit hold’em high roller event with less than $200,000 in prior live tournament earnings. The 27-year-old was far from inexperienced in poker, though, he simply had found most of his success so far in the online realm where he plays as “steakaddict” on […]

Jan Bendik Wins 2016 EPT Grand Final Main Event

Jan Bendik has won the 2016 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final €5,300 no-limit hold’em main event. The 51-year-old defeated a record field of 1,098 entries, the largest in tournament’s 12-year history, to become the first ever Slovakian EPT champion and win the €961,800 ($1,097,077 USD) first-place prize. “I’ve been trying for this my […]

Maryland Gaming Revenue Passes $100-Million Mark

Maryland gaming regulators said this week that the state’s five casinos collectively won $103 million from gamblers during April, a new all-time high for the industry. The total beat July 2015’s $99 million. The $103 million in April was nearly 17 percent more than April 2015. Of the $38.7 million that came from table games, […]

AC Near Broke, Christie Makes Burger Analogy

The New Jersey legislature appears unable to find a compromise on what to do about the dire financial situation of Atlantic City. Gov. Chris Christie said this week that the city has enough cash on hand to allow it to keep functioning for 10 more days, according to a report from the Associated Press. Because […]

Poker Hand of the Week: What's Your Play?

Give us your opinion in the comments section below for your chance at winning a six-month Card Player magazine digital subscription. Ask any group of poker players how you played your hand and they’ll come up with dozens of different opinions. That’s just the nature of the game. Each week, Card Player will select a […]

WSOP, Copag Ink New Deal For Playing Cards

The World Series of Poker and card manufacturer Copag announced a multi-year deal Thursday that will bring the card brand back to the world’s largest poker festival. The cards will be in play for the start of the 2016 WSOP beginning in Las Vegas on May 31. “A unique set of playing cards” will be […]

Seth Davies Wins 2016 WPT Canadian Spring Championship

Seth Davies outlasted a field of 417 entries to win the 2016 PartyPoker World Poker Tour Canadian Spring Championship $3,500 CAD no-limit hold’em main event. The 27-year-old poker pro hailing from Bend, OR dominated the six-handed final table, eliminating four of his five opponents en route to winning his first WPT title and the first-place […]

CPPT Returns To St. Maarten On Friday

For more information or to book, call or visit Card Player Cruises at 1-888-999-4880 today! Sun, sand, salt water and poker. Card Player Cruises, in conjunction with the Card Player Poker Tour, will combine the quintessential Caribbean elements with high-action poker once again during the second annual land-based St. Maarten Maho Beach Poker Classic at […]

Resorts World Las Vegas Opening Delayed

Originally slated to begin taking bets in 2018, Genting Group’s $4 billion Resorts World Las Vegas will open sometime in early 2019, the company told Nevada gaming regulators this week in a public hearing. Vegas Inc reported that Genting said that full-scale construction will commence later this year. Ground was officially broken on the project […]

Nevada Sports Books Have Record Handle In March

Sports books in Nevada saw an all-time high $458 million bet in March, of which $422 million was bet on basketball, according to a report from the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Nevada doesn’t break down the bets between pro and college, but the report said that it’s estimated that 70 percent of the wagers were on […]

Michigan Holds Informational Hearing On I-Poker

On Wednesday, the state of Michigan took its first step toward a regulated online casino gaming industry. Lawmakers in the Senate’s Regulatory Reform Committee held a roughly 90-minute long hearing on an online poker bill that was introduced in April. The author of the bill, Michigan Sen. Mike Kowall, said that online gaming could create […]

JP McManus Wins $17 Million In Backgammon Session

This player went broke. That player had a huge piece of the WSOP main event winner. Another lost an eight-figure pot in Macau. In the world of poker and gambling you hear a lot about money won and lost, but it’s not too often that the true details of a gamble are known. One story […]

MA Gaming Commission Shoots Down New Casino

A proposed $677 million casino for the Brockton Fairgrounds in Brockton, Mass. was rejected by the state Gaming Commission last week. The vote was 4-1 against the casino, which would have been built in the same Southeastern region as the $1 billion casino from the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe. Ground was broken for that tribal casino […]

Feinstein Writes Letter Opposing I-Poker In CA

A U.S. Senator from California has decided to try to meddle with her state’s legislative process by writing a letter opposing the regulation of online poker. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, an 82-year-old Democrat, penned a letter dated April 28 to the top lawmakers in both the California Senate and Assembly asking them to prevent the online […]