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PokerStars' Parent Company Hires Capitol Hill Lobbyist

Amaya Gaming, the parent company of industry-leading PokerStars, has hired Capitol Hill lobbying group CSA Strategies, according to a report from The Hill. The report said that the hire is related to “the licensing of Internet gaming and poker.” Alejandro Urrea, former counsel to the House Financial Services Committee, will be behind the pro-online poker […]

Michigan Lotto Gets Boost As State Considers I-Poker

The state of Michigan is considering legalizing and regulating online casino games, but in the meantime it’s giving its online lottery a boost. The Michigan Lottery said that starting this week players are able to use PayPal to fund their accounts, a major addition to the roughly 16-month-old online lottery in the state. Michigan was […]

Poker Strategy With Ed Miller: Three $2-$5 Decisions

If you’ve been following my columns for a while, you probably have a pretty good idea of how I like to handle many common situations at the live $2-$5 no-limit level. In this column, you can test your knowledge with some hand quizzes I have adapted from my latest book, The Course: Serious Hold ’Em […]

Doyle Brunson Has Another Successful Cancer Surgery

Poker Hall of Famer Doyle Brunson has outplayed cancer once again. The 10-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner said on social media Monday that he had a successful surgery to treat more skin cancer that was discovered. A little over a year ago, Brunson had the 12th major surgery of his life to remove […]

2016 WPT SHR Poker Showdown Final Table Preview

The Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida is kicking into top gear this week, with several massive tournaments awarding titles and massive payouts over the coming days. The first huge event to reach it’s business end is the 2016 World Poker Tour Seminole Hard Rock Poker […]

California Online Poker Hearing Set For April 27

On Wednesday, April 27, California will hold another online poker hearing in hopes of beginning the process of ending a political stalemate on the issue that has lasted years. The hearing will be at 1:30 p.m. local time in Sacramento, and it will take place in the Assembly Committee on Governmental Organization. The online poker […]

Chat with Antonio Esfandiari Live on Facebook Video

Antonio Esfandiari is one of poker’s biggest stars. Not only is the man known as ‘The Magician’ energetic and entertaining, he’s also the third-highest earning live poker tournament player of all time with over $26.4 million in cashes. And now you have a chance to chat with Esfandiari himself, as he will be joining_WSOP_ bracelet […]

ACR Online Super Series Returns April 15

Here at Americas Cardroom, we are constantly asked for the ‘secrets’ of our success. After all, we recently moved up to become part of the No. 10 ranked poker network in the entire world. The truth is we don’t have any secrets. It comes down to a strong management team, a hardworking staff overall and […]

Delaware Online Gaming Hits Record High

The state of Delaware’s three online casinos won $260,539.30 from gamblers during March, which was an all-time high for the state’s industry that launched in late 2013. The previous high was the $240,762 in revenue seen in April 2014. All three months so far this year have produced year-over-year revenue gains. March was just the […]

Online Poker Bill Introduced In Michigan

The state of Michigan has joined the likes of California, New York and Pennsylvania in considering regulating online poker sites operated by brick-and-mortar casino groups. The legislation, Senate Bill No. 889, was introduced Friday by State Senator Mike Kowall, a Republican. Kowall has four co-sponsors for the legislation. According to the bill, it would mandate […]

Poker Strategy: Getting Stacked With Two Queens

Around $800 deep, in a $2-5 no-limit hold’em game at Caesars Palace, I opened the pot from under the gun with Q Q for $15, lighter than my normal opening raise size. There were several loose tourists that I wanted to induce into calling. I had a tight image, and they seemed to shy away […]

CPTV Classic: Rast Wins Super High Roller Bowl

We are just over six weeks away from the second annual Super High Roller Bowl, the marquee event on Poker Central, the world’s first 24/7 poker TV network. This year the tournament will feature a $300,000 buy-in, down from half-a-million last year. The event kicks off on May 29th. Play will be seven handed, with […]

Win Free WSOP Seat With Card Player Poker

This April, you can win your way into the World Series of Poker with Card Player Poker’s Vegas or Bust II. The eventual winner will not only get a $500 travel credit, but they’ll also receive a $565 buy-in into the Colossus event, which is sure to break its own record as the largest live […]

Congress To Hold Hearing On Daily Fantasy Sports

A Congressional subcommittee is planning to hold a hearing on daily fantasy sports sites on May 11, according to reporting from Legal Sports Report. Assuming nothing sidetracks it, the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade will host the public discussion on the industry that is being looked at by many states across the country. Though […]

Ivey's 'Cheating' Could Be Resolved By September

Poker legend Phil Ivey’s appeal of a £7.8m ($11m USD) court ruling that went against him in 2014 will likely be resolved by September, Card Player was told by a spokesperson for the 10-time WSOP bracelet winner. The Court of Appeal judge reserved judgement at a Wednesday hearing, which means that a decision will come […]

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 […]

WPT Partners With Largest Indian Poker Site

One of the world’s most successful poker tours has partnered with an India-facing online poker site in order to cater to the rapidly expanding market in the country. The World Poker Tour said Thursday that it reached an international brand licensing agreement with Gaussian Networks Pvt. Ltd.’s poker brand, Adda52.com. Under the deal, the WPT […]

Poker Strategy: Calling With Marginal Hand On River

I recently traveled to California for the Global Poker League draft (I was drafted to the Las Vegas Moneymakers!) and the Los Angeles Poker Classic $10,000 buy-in World Poker Tour event. Things were going well for me early in day 1. I was up to 50,000 from a 30,000-chip starting stack mostly from stealing pots […]

Las Vegas Casino That Would Serve Cannabis?

The booming legal marijuana industry in America could help pave the way for a casino in Las Vegas that would serve cannabis, according to a report from The New York Times. The decades-old magazine High Times is looking to capitalize on a market that reached $2.7 billion in 2014, and that includes a push into […]

New Proposal Would Give AC 'One Last Chance'

A new proposal would give beleaguered Atlantic City a total of 130 days to make serious changes to its finances otherwise the state would take control. According to a report from the Associated Press, the plan came Wednesday from State Senate President Steve Sweeney. There are currently two bills on the table in Trenton that […]

Criminal Trial Over Wynn's Casino Land Underway

A federal criminal trial involving the land Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn purchased to build a $2 billion casino just outside Boston is getting underway this week. Wynn bought the land for $35 million, which was much lower than the original price of $75 million, after it was revealed that one of the men […]

I-Casino Gambling Market For Now Driven By EU

The European gambling market is estimated to be around $87 billion USD, with online gambling representing around $15 billion of that figure. Europe is far and away the largest real-money online casino market in the world. Online gambling is growing at an 11-percent clip globally, with the market currently worth around $37 billion a year. […]

Poker Strategy: Passive Versus Aggressive Play

Last week I was discussing what I call the tar baby approach with a fellow poker player. The tar baby is a character from a story in a children’s book I used to have. To trap the wily rabbit, the fox and bear made a baby rabbit out of tar. When the tar baby wouldn’t […]

New Jersey Breaks Online Gambling Record

Less than two weeks of PokerStars in New Jersey in March had a significant impact on the state’s still-young online casino gambling industry. In fact, the month of March set a new record for New Jersey online gaming. According to figures released Wednesday by Garden State gaming regulators, online poker revenue in March was $2,461,064, […]

Pechanga Sending Player To World Series of Poker

Playing in the main event in poker’s largest tournament is a dream come true for many card aficionados. Saturday, May 21, Pechanga Resort & the event, scoring him or her a seat at the main event in July this year. Poker players who think they have what it takes to play in the top tournament […]

Rhode Island Arrests 17 Over Illegal Online Gambling

An ongoing illegal gambling investigation in Rhode Island has resulted in the arrests of 17 individuals, including a pair of baseball players. The Rhode Island State Police announced the charges Tuesday, which include bookmaking, organized criminal gambling and drug offenses. The arrests were the result of an eight-month investigation, police said. The two baseball players […]

Bellagio Craps Cheats Get Prison Time

A former craps dealer, a former professional baseball player and another man received prison this week for cheating at craps at the Bellagio in Las Vegas. Mark Branco, the dealer, along with Jeffrey Martin, a former professional baseball player, and Anthony Granito, a friend of Branco’s, all received more than eight years in prison for […]

POY Update: Hawkins, Lauson and Dykshteyn Win Big

Although the top twenty remain the same, there was still plenty of action this week in the 2016 Card Player Player of the Year race. Here is a look at the events that most impacted the rankings over the past seven days: 2016 WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Council Bluffs $1,675 Main Event A total of 321 […]

Revel Owner: Atlantic City 'A Perfect Place To Put Money'

Despite Atlantic City’s dire financial situation, the owner of the most expensive casino in the city’s history is confident in a recovery of sorts. Real estate developer Glenn Straub, who bought the $2.4 billion Revel casino that closed its doors in 2014, has plans to re-open part of it under a different name in June. […]

Australia Could Ban Sports Betting Ads

A political group in Australia is pushing a bill to place a ban on all sports betting ads. According to Huffington Post Australia, Australian Greens leader Senator Richard Di Natale said Friday that his party wants to treat the ads just like the ones for cigarettes. “The Greens have a bill to stop the promotion […]